GPAC Youth Symphony Orchestra
LATE AUDITION DATE: Friday, September 10 from 5-8pm.
Audition and information forms are posted below, and you will find instrumental excerpts for the audition at the bottom of this page. Please contact the GYSO Librarian, Chin-Mei Li at gpacyso@gmail.com to set up an audition time.
GPAC Youth Symphony Orchestra Information Form
GPAC Youth Symphony Orchestra Audition Form
Qualified students of need may apply for scholarship funds made available by generous donations from the community. For additional information, contact Emily Hefley.
Orchestral Excerpts:
The tempo marks for Brahms are: Var. V--dotted quarter note= 126 to 132; Var. VI--Quarter note=93 to 96
Violin: Brahms, Var. V from Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn
Viola: Brahms, Var. V from Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn
Cello: Brahms, Var. V from Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn
Bass: Brahms, Var. V from Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn
Flute: Brahms, Var. V from Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn
Oboe: Brahms, Var. V from Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn
Clarinet: Brahms, Var. VI from Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn
Bassoon: Brahms, Var. VI from Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn
Horn: Brahms, Var. VI from Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn
Trumpet: Bernstein Overture to Candide, measures 1 to 5, 47 to 58 and 123 to 137
P1 P2
Tenor Trombone: Wagner, Overture to Tannhäuser; measures 378 to end.
P1 P2
Bass Trombone: Wagner, Die Walküre, The Ride of the Valkyries; pick-up to "11" to 5 measures after "12". Schumann, Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish," 4th movement (entire movement).
P1 P2
Tuba: Wagner, Overture to Die Meistersinger; "J" to "L". Wagner, Die Walküre, The Ride of the Valkyries; pick-up to "11" to 5 measures after "12".
Percussion - Candidates must prepare the two excerpts below.
Timpani: Beethoven, Symphony No. 1, 3rd movement; measures 44 to 79 of Minuet, and last 14 measures of Trio.
Snare Drum: Prokofiev, Symphony No. 5, 4th movement; measures "111" to end (last 28 measures).
Harp: Debussy, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun.















