Come spend your early summer evenings at the AYSP facility playing Mozart's Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550. Students will submit a short audition video to win one of the limited slots.
The instrumentation for this chamber symphony are as follows:
Violin I: 6 Flute: 2
Violin II: 6 Oboe: 2
Viola: 4 Clarinet: 2
Cello: 4 Bassoon: 2
Bass: 2 Horn: 2
Please be sure to take a look at "Frequently Asked Questions" (below) for more information about rehearsal and sectional dates×, the live-streamed performance and tuition.
AUDITION STEPS
1. Fill out the short registration HERE. There is no audition fee!
2. Submit you audition video HERE. Find the audition excerpts below.
*The audition deadline is Sunday, April 25, 2021 @ midnight. Late applications will not be considered.
1. Bohm – Berlin Philharmonic
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTl_GnlLH4U
Time stamps (also in link description):
Mvt 1 – 0:00
Mvt 2 – 8:27
Mvt 3 – 16:32
Mvt 4 – 21:18
Comments: Highly realistic tempi of what we’ll be taking this summer, so great preparation tool!
2. Szell – Cleveland Orchestra
Link: All movements separate
Mvt 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nkSDPreTP4
Mvt 2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdHsVu4BIXc
Mvt 3 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeWoGUwEssw
Mvt 4 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDhMlJ3hK_Q
Comments: Most movements are pretty close to our tempo (or a bit faster, so something to shoot for). Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra were a gold standard for orchestral recordings in the 1960s. The wind section, in particular, was (and is) highly regarded for being crystal clear and polished – a great asset for Mozart.
3. Harnoncourt – Concentus Musicus Wien (Austria)
Link: All movements separate
Mvt 1 - https://youtu.be/j5iVnSBOz6w
Mvt 2 – https://youtu.be/FfeZrmYMtPg
Mvt 3 – https://youtu.be/PbwJhFGUiFc
Mvt 4 – https://youtu.be/dfiYRModcRw
Comments: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Austrian cellist, has long been considered as one of the top scholars and interpreters of classic-era music. He founded the Concentus Musicus Wien in the 1950s as an outlet to perform period music in historically-correct style. He has authored many books and has the performance chops to back up the research. Always a go-to for music of the 18th century.
4. Jacobs – Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Link: All movements separate
Mvt 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90bhPTR7Y2s
Mvt 2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcP-Vq7ZfOw
Mvt 3 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKhPsxa2j68
Mvt 4 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70FWshoyhc
Comments: Rene Jacobs is a countertenor-turned-conductor, so much of what he brings is an operatic and dramatic interpretation of Mozart’s Symphonies – every instrument family, every new theme, is like a new character coming onstage. This vision combined with the period-appropriate instruments, often performed at breakneck tempi, makes for a great listening experience that I highly recommend for style, character, and fun.
Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program
4407 Menaul Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
PO Box 30961
Albuquerque, NM 87190
505-875-1319