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Auditions 2022

Applications are now CLOSED for 2022

Stage 1

Apply for an audition

 

Send a cover letter with your c.v. detailing all performance experience along with musical qualifications, institutions attended and teachers.

 

Email this to lucy@luminosa.ie 

 

Deadline:

 

Wednesday 28th September  

2022.

Stage 2

Notification

 

You will be notified if you qualify for an audition.

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Audition slots are limited for this date.  

 

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Auditions:

 

October 1st 2022 

at the Siobhán McKenna Theatre, NUI Galway

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Stage 3

Preparation

 

 

Please see below under "your audition" for information on preparation.

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Stage 4

The audition

 

A warm up area will be provided. You will be asked to play excerpts of 3 prepared pieces. The audition will last no longer than 15 minutes

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Detailed information below

APPLY HERE:

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APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR 2022

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You must include your c.v. and a covering email letter.

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The Luminosa String Orchestra is a professional orchestra and you should be a practising professional musician with adequate orchestral experience.

 

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Your Auditon

Should you be offered an audition, these are the requirements: You will be asked to play three pieces of music...

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Two Pieces

Select two

contrasting pieces of music to perform. These can be from your own repertoire and can be anything you think suitable.


These should be performed unaccompanied. 
 

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Orchestral Exceprt

Choose one

 

of the following orchestral excerpts.  Metronome markings are provided where necessary.

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Violin 

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1.  Mozart Symphony 39

4th movement - Exposition to letter A; or:

 

2.  Elgar Enigma Variations -

Variation 2

 

Viola

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1.  Mozart Symphony 35 Presto

(bar 134- reh E; or:

 

2.  Mendelssohn Ein Sommernachtstraum Scherzo

(bar 17 to reh D)

 

Cello

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1. Mozart Overture to The Marriage of Figaro (Presto to bar 24); or:

 

2. Smetana Bartered Bride 

(until 5 bars after reh A)

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Double Bass

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1.  Mozart- The Marriage of Figaro Overture

(start to bar 24); or:

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2. Beethoven -Symphony no 7, first movement

(start to reh C)

 

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE PIECES THIS LINK:

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Download List here:

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