Audition Materials
OMEA East Central Regional Orchestra
2026 ORCHESTRA STRINGS RECORDING REQUIREMENTS:
VIOLIN:
Scales: 3-octave Bb major scale, 2-octave Db major scale
Etude: Mazas Etude # 47, measures 1-24
Regional Orchestral Excerpt: Beethoven Symphony no. 9, movement 3, measures 99-107
All-State Orchestral Excerpt: Brahms Symphony no. 2, movement 1, Letter E to Letter F
VIOLA:
Scales: 3-octave Db major scale, 2-octave A Major scale
Etude: Etude: Mazas no. 44 beginning to m. 66 (take 2nd ending)
Regional Orchestral Excerpt: Enescu Romanian Rhapsody no. 1, rehearsal 7 through seven bars after rehearsal 8 (solo viola part).
All-State Orchestral Excerpt: Brahms Variation on a Theme by Haydn, Variation 5, letter G to fermata (play upper part on divisi)
CELLO:
Scales: 3-octave Db major scale, 2-octave A Major scale
Etude: Popper etude no. 11 measures 1-20
Regional Orchestral Excerpt: Mozart, Symphony No. 40, movement 1, pickups to m. 115 to downbeat of letter C
All-State Orchestra Excerpt: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, movement 2, m. 1-24, no repeat, take 2nd ending
BASS:
Scales: 2-octave Ab major scale, 2-octave B Major scale
Etude: Simendl Etude #13
Regional Orchestral Excerpt: Beethoven Symphony no. 3, movement 4, m. 139-letter B
All-State Orchestral Excerpt: Schubert Symphony no. 9, beginning to letter A AND letter B to 7 bars after letter C.
HARP:
Scales:None
Etude: Bach-Grandjany Etude #7 beginning to measure 16, no repeats
All-State Orchestral Excerpt: Symphonie Fantastique, movement 2, Ein Ball, m. 5-rehearsal 23.
- All students will record the two scales and technical etude.
- If a student is only auditioning for Region Orchestra, they will record the Regional Orchestral Excerpt only. The regional audition is now complete.
- If a student is auditioning for the All-State Orchestra, they will record BOTH the Regional and All-State Orchestral Excerpts.
- Should the student be accepted to All-State, they are still required to participate in Regional Orchestra.
VIOLIN:
Scales: 3-octave Bb major scale, 2-octave Db major scale
Etude: Mazas Etude # 47, measures 1-24
Regional Orchestral Excerpt: Beethoven Symphony no. 9, movement 3, measures 99-107
All-State Orchestral Excerpt: Brahms Symphony no. 2, movement 1, Letter E to Letter F
VIOLA:
Scales: 3-octave Db major scale, 2-octave A Major scale
Etude: Etude: Mazas no. 44 beginning to m. 66 (take 2nd ending)
Regional Orchestral Excerpt: Enescu Romanian Rhapsody no. 1, rehearsal 7 through seven bars after rehearsal 8 (solo viola part).
All-State Orchestral Excerpt: Brahms Variation on a Theme by Haydn, Variation 5, letter G to fermata (play upper part on divisi)
CELLO:
Scales: 3-octave Db major scale, 2-octave A Major scale
Etude: Popper etude no. 11 measures 1-20
Regional Orchestral Excerpt: Mozart, Symphony No. 40, movement 1, pickups to m. 115 to downbeat of letter C
All-State Orchestra Excerpt: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, movement 2, m. 1-24, no repeat, take 2nd ending
BASS:
Scales: 2-octave Ab major scale, 2-octave B Major scale
Etude: Simendl Etude #13
Regional Orchestral Excerpt: Beethoven Symphony no. 3, movement 4, m. 139-letter B
All-State Orchestral Excerpt: Schubert Symphony no. 9, beginning to letter A AND letter B to 7 bars after letter C.
HARP:
Scales:None
Etude: Bach-Grandjany Etude #7 beginning to measure 16, no repeats
All-State Orchestral Excerpt: Symphonie Fantastique, movement 2, Ein Ball, m. 5-rehearsal 23.