Youth Symphony Orchestra members may audition to perform a concerto of their choice on Sunday, December 3, 2023 starting at 5:00 PM for the annual Concerto Competition (location TBA). One soloist may be chosen to be accompanied by the QCSO in a concerto movement or other short solo work for their instrument at the QCSO/QCSYE Side-by-Side Concert and another soloist may be chosen to be similarly accompanied by the YSO at the YSO Finale Concert in May. The soloists are chosen by a competition audition committee. Each student competitor must audition with the repertoire they would perform with the orchestra, if chosen.
Eligibility
Any YSO musician is eligible to participate in the Concerto Competition if they meet all of the following criteria:
- They were a member of the YSO during the fall semester and performed with the orchestra in the Fall Concert.
- They sustain YSO membership during the spring semester.
- Their audition repertoire is selected from a pre-approved list (at the end of this page) or is submitted for approval at least two weeks before the Concerto Competition Audition Application submission on Sunday, October 1. Please email csammons@qcso.org to submit any work not list on the pre-approved list.
- Previous prize winners may not audition for the Concerto Competition the season following their concerto performance with either the QCSO or YSO.
Audition Requirements - The online Concerto Competition Audition Application must be submitted by Sunday, October 1.
- Players are permitted to audition either on their YSO instrument or piano.
- Players must audition with a single movement of a concerto or solo work that has orchestral accompaniment for his/her instrument.
- Audition repertoire selections must be between five and fifteen minutes in length, including the accompaniment’s introduction, interludes, and codas. If the intended single movement/work is less than five minutes, the student competitor may add another movement from the same work—or a second short piece—which when combined with the first, is fewer than fifteen minutes in length.
- The orchestral tutti may be shortened or cut all together for the audition. Any cuts made to the concerto must be approved by the QCSYE Music Director by Sunday, October 1 (in lieu of a QCSYE Music Director, please email csammons@qcso.org).
- Piano accompaniment is required for the audition. Competitors will be provided with an accompanist free of charge.
- All applicants are required to pay a non-refundable $60.00 application fee. If you received a financial award toward tuition, you will also receive an award toward the application fee – please email csammons@qcso.org for more information.
- Applicants must be available for both QCSO/YSO Side-by-Side Rehearsals (please see YSO Handbook for the spring concert cycle dress rehearsal schedule).
Adjudication
- The adjudication committee will consist of no less than 5 members.
- The adjudication committee will be made up of a combination of any of the following: QCSO musicians, collegiate professors, and musicians deemed qualified by QCSYE management.
- The adjudication committee may determine not to award either or both prizes at its discretion.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday, October 1, 2023
AUDITION DATE: Sunday, December 3, 2023, 5:00 PM at Location TBA (audition is open to the public)
Audition date and time conflicts with Youth Symphony Orchestra rehearsal. All auditioning members will be excused from rehearsal to attend this audition.
Concerto Competition Application
Approved Repertoire List
FLUTE
CPE Bach Concerto, D minor
Boccherini Concerto, D major
Chaminade Concertino
Griffes. Poem for Flute and Orchestra
Haydn Concerto in D major
Ibert Concerto
Mozart Concerto No.1 in G major, K.313
Concerto No. 2 in D major, K.314
Reinecke Concerto for Flute & Orchestra, Op.283
Romberg Concerto for Flute & Orchestra, Op.17
Telemann Suite, A minor
Vivaldi Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.10
Piccolo Concerto, C major
OBOE
Albinoni Any Concerti
Bach Any Concerti
Barlow Rhapsody of Oboe
Cimarosa Concerto, C minor
Handel Concerto No.3, G minor
Haydn Concerto, C major
Marcello Concerto, C minor
Mozart Concerto, C major, K.314
Telemann Concerto in D, E or F minor
Vivaldi Any Concerti
CLARINET
Mozart Concerto, A major, K.622
Spohr Concerto, C minor, Op.26
Stamitz Concerto, E-flat major
Weber Concerto No.1, F minor, Op.73
Concerto No.2, E-flat major, Op.74
Concertino, E-flat major, Op.26
Jean Francaix – Concerto
BASSOON
Hummel Concerto in F Major
Jacobs. Concerto for Bassoon and Strings
Mozart Concerto, B-flat major, K.191
Vivaldi Concerto, P.70 in A minor
Concerto, P.137 in E minor
La Notte, B-flat minor
Weber Concerto, F major, Op.75
Andante & Hungarian Rondo, Op.35
HORN
Dukas Villanelle for Horn & Orchestra
Haydn Concerto No.1, D major
Concerto No.2, D major
Concertino, D major
Gliere Concerto
Mozart Concerto No.1, D major, K.412
Concerto No.2, E-flat major, K.417
Concerto No.3, E-flat major, K.447
Concerto No.4, E-flat major, K.495
Saint-Saëns Morceau de Concert, Op.94
Strauss Concerto No. 1 in F Major, 1st mvt
Telemann Concerto, D major
TRUMPET
Albinoni Any concerti
Arutunian Concerto
Haydn Concerto, E-flat major
Hummel Concerto, E-flat major
Torelli Concerto, D major
TROMBONE
Albrechsberger Concerto
Jacob Concerto
Grondahl Concerto
Larsson Concertino, Op.45, No.7
Martin Ballade
Walker Concerto
TUBA
Broughton Concerto
Frankenpohl Concertina for Tuba
Lebedev. Concerto in One Movement
PERCUSSION
Rosaro Ney Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, Finale
HARP
Dittersdorf Concerto, A major
Gliére Concerto, E-flat major, Op.74
Handel Concerto No.6, B-flat, Op.4
Saint-Saëns Morceau de Concert, Op.15
PIANO
Bach Concerti
Beethoven Concerto No.1, C major, Op.15
Concerto No.2, B-flat major, Op.19
Concerto No.3, C minor, Op.37
Concerto No.4, G major, Op.58
Grieg Concerto, A minor, Op.16, 1st mvt
Haydn Concerto, D major
Liszt Concerto No.1, E-flat major
Concerto No.2, A major
Mozart Any concerti
Mendelssohn Concerto in G Minor, Op.25
Kabalevsky Concerto No. 3 in D major, op. 50
Ravel – Concerto in G Major
Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 17
Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op.22
Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103
VIOLIN
Bach Concerto No.1, A minor
Concerto No.2, E major
Beethoven Romance No.1, G major, Op.40
Romance No.2, F major, Op.50
Bériot Scène de Ballet, op. 100
Bruch Concerto No.1, G minor, Op.26
Scottish Fantasy, Op.46
Haydn Concerto No.1, C major
Concerto No.2, G major
Kabalevsky Concerto in C Major, Op.48
Lalo Symphonie espagnole, Op.21, 1st mvt
Mendelssohn Concerto in E Minor, Op.64
Mozart Concerto No.1, B-flat major, K.207
Concerto No.2, D major, K.211
Concerto No.3, G major, K.216
Concerto No.4, D major, K.218
Concerto No.5, A major, K.219
Saint-Saëns Intro & Rondo Capriccioso, Op.28
Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op.20
Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op.61, 1st mvt
Vieuxtemps Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op.31, 1st mvt
Fantasia Appassionata
Wieniawski Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op.22, 1st mvt
VIOLA
J.C. Bach Concerto in C minor
Bruch Romanze in F
Handel Concerto, B minor
Hoffmeister Concerto, D major
Hummel Fantaisie
Seitz Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op.12
Stamitz Concerto, G major
Concerto in D major, op. 1
Telemann Concerto, G major
Weber Andante & Hungarian Rondo
Vaughan Williams Suite for Viola and Orchestra
CELLO
J.C. Bach Concerto in C minor
Boccherini Concerto, B-flat major, G.482
Boellmann Symphonic Variations, Op.23, 1st mvt
Fauré Elegie Op.24
Haydn Concerto in C Major
Concerto in D major, Op.101
Kabalevsky Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Lalo Concerto in D Minor, Op.858
Popper Hungarian Rhapsody, op. 68
Saint-Saëns Allegro Appassionato, Op. 43
Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op.33
Shostakovich Concerto No. 1
BASS
Dittersdorf Concerto, E or E-flat major
Dragonetti Concerto