uosymphony

Strings:

Audition Material and Registration Timeslots are all set, and can be found at uosymphony.com/auditions

There are also a few physical copies that I left in the music pick up box beside my office, room 177.

-Nicholas Sharma

Click here for Mozart Requiem Performance Practice Tips with images

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX0kohQJQ9zWtb7Yq4DxaaJ-o5QKqrZBt

• General principle: the NOTATION is NOT the MUSIC !
• Staccato  =  buoyant, circular motion of the right hand in touching the strings with the bow
• Fermata =  abrupt stop, no ritardando
• Long notes need to have direction and grow towards what follows
• Chords = bottom of the chord happens on the beat
• Appoggiaturas are almost always long and ON the beat
• Bowing = start  on strong beats,  on weak beats, bow as it comes whenever possible
• Phrasing = when in doubt, follow the text
• Cadences = strong penultimate note, weak final note
• Vibrato = a special ornament to be used sparingly; no continuous vibrato!
• Strings use 1^st position and open strings whenever possible
• “In the 18^th century the bow lives off the string and goes on when needed”
• Accented beats are not stronger than normal, but unaccented beats are weaker!

Newport Run-out schedule

Friday, April 28 – Pick-up passenger van at UO Motor Pool (Evan, Dr. Jacobs)

Saturday, April 29

• 10:00am – pick-up cargo van from U-Haul in Glenwood (Evan, Dr. Jacobs)
• 12:00pm – Arrive at UO School of Music (eat lunch before coming)
• 12:30am – Load charter bus outside the clinical services building
• 3:00pm – Arrive in Newport (check-in if rooms are ready) Evan and Andres go to NMS to set-up for rehearsal
• 3:45pm – Sound check rehearsal (end at 5:15pm)
• 6:00pm – Dinner provided at Newport Middle School (optional). You may go on your own into town.
• 7:30pm – Attend combined schools mass performance
• 8:00pm – UO Performance (Tchaikovsky Symphony #5)
• 12:00am – suggested lights out

Sunday, April 30

• 7:00am – Passenger van leaves to take those wanting to leave early
• 11:00am– check-out of hotel, Lunch/shopping on your own
• TBD – Charter Bus meets at Shilo Inn and returns to Eugene

Hotel accommodations (downtown is a 15-minute walk from these hotels):

• Shilo Inn, 536 SW Elizabeth Street, Newport, OR 97365
• The Whaler, 155 SW Elizabeth Street, Newport, OR 97365

Newport Middle School:

• 825 NE 7th St, Newport OR 97365

Sign-ups for Fall 2016 auditions are now online.  Visit the “Auditions for Fall Term” from the Auditions drop-down menu above.  Happy practicing!

Emily Korzeniewski

2 Flutes (doubling picc)

2 Oboes (doubling english horn)

2 Clarinets

2 Bassoons

4 Horns

2 Trumpets

2 Trombones

2 perc (including marimba)

Full Strings

Tao Li

2 Flutes (Flute 2 doubles Alto flute)

2 oboes

2 Bb Clarinets

2 Bassoons

4 Horns

2 C Trumpets

2 Trombones

1 Marimba

1 Harp

Full Strings

**Special mutes request for both Trumpets: Harmon Mute, Straight Mute.

Rebecca Larkin

2 Flutes (doubling picc)

2 Oboes (doubling english horn)

2 Clarinets

2 Bassoons

2 Horns

2 Trumpets

2 Trombones

1 Tuba

Timpani

2 Perc

Harp

Celeste

Full Strings

Ramsey Sadaka

2 flutes (second one doubling piccolo)

2 oboes

2 clarinets in Bb

2 bassoons (second one doubling contrabassoon)

2 horns in F

large cymbal and tam-tam (two players)

Celesta

Harp

Full Strings