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Faculty 

• Ivan Chan, Hong Kong Academy For Performing Arts
• Benny Kim, Miami String Quartet
• Jung-Min Amy Lee, Associate Concertmaster of The Cleveland Orchestra
• Cathy Meng Robinson, Miami String Quartet
• Katherine Bormann, first violin section of The 
• Stephen Tavani, Assistant Concertmaster of The Cleveland Orchestra 

Audition Requirements

• One movement of a standard concerto
• Two contrasting movements of a Bach sonata or partita or the Bach Chaconne

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Faculty

• Wesley Collins, Principal Viola of The Cleveland Orchestra
• Stanley Konopka, Assistant Principal Viola of The Cleveland Orchestra
• Scott Lee, Miami String Quartet
• Joanna Patterson Zakany, Viola Section of The Cleveland Orchestra

Audition Requirements

• One movement of a standard concerto
• Two contrasting movements of a violin sonata or cello suite by Bach

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Faculty

• David Alan Harrell, Cello Section of The Cleveland Orchestra
• Keith Robinson, Miami String Quartet

Audition Requirements

• One movement of a standard cello concerto
• Two contrasting movements of an unaccompanied suite by Bach

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Faculty

Charles Paul, Cleveland Orchestra First Assistant Principal Bass

Audition Requirements

• 1st movement exposition of a standard concerto (Koussevitzky, Bottesini, Martin, Vanhal)
• One movement of unaccompanied Bach cellos suites or contrasting solo piece

AND SELECT 2 OF THE FOLLOWING EXCERPTS:

• Beethoven Symphony 5 (scherzo beginning to 5 after letter A, trio to 23 after letter B)
• Brahms Symphony 2 (mov. 1 Letter E to F)
• Mozart Symphony 35 (mov. 1 ms. 13-48)
• Strauss Ein Heldenleben (number 9 to 6 ms. after 12)
• Stravinsky Pulcinella (duetto solo)
• Verdi Otello (act 4 soli)

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Faculty

• Mary Kay Fink, Principal Piccolo and Flute of The Cleveland Orchestra 

Audition Requirements

• Mozart: G Major concerto, first movement (exposition)
• Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, Scherzo (solo)
• Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis, third movement (solo)
• Stravinsky: Petrushka (cadenza)

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Faculty

• Jeffrey Rathbun, Assistant Principal Oboe of The Cleveland Orchestra
• Frank Rosenwein, Principal Oboe of The Cleveland Orchestra

Audition Requirements

• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1, third movement (opening solo)
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, third movement (40-48; 91-122, dotted half note = 108)
• Brahms: Symphony No. 2, third movement solo (opening - 31)
• Barret: Melody No. 18
• Ferling: Etude No. 4 A minor - please plan to play this at (or as close as you can to) quarter note equals 116-120

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Faculty

• Daniel McKelway, Cleveland Orchestra Assistant Principal Clarinet and E-Flat Clarinet
• Robert Woolfrey, Cleveland Orchestra Clarinet Member
• Afendi Yusuf, Cleveland Orchestra Principal Clarinet
• Amy Zoloto, Cleveland Orchestra Bass Clarinet and Clarinet Section

Audition Requirements

• Mozart: Clarinet Concerto - first movement exposition, second movement through cadenza
• Brahms: Clarinet Quintet - first movement (opening to No. 1), and second movement (double bar after 1 through measure 5 after No. 4)
• Stravinsky: No. 2 of the Three Pieces

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Faculty

• Jonathan Sherwin, Bassoon and Contrabassoon of The Cleveland Orchestra

Audition Requirements

• Mozart: Concerto K. 191 (first movement exposition and second movement)
• Mozart: Marriage of Figaro (recapitulation)
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 (2nd movement final solo)
• Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade (second movement and cadenzas)
• Stravinsky: Rite of Spring (opening)

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Faculty

• Alan DeMattia, Retired Horn of The Cleveland Orchestra

Audition Requirements

• Mozart: Concerto No. 2 or 4, first & second movement (expositions)
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, second movement (solo)
• Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel (opening solo) 

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Faculty

• Donna Lee, Kent State Faculty
• Spencer Myer, Longy School Faculty
• Joela Jones, Retired Cleveland Orchestra Principal Keyboardist

Audition Requirements

• First movement of a solo sonata by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven
• One movement of any large solo romantic work
• Two contrasting movements of a major string/wind piano sonata, performing the work with instrumentalist

OR

• Any other chamber work, performing the work with full ensemble

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