- Two pieces or movements of pieces of contrasting styles and historical periods. You are encouraged to explore composers from underrepresented gender, racial, and ethnic groups
- One etude
- Two excerpts from the standard orchestral repertoire OR one excerpt and one cadenza
Excerpt choices:
Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra, mvmts 1 and 4
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique
Debussy - Afternoon of a Faun
Ravel - Tzigane
Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol, mvmt 5
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, mvmt 2, letter Q
Verdi - La Forza del Destino
Cadenza choices:
Britten - The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Ravel - Piano Concerto in G
Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol
Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake
