SYMPOSIUM  SOLOIST  AUDITIONS  FOR

THE  CONDUCTING  MASTER  CLASSES

AND  ARIA  CONCERT

23  JUNE  2020

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AUDITIONS–Part One:  On Wednesday, 23 June 2020, we will hold auditions to determine soloists who will sing with the  BBS Chamber Orchestra on the Aria, the Grand Finale Concert, as well as our off-campus invitational  performances.

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AUDITIONS–Part Two:  Tenor, alto, and soprano soloists are needed for Mendelssohn's ELIJAH and Mozart's C MINOR MASS master classes and concerts.  The roles of Elijah and the Widow will be performed by BBS faculty. Please check the conductor's repertoire list below for the specific selections from ELIJAH and the C MINOR MASS  to prepare for this audition.

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Mendelssohn ELIJAH, Op. 70

Edition Peter No. 11345

(in English)

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SOPRANO

No. 8 Recitativo, Aria and Duet with Elijah:  Widow's Aria  (Young Artist)

No. 21 Aria:  Hear Ye Israel  (Young Artist)

TENOR

No. 3 Recitative:  Ye People Rend Your Hearts

No. 4 Aria:  If With All Your Hearts

No. 25 Recitative:  O Man of God

No. 39 Aria: Then Shall the Righteous

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ALTO

No. 6 Recitative:  Elijah, Get Thee Hence

No. 7 Recitative:  Now Cherith's Brook

No. 18 Arioso:  Woe Unto Them

No. 23 Recitative:  The Lord Hath Exalted

No. 30 Recitative: Arise, Elijah

No. 31 Aria:  O Rest In the Lord

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Mozart C MINOR MASS, K. 427

Edition Peters No. 4856a

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Laudamus Te  (Two sopranos) Faculty and Young Artist

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Domine (Soprano) Faculty and Young Artist

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Et carnatus est  (Soprano) Faculty and Young Artist

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Benedictus  (Quartet:  Soprano, Alto, Tenor Bass) Faculty and Young Artists

 

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