
SYMPOSIUM SOLOIST AUDITIONS FOR
THE CONDUCTING MASTER CLASSES
AND ARIA CONCERT
23 JUNE 2020
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.
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.
Mendelssohn ELIJAH, Op. 70
Edition Peter No. 11345
(in English)
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
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
Mozart C MINOR MASS, K. 427
Edition Peters No. 4856a
Laudamus Te (Two sopranos) Faculty and Young Artist
Domine (Soprano) Faculty and Young Artist
Et carnatus est (Soprano) Faculty and Young Artist
Benedictus (Quartet: Soprano, Alto, Tenor Bass) Faculty and Young Artists