Aspen Contemporary Ensemble

I. Required standard repertoire: One of the following sonatas:

• BACH: Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001, Adagio
• BACH: Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003, Grave
• BACH: Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005, Adagio

II. Required contemporary repertoire: Two of the pieces listed below:

• GABRIELA LENA FRANK: Suite Mestiza (two movements of applicant’s choice) 
• AUGUSTA READ THOMAS: Pulsar  
• PIERRE BOULEZ: Anthèmes I 
• JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Rhapsody No. 1  
• DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN: Filter 
• ELLIOTT CARTER: 4 Lauds (any movement of applicant’s choice) 

I. Required standard repertoire

• BACH: Two movements of a Suite for Cello or of a Sonata or Partita for Violin

II. Required contemporary repertoire: Two of the pieces listed below:

• KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI: Cadenza for Solo Viola 
• GYÖRGY LIGETI: Sonata for Viola Solo (any movement of the candidate's choice) 
• JOAN TOWER: Wild Purple 
• SHULAMIT RAN: Perfect Storm 
• NOKUTHULA NGWENYAMA: Sonoran Storm 
• JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Rhapsody No. 2 arr. for viola

I. Required standard repertoire

• BACH: Two contrasting movements from any of the six J.S. Bach Suites for Cello

II. Required contemporary repertoire: Two of the pieces listed below:

• GEORGE CRUMB: Sonata for Solo Cello 
• KAIJA SAARIAHO: Sept Papillons 
• TANIA LEÓN: Four Pieces for Solo Cello 
• REBECCA SAUNDERS: Solitude 
• GEORGE LEWIS: Spinner 
• ELLIOTT CARTER: Figment I

I. Required standard repertoire: One selection from the below:

• Two movements from any of the six J.S. Bach Suites for Cello
• One dance movement from a J.S. Bach Suite for Cello and the exposition from a standard concerto (without piano)

II. Required contemporary repertoire: One selection from the below or another solo work of similar difficulty and scope written within the last 50 years. If submitting a piece that is not included in the list, please submit a pdf of the score to rhardy@aspenmusic.org.

• LUCIANO BERIO/STEFANO SCODANIBBIO: Sequenza XIVb for Double Bass
• DU YUN: Zigzaggg
• DAI FUJIKURA: Bis for Double Bass
• SOFIA GUBAIDULINA: 3 movements from 8 studies for Double Bass
• ELLIOTT CARTER: Figment III

Note: It is expected that the ACE double bass fellow has a C-extension.

I. Required standard repertoire: Two contrasting movements from the following selections without repeats:

• J.S. BACH: Partita for Solo Flute in A minor, BWV 1013
• C.P.E. BACH: Sonata for Solo Flute in A minor, H. 562

II. Required contemporary repertoire: Two of the following:

• VALERIE COLEMAN, Danza de la Mariposa 
• ALLISON LOGGINS-HULL: Homeland 
• LUCIANO BERIO: Sequenza I for Flute 
• TŌRU TAKEMITSU: Voice 
• SOFIA GUBAIDULINA: Sonatina for Solo Flute

III. Piccolo: 

• ARNOLD SCHOENBERG:  Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21, No. 18: Der Mondfleck 

IV. Alto Flute:

• BOULEZ: Le Marteau sans maître III L’artisanat furieux (can be found in The Alto Flute Practice Book by Trevor Wye & Patricia Morris) 

I. Two of the following works: 

• JOAN TOWER: Wings  
• LIZA LIM:  Sonorous Body 
• SHULAMIT RAN:  For an Actor 
• VIET CUONG:  Zanelle 
• KAIJA SAARIAHO: Duft 
• BRUNO MONTAVANI: Bug 
• ELLIOTT CARTER: Gra

II. Bass Clarinet: Two from the following excerpts: 

• MAURICE RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé
  • Rehearsal number 156 to 161 
• IGOR STRAVINSKY: Le Sacre Du Printemps: Introduction
  • Rehearsal number 4-6 and Rehearsal number 139–142 
• RICHARD STRAUSS: Don Quixote
  • Rehearsal number 14–19 
• DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: Concerto No. 1 in A minor for Violin and Orchestra op. 77
  • Rehearsal number 23–25 

I. IANNIS XENAKIS: Rebonds B

II. Marimba: One selection from the following:

• JACOB DRUCKMAN: Reflections on the Nature of Water (marimba)
• FRANCO DONATONI: Mari (marimba)

III. Vibraphone: One selection from the following:

• PHILIPPE MANOURY: Le livre des claviers, Mvt 4. — solo vibraphone
• PHILIPPE HUREL: Loops II for Vibraphone
• ALVIN SINGLETON: Argoru No. 7

I. Required standard repertoire: First movement of one of the following BEETHOVEN sonatas:

• Op. 7
• Op. 10 (No. 3)
• Op. 22
• Op. 31 (No. 1)
• Op. 53
• Op. 57
• Op. 81a
• Op. 106
• Op. 111

II. Required contemporary repertoire: Two of the pieces listed below:

• GYÖRGY LIGETI: L'escalier du diable from Études, Book II 
• ELLIOTT CARTER: Caténaires 
• KAIJA SAARIAHO: Ballade 
• UNSUK CHIN: Piano Etudes (any two of the applicant’s choice)