Frost School of Music | University of
Miami
Woodwinds Audition Information
Prescreen is required on the following: Choral Conducting, Classical
Flute, Classical Tuba, Classical Viola, Classical Violin, Jazz Instrumentalists/Vocalists,
Keyboard Degrees, Orchestral/Wind Conducting. Accompaniment is not required for recorded or live auditions.
Bassoon
Applicants to all degrees
- Contrasting
solos of the candidate’s choice
- Orchestral excerpts
- Ravel- Bolero
- Mozart- Marriage of Figaro
Overture
- Rimsky Korsakov- Scheherazade
- Stravinsky- Rite of Spring
Clarinet
Applicants to the Master of Music and Artist Diploma
- Mozart Concerto
- One complete piece of your choice from the
Classical or Romantic periods
- One contemporary piece of your choice
- Three contrasting orchestral excerpts of
your choice
Applicants to the Doctor of Musical Arts
- Mozart Concerto
- One complete piece of your choice from the
Classical or Romantic periods
- One contemporary piece of your choice
- Either the Copland or Nielsen Concerto
- Three contrasting orchestral excerpts of
your choice
Flute
Prescreening
- First movement of Mozart Concerto No, 1
in G major, KV 313 OR No. 2 in D major, KV 314, exposition only
- A selection from the solo literature by
Copland, Dutilleux, Ibert, Jolivet, Liebermann, Martin, Martinu, Nielsen,
Prokofiev, Schubert, or equivalent
- 3 orchestral excerpts of the applicants
choosing
Live Audition
- One of the seven sonatas by J.S. Bach,
complete
- Mozart Concerto No, 1 in G major, KV 313 OR
No. 2 in D major, KV 314, complete work
- A selection from the solo literature by
Copland, Dutilleux, Ibert, Jolivet, Liebermann, Martin, Martinu, Nielsen,
Prokofiev, Schubert, or equivalent
- A contemporary solo work demonstrating
fluency with extended techniques
- 3 orchestral excerpts from the list below
- Brahms: Symphony No. 4
- Hindemith: Symphonic
Metamorphosis
- Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe
- Mendelssohn: Scherzo from
MidSummer's Night Dream
- Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
- Rossini: William Tell Overture
- Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
Oboe
Applicants to the Master of Music
- Mozart- Oboe Concerto in C, K.314
- One of the following:
- Saint-Saens- Oboe Sonata, Opus
166 (movements 1 and 3)
- Schumann- Three Romances, Opus 94
(movements 1 and 2)
- The following orchestral excerpts:
- Brahms- Violin Concerto (2nd
movement, Solo)
- Rossini- Overture, The Silken
Ladder (Fast Solo)
- Ravel- Le Tombeau de Couperin
(3rd movement, Opening Solo)
Applicants to the Doctor of Musical Arts
- Mozart- Oboe Concerto in C, K.314
- One of the following:
- Britten- Six Metamorphosis After
Ovid (select 3 movements)
- Vaughan Williams- Oboe Concerto
(1st movement)
- The following orchestral excerpts:
- Brahms- Violin Concerto (2nd
movement, Solo)
- Rossini- Overture, The Silken
Ladder (Fast Solo)
- Ravel- Le Tombeau de Couperin
(3rd movement, Opening Solo)
Applicants to the Artist Diploma
- Mozart- Oboe Concerto in C, K.314
- One of the following:
- Poulenc- Oboe Sonata (2nd
movement)
- Hindemith-
Oboe Sonata (2nd movement)
- The following orchestral excerpts:
- Brahms- Violin Concerto (2nd
movement, Solo)
- Rossini-
Overture, The Silken Ladder (Fast Solo)
- Ravel- Le Tombeau de Couperin
(3rd movement, Opening Solo)
Saxophone
A list
of suggested repertoire to perform for Graduate Saxophone auditions can be found
by clicking here.
For
questions regarding Classical Saxophone auditions, please contact Professor Dale Underwood.
Multiple Woodwinds
Applicants to the Master of Music
For
Principal Instrument
- Flute- Mozart, Concerto in G,
K.313
- Oboe- Mozart, Concerto in C, K.314
- Clarinet- Mozart, Concerto in A,
K.622
- Bassoon- Mozart, Concerto in
B-flat, K.191
- Saxophone- Glazunov, Concerto for
Alto Saxophone
For
all chosen Secondary Instruments
- A movement from the standard solo
repertoire of each instrument that represents the applicant’s level of
performance.
Applicants to the Doctor of Musical Arts
For Principal
Instrument
- Flute- Mozart, Concerto in G,
K.313
- Oboe- Mozart, Concerto in C, K.314
- Clarinet- Mozart, Concerto in A,
K.622
- Bassoon- Mozart, Concerto in
B-flat, K.191
- Saxophone- Glazunov, Concerto for
Alto Saxophone
For
all chosen Secondary Instruments
- Two contrasting movements from the
standard solo repertoire of each instrument that represents the
applicant’s level of performance.
Updated on 09/03/2018