Schwob School of Music - Columbus State University

Woodwinds Audition Information

Master of Music

Flute

• Mozart: First movement from either the G or D Major Concerto
• Bach: Two movements from a sonata of your choice
• A 20th century work for solo flute or flute and piano
• Three standard orchestral excerpts

Oboe

• Mozart C Major Concerto (first movement with cadenza)
• Poulenc Sonata, 2 movements
• One unaccompanied work of the applicant's choice
• Three standard orchestral excerpts

Clarinet

• First movement of either of the Brahms Op. 120 Sonatas
• A contrasting work of your choice: Poulenc, Muczynski, Debussy, etc.
• One unaccompanied work of the applicant's choice
• Three standard orchestral excerpts

Bassoon

• Mozart Concerto, any two movements
• An additional solo work of your choice
• Orchestra excerpts: Tchaikovsky IV, second movement; Mozart, Marriage of Figaro overture

Saxophone

• Concertino da Camera by Jacques Ibert
• A baroque transcription such as J.S. Bach BWV 1035 (Sonata No. 6, trans. Mule)
• A sonata such as the Muczynski Sonata or the Fuzzy Bird Sonata by Yoshimatsu
• An unaccompanied work such as Caprice in Forme de Valse by Bonneau or Maï by Noda OR any medium-up tempo blues such as Tenor Madness or Now's the Time (performance of the blues tune must be entirely from memory)

Updated on 09/05/2018