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Brass Audition Information

Trumpet

• Please play the selections indicated for your prospective degree program in the order listed.
• Undergrad candidates should use Bb and/or C trumpet, nothing smaller than C, please.
• No memorization is required.
• It is not required to have a pianist for any audition, though you are welcome to use piano if it is convenient. If playing without piano, count out all rests as marked.
• For additional trumpet questions, please contact Professor Chris Gekker.

BM, BA, BME, Minor, 15 minutes

1. F.J. Haydn Concerto in Eb, second movement
2. J.B. Arban Characteristic Study no. 6, first 28 measures, stop at the first double bar, where the key changes to D major
3. K. Kennan Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, first movement

o    Opening to letter F

o    7th bar after N to end of movement

Tenor Trombone

BM, BA, BME, Minor

1. One movement from two contrasting standard solos, chosen from:

ü  Concertino, Op. 4 – Ferdinand David

ü  Morceau Symphonique Op. 88 – Alexandre Guilmant

ü  Sonata for Trombone and Piano – Paul Hindemith

ü  Andante et Allegro – J.E. Barat

ü  Sonatas – J.E. Galliard

ü  Cavatine – Camille Saint-Saens

ü  Sonata in F Major – Telemann

                  Two contrasting etudes of the candidate’s choice

                  Three standard orchestral excerpts of the candidate’s choice

                  All major and minor scales

                  Sight-reading

Trombone, Bass

BM, BA, BME, Minor

1. One movement from two contrasting standard solos, chosen from:

ü  Three Easy Pieces – Paul Hindemith

ü  Concerto in One Movement – Alexei Lebedev

ü  Unaccompanied Suite for Cello – J.S. Bach

ü  Sonata Breve – Walter Hartley

ü  Sonata – Patrick McCarty

ü  Concerto in F Major – Ernest Sachse

ü  Cameos – Gordon Jacob

                  Two contrasting etudes of the candidate’s choice

                  Three standard orchestral excerpts of the candidate’s choice

                  All major and minor scales

                  Sight-reading

Horn

BM, BA, BME, Minor

• Please choose two contrasting solo works from the following:

ü  Mozart Concerto No. 3, K. 447

ü  Strauss Concerto No. 1 in E flat Major

ü  Beethoven Sonata for Horn and Piano

ü  Saint-Saens Morceau de Concert

• Please choose one selection from the following:

ü  Solos for the Horn Player, edited by Mason Jones

• Please choose two of the following etudes:

ü  C. Kopprasch Sixty Selected Studies for French horn, Book 1

1. No. 15, No. 19, No. 22, No. 31, No. 34
• All major scales

Euphonium

BM, BA, BME, Minor

1. Two compositions of contrasting styles, one of which must be selected from the solo literature; the other may be a solo or an etude.
2. The solo should be of the highest difficulty level. Many states have a State Festival List of repertoire which will include suitable repertoire. For instance, from the Maryland Band Director’s Association Festival List, a suitable solo would be one chosen from grades 4-6. The Maryland Music Educator's Association produces a similar list, which can be downloaded here.

Tuba

BM, BA, BME, Minor

3. Two compositions of contrasting styles, one of which must be selected from the solo literature; the other may be a solo or an etude.
4. The solo should be of the highest difficulty level. Many states have a State Festival List of repertoire which will include suitable repertoire. For instance, from the Maryland Band Director’s Association Festival List, a suitable solo would be one chosen from grades 4-6. The Maryland Music Educator's Association produces a similar list, which can be downloaded here.

Updated on 09/14/2018