Audition Requirements | Mason Gross School of the Arts

Brass Audition Information

Euphonium (BM)
 •Any slow melody that will demonstrate the quality of your tone and sound (i.e. lyrical air, operatic aria, etc.)
 •Any fast technical solo that will show off your technical development.

Horn (BM)
 •Two contrasting solo/concerto movements from standard works. Examples: Strauss Concerti, Hindemith Sonata, Mozart Concerti, Franz Strauss Concerto, etc.
 •Two contrasting etudes from Kopprasch, Maxime-Alphonse, Gallay or Kling.
 •Choose three of the following excerpts **Performance Only**

Tenor Trombone (BM)
 •Two etudes in contrasting styles by Kopprasch, Blazhevich, Bordogni/Rochut, or similar methods.
 •A prepared solo of your choice
Examples: Hindemith Sonata for Trombone, Guilmant, Moreceau Symphonique or one of equal difficulty.

Bass Trombone (BM)
 •A technical etude (such as Blazhevich, Grogoriev or Koprasch) AND a lyrical etude (such as Bordogni/Rochut or Concone)
 •A prepared bass trombone solo or transcription of a tuba solo.

Trumpet (BM)
 •Three solos or etudes of your choice
Examples: Sonatas by Kennan, Stevens, Hindemith, or Hubeau; solos by Ropartz, Bozza, Gaubert, Balay, Boutry; etudes by Goldman, Laurent, Petit, Kopprasch or Charlier
 •Three Orchestral excerpts representative of the applicant's level of proficiency.

Tuba (BM)
 •Two Etudes from the studies of Kopprasch, Blazevich, Rochut or equivalent.
 •A prepared solo of your choice
NOTE: Solos should include slow and fast movements equal to: Vaughan Williams Concerto for Bass Tuba, Hindemith Sonata for Bass Tuba, Hartley Suite for Unaccompanied Tuba, Wilder Suite #1 (Effie) for Tuba, Persichetti Serenade for Solo Tuba or equal difficulty. No transcripts, please.
(Contact Alan Baer directly if you have any questions)

Updated on 10/13/2018