Audition Requirements | Mason Gross School of the Arts

Woodwinds Audition Information

Bassoon (MM, AD, DMA)

 •Major and minor scales
 •An etude from Weissenborn Fifty Advanced Studies
 •t least two movements (one slow, one fast) from a sonata, concerto, or similar work, preferably from the Baroque or Classical period

Clarinet (MM, AD, DMA)
 •Two contrasting etudes showing the applicant’s level of technicality and musical ability
 •A complete concerto from the standard repertoire
 •One major solo from the standard repertoire
 •One work composed since 1970 - This may be a concerto, an unaccompanied word, or a work or for one solo clarinet
 •At least three contrasting orchestral excerpts that reflect the applicant’s proficiency

Flute (MM, AD, DMA)
 •Two contrasting orchestral excerpts
 •An etude at the level of Anderson Opus 60
 •Two contrasting selections from the concerto, sonata or solo literature
Examples: Concerti by Mozart, CPE Bach, Nielsen, Ibert or Sonatas by Poulenc, Prokofiev and Liebermann

Oboe (MM, AD, DMA)
 •Major and minor scales
 •Two contrasting etudes from Barret or Ferling
 •Two contrasting movements of a sonata or concerto (one must be from the Baroque or Classical era)
 •Three contrasting orchestral excerpts
 •Possible sight reading

Alto Saxophone(Classical, MM, AD, DMA)
 •Major and minor scales
 •Two prepared etudes (one slow, one fast) from either Karg Elert 25 Caprices or Voxman Selected
 •Two complete works (all movements) from among the following:
- Creston Sonata
- Heiden Sonata
- Bozza Improvisation et Caprice
- Glazonov Concerto
- Ibert Concertino
- Dahl Concerto

Tenor Saxophone(Classical, MM, AD, DMA)
 •Two complete works (all movements) from among the following:
- Tuthill Concerto
- Villa Lobos Fantasia
- Ward Concerto
- Ewazen Sonata
- Gould Concerto

Soprano Saxophone(Classical, MM, AD, DMA)
 •Two complete works (all movements) from among the following:
- Lunde Sonata
- Lamb Sonata
- Villa Lobos Fantasia
- Steve Cohen Sonata
- Sibbing Sonata
- Gates Incarnation and Ritual

Updated on 10/13/2018