Oberlin College and Conservatory

Brass Audition Information

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Trumpet (BM)

l  Two solo pieces of contrasting styles. Example: Kennan Trumpet Sonata, movement 1, Hummel Trumpet Concerto, movement 2.

l  Two etudes of contrasting styles. Example: Charlier, etude #2. Arban, Characteristic Study #1.

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• Orchestral excerpts:

ü  Mussorgsky- Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade

ü  Stravinsky- Petruschka, Ballerina Danse

ü  Respighi- Pines of Rome, offstage solo

ü  Beethoven- Leonore Overture #2 and #3 trumpet calls

ü  Mahler- Symphony #5, opening call

Tenor Trombone (BM)

A solo of your choice; Kopprasch 60 Selected Studies for Trombone, No. 7 and No. 13; orchestral excerpts including Wagner's Tannhauser, the opening solo, Berlioz "Hungarian March" from Damnation of Faust, the "Tuba Mirim" from Mozart's Requiem, and Ravel's Bolero, the solo.

Please note: Due to the off-campus performing schedule of Lee Allen, on-campus trombone auditions will not be offered on February 2.

Bass Trombone (BM)

A solo of your choice; Bach's Cello Suite, No. 5, Sarabande; orchestral excerpts including Haydn's Creation, Berlioz's "Hungarian March" from Damnation of Faust, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.

Please note: Due to the off-campus performing schedule of Lee Allen, on-campus trombone auditions will not be offered on February 2.

Horn (BM)

l  first movement from Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 2, 3 or 4

l  first movement from Strauss' Concerto No. 1.

l  Orchestral excerpts:

ü  first horn solo from Till Eulenspeigel (two calls in F)

ü  the second movement solo from Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5

ü  the solo from Brahms' Symphony No. 3, slow movement.

Tuba (BM)

Two or three selections—including movements from sonatas, concertos, and other solo pieces—of contrasting styles from standard repertoires; major and minor scales. Compositions chosen should demonstrate the applicant's ability in phrasing, sustained playing, and technical facility, including legato and staccato at varied tempi.

Please note: Due to the off-campus performing schedule of Dennis Nulty, on-campus tuba auditions will only be offered on February 2.

If you wish to audition on campus but cannot attend the February 2 audition, you may email Professor Nulty to arrange a special audition 

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                                                                                                                                          Updated on 04/12/2019