Graduate Brass Audition Requirements

Select two or three contrasting etudes or solos (or movements from a concerto or sonata) totaling six-ten minutes which best demonstrate your tone, range, technique, and lyrical ability.

Applicants are asked to prepare the following excerpts. 4-5 will be chosen on the day of the audition. 

• Sousa: Stars and Stripes - Beginning through the first strain, take the first ending and stop
• Sullivan: Pineapple Poll - Beginning to eight before Rehearsal 2
• Grainger: Molly on the Shore - Measures 71 to 99
• Holst: First Suite in Eb - Beginning to two before Rehearsal A
• Grainger: Colonial Song - Measure 21 to downbeat of measure 45
• Grainger: Rufford Park Poachers - Pickups to measure 51 to measure 84
• Schoenberg: Theme and Variations - Measures 149 to 169
• Barber: Commando March - Rehearsal B to second bar of Rehearsal C
• Shostakovich: Festive Overture - Rehearsal 8 to 5 measures after Rehearsal 9; one before Rehearsal 21 to the Ab after the Eb trill
• Mendelssohn: Fingal's Cave - Beginning to the two tied B natural whole notes

ALSO

Select two or three solos (or movements from a concerto or sonata) which best demonstrate your tone, range, technique, and lyrical ability. Unaccompanied Selections are also encouraged.

All Masters, Artist Diploma, and Doctor of Musical Arts Applicants

• Concerto - Either Mozart 2 or Strauss 1, complete first movement
• Reynolds - Etude #24
• Beethoven - Symphony 3 Trio 2nd horn
• Strauss - Ein Heldenleben opening 1st horn
• Brahms - Symphony #1 2nd movement horn 1 solo

All Masters, Artist Diploma, and Doctor of Musical Arts Applicants

• Concerto - Either Mozart 2 or Strauss 1 complete 1st movement 
• Reynolds - Etude No. 24
• Beethoven - Symphony #3 Trio 2nd horn
• Strauss - Ein Heldenleben opening 1st horn solo
• Brahms - Symphony #1 2nd movement 1st horn solo
• Shostakovich - Symphony #5 low tutti 1st movement
• Strauss - Til Eulenspiegel opening 1st horn solo
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• 1 Etude of the applicant's choice
• Choose one of the following
  • One movement of a standard solo work (concerto or sonata) or
  • A short solo work (five to eight minutes) or
  • Five to eight minutes from a single movement work
• Three standard orchestral excerpts

*Repertoire chosen should demonstrate the applicant's musical and technical ability and interest.

• Two contrasting etudes
• A complete concerto or sonata from the standard repertoire
• An additional solo of the applicant's choice
• Five orchestral excerpts

Note: Prior to the audition, all applicants are encouraged to confirm their audition material with Professor Tim Conner by e-mail.

• One Etude of the applicant's choice
• Choose one of the following: 
  • One movement of a standard solo work (concerto or sonata) or
  • A short solo work (five to eight minutes) or
  • Five to eight minutes from a single movement work or
  • Three standard orchestral excerpts

*Repertoire chosen should demonstrate the applicant's musical and technical ability and interest. 

• Two contrasting etudes
•  A complete concerto or sonata from the standard repertoire
• An additional solo of the applicant's choice
• Three to five orchestral excerpts

Select contrasting excerpts/solos/etudes totaling six-ten minutes which best demonstrate your tone, range, technique, and lyric ability. Please be sure to include both bass and contrabass tuba playing. (CC or Bb & F or Eb tubas).

Applicants to the Master of Music

• CC or Bb tuba must be used on the Blazhevich
• Applicants are expected to prepare the following excerpts. 
  
  
  • Hungarian March - Rehearsal 4 to fourth bar of Rehearsal 5
  • Mahler Symphony No. 1 - Mvt III: four before Rehearsal 3 to Rehearsal 4
  • Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 - Mvt I: Rehearsal 3 to Rehearsal 6
  • Ride of the Valkyries - B Major section
  • Meistersinger Overture -  Rehearsal J to Rehearsal L
  • Mahler Symphony No. 5 - Mvt I: Rehearsal 11 to Rehearsal 12, eight before Rehearsal 25 to Rehearsal 25, Mvt III: thirteen before Rehearsal 16 to Rehearsal 17
  • Symphonie Fantastique -  Mvt IV: Rehearsal 56 to sixth bar of Rehearsal 57, Mvt V: Rehearsal 84 to end
  • Sensemaya - Rehearsal 2 to Rehearsal 11
  • Bruckner Symphony No. 7 - Rehearsal P to fourth bar of Rehearsal R
  • Fountains of Rome - Rehearsal 11 to Rehearsal 14
• Required solo selections:
  • Blazhevich-Low Register Solo etude:  https://chrisolka.com/product/solo-etude/

• Anthony Plog - Three Miniatures -1st MVT

• Select one of the following:
  • Penderecki: Capriccio
  • Kraft: Encounters II
• Select one of the following:
  • Vaughn Williams Concerto 1st or 2nd MVT
  • John Williams Concerto 1st or 2nd MVT

Applicants to the Doctor of Musical Arts and Artist Diploma

• CC or Bb tuba must be used on the Blazhevich Solo Etude (Low register)
• Applicants are expected to prepare the following excerpts. 
  
  
  • Hungarian March - Rehearsal 4 to fourth bar of Rehearsal 5
  • Mahler Symphony No. 1 - Mvt III: four before Rehearsal 3 to Rehearsal 4
  • Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis - Mvt II: Forth bar of Rehearsal L to second bar of Rehearsal P, Mvt II: three before Rehearsal R to Rehearsal T
  • Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 - Mvt I: Rehearsal 3 to Rehearsal 6
  • Ride of the Valkyries - B Major section
  • Meistersinger Overture -  Opening and Rehearsal J to Rehearsal L
  • Ein Heldenleben - Second bar of Rehearsal 62 to second bar of Rehearsal 65
  • Till Eulenspiegel - Fourth bar of Rehearsal 37 to four before Rehearsal 38
  • Mahler Symphony No. 5 - Mvt I: Rehearsal 11 to Rehearsal 12, eight before Rehearsal 25 to Rehearsal 25, Mvt III: thirteen before Rehearsal 16 to Rehearsal 17
  • Symphonie Fantastique -  Mvt IV: Rehearsal 56 to sixth bar of Rehearsal 57, Mvt V: Rehearsal 84 to end
  • Sensemaya - Rehearsal 2 to Rehearsal 11
  • Bruckner Symphony No. 7 - Rehearsal P to fourth bar of Rehearsal R
  • Fountains of Rome - Rehearsal 11 to Rehearsal 14
• Required solo selections:
  • Blazhevich-Low Register Solo etude: https://chrisolka.com/product/solo-etude/

• Anthony Plog - Three Miniatures 1st MVT

• Select one of the following:
  • James Grant: Three Furies 
  • Penderecki: Capriccio
  • Kraft: Encounters II
• Select one of the following:
  • Eugene Bozza: Concertino 1st or 2nd MVT
  • Vaughn Williams Concerto 1st or 2nd MVT
  • John Williams Concerto 1st or 2nd MVT