Brass Audition Requirements
UNDERGRADUATE: Two compositions from the standard repertoire showing contrast in style and technique; excerpts from standard orchestral repertoire.
GRADUATE:
Trumpet
Choose one of the following solos:
F.J. Haydn Mvts. 1 and 2
Honegger Intrada
Jolivet Concertino
Tomasi Concerto Mvt 1
Telemann Concerto in D Mvt 1. Adagio
Choose one of the following etudes (to be played in the key of C):
Bitsch #1, #3, #5
Choose one excerpt from each of the following groups (a total of 4):
1. Stravinsky Petrouchka Ballerina Dance (1947) OR Ravel G Major Piano Concerto Mvt. 1
2. Mahler 5, opening solo OR Stravinsky, Firebird Infernal Dance
3. Copland, Outdoor Overture OR Wagner, Parsifal Prelude
4. Bach, B Minor Mass Credo OR Bach, Christmas Oratorio #64 (mm 1-12) OR Bach, Magnificat mm. 1-15
All other instruments: Solos from the standard repertoire showing contrast in style and technique; standard
method book studies; excerpts from standard orchestral repertoire.