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Brass Audition Information
Trumpet
Audition Requirements
Live auditions are strongly preferred. Students who are unable to travel to Boulder for a live audition may submit a high-quality recorded audition. Please see the Recorded Audition Guidelines for information on submitting a recording.
In the event you are unable to attend the official audition dates, an individual audition may be set up with Professor Terry Sawchuk. Please feel free to contact Professor Sawchuk if you have any questions, or if you wish to schedule a visit to Boulder.
Trombone
Tenor Trombone
Solo or
single movement of student’s choice, to be selected from:
Barat: Andante et Allegro
Blazhevich: Concert Piece No. 5
Grondahl: Concerto (mvt. 1)
Guilmant :Morceau Symphonique
Or piece of equivalent difficulty
Bass Trombone
Piano accompaniment is optional. An accompanist can be provided if given adequate notice.
Live auditions are strongly preferred. Students who are unable to travel to Boulder for a live audition may submit a high-quality recorded audition. Please see the Recorded Audition Guidelines for information on submitting a recording.
In the event you are unable to attend the official audition dates, an individual audition may be set up with Professor William Stanley. Please feel free to contact Professor Stanley if you have any questions.
Horn
Audition Requirements
o Beethoven Sonata, Op. 17
o Haydn, Franz J. Concerto No. 1 or 2
o Rosetti Any Concerto
o Saint-Saens Morceau de Concert
o Strauss, Franz Concerto Op. 8
o Strauss, Richard Concerto No. 1
Etude
An etude of the candidate’s choice which demonstrates excellent tone, control, musicianship, and technique. The etude may be chosen from (but not limited to) any of the following:
o Gallay Twelve Studies, Op. 57
o Kopprasch Sixty Selected Studies
o Kling Forty Studies
o Maxime-Alphonse Book Three or higher
Orchestral Excerpts (OPTIONAL)
Please choose any three (3) excerpts from the following list:
o Beethoven Symphony No. 6, mvmt. III (horn 1)
o Brahms Symphony No. 3, mvmt. III (horn 1)
o Mahler Symphony No. 1, mvmt. III (horn 2)
o Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, mvmt. I low tutti (horn 1)
o Strauss Till Euilenspiegel, opening call (horn 1)
o Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, mvmt. II (horn 1)
o Wagner Gotterdammerung, Siegfried’s Rhine Journey Short Call (horn 1)
Live auditions are strongly preferred. Students who are unable to travel to Boulder for a live audition may submit a high-quality recorded audition. Please see the Recorded Audition Guidelines for information on submitting a recording.
Audition times on campus are also available by appointment for those who cannot attend the Saturday audition dates listed on the College of Music Admission Application.
Tuba and Euphonium
Audition Requirements
o Tuba
Arnold,
Malcolm - Fantasy, Op.
102
Hartley, Walter S. – Suite for Unaccompanied Tuba
Bach, J.S., arr. Wm. Bell - Air and
Bouree
Hindemith, Paul - Sonata for Bass Tuba
Barat, J. Edouard, arr. Glen Smith- Introduction & Dance
Lebedev, Alexi; arr. Allen Ostrander - Concerto in One Movement
Broughton, Bruce - Sonata
(Concerto)
Marcello, Benedetto; trans. Little/Nelson – Sonata No. I in F
Capuzzi, Antonio; trans. Catelinet - Andante and Rondo
Marcello, Benedetto; trans. Little/Nelson – Sonata No. V in C
Gregson, Edward - Concerto, mvt.
1
Nelhybel, Vaclav – Suite for Tuba and Piano
Haddad, Don – Suite for Tuba
Vaughan Williams, Ralph - Concerto for Tuba and
o Euphonium
Barat,
Ed. - Andante and Allegro
Guillmant, A. - Morceau Symphonique
Capuzzi, A. - Andante and Rondo
Marcello, B. - Sonata in F Major
Curnow, J. - Rhapsody for Euphonium
Mozart, W. - Bassoon Concerto
Etude
An etude of your choice that demonstrates tone, musicianship, and technique. The etude may be selected from the following list (but is not limited to):
o Tuba
Blazhevich
Kopprasch
Bordogni/Rochut
Shoemaker
Fink
Tyrell
Gregoriev
o Euphonium
Bordogni/Rochut
Slama
Kopprasch
Voxman
Scales
Basic knowledge of all major scales in two octaves is strongly recommended.
Orchestral Excerpts (Optional)
Please choose any three excerpts from the following list:
o Tuba
Berlioz
– Hungarian March
Prokofiev– Romeo & Juliet No. 2
Berlioz- Symphonie Fantastique
Prokofiev– Symphony No. 5
Gershwin -American in Paris
Respighi- Fountains of Rome
Hindemith- Symphonic Metamorphosis
Stravinsky– Petruchka
Holst– The Planets Suite
Wagner – Die Meistersinger
Mahler– Symphony No. 1
Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries
o Euphonium
Berlioz-
Roman Carnival Overture
Shostakovich- Festive Overture
Holst- First Suite in Eb
Sousa- Stars and Stripes Forever
Holst- The Planets (BAND VERSION)
Mendelssohn- Fingal’s Cave Overture
King- Melody Shop
Audition times on campus are also available by appointment for those who cannot attend one of the scheduled audition dates listed on the College of Music Admission Application.
Updated on 08/22/2018