Frost School of Music | University of Miami

Brass Audition Information

Prescreen is required on the following: Choral Conducting, Classical Flute, Classical Tuba, Classical Viola, Classical Violin, Jazz Instrumentalists/Vocalists, Keyboard Degrees, Orchestral/Wind Conducting

Trumpet

Applicants for all degrees

• Required Solo Selections
• Honegger Intrada
• Charlier Études Transcendantes No. 2
• Any Bitsch Étude
• Contrasting solo and/or étude of applicant’s choice
• Required Orchestral Excerpts
• Stravinsky Petrouchka 1947 (complete)
• Mahler Symphony No. 5, first movement
• Optional: contrasting excerpts of applicant’s choice

Trombone

Applicants for the Master of Music

A live audition is preferred.  The audition should contain 20-30 minutes of selections from the following:

Tenor Trombone:

• Two contrasting solo works from the standard solo repertoire, in their entirety
• Orchestra excerpts selected from the following:
• Berlioz Hungarian March
• Mahler Symphony No. 3
• Mozart Tuba Mirum from Requiem
• Ravel Bolero
• Rossini William Tell Overture
• Saint Saens Symphony No. 3
• Wagner Ride of the Valkyries

Bass Trombone:

• Two contrasting solo works from the standard solo repertoire, in their entirety
• Orchestra excerpts selected from the following:
• Berlioz Hungarian March
• Haydn The Creation
• Rossini William Tell Overture
• Schumann Symphony No. 3
• Wagner Ride of the Valkyries

Applicants for the Doctor of Musical Arts

A live audition is required. The audition should be a 30 minute performance of selections from the following:

Tenor or Bass Trombone:

• In addition to the orchestral excerpts listed above, applicants must perform three contrasting solo works from the standard solo repertoire, one of which must be a Baroque transcription, and one of which must be a Contemporary piece

Applicants for the Artist Diploma

• For students holding a Bachelor’s degree in performance: the requirements are the same as the Master of Music
• For students holding a Master’s degree in performance: the requirements are the same as the Doctor of Musical Arts

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

Tuba

Prescreening and On-Campus Audition Requirements

Select two or three contrasting etudes or solos (or movements from a concerto or sonata) which best demonstrate your tone, range, technique and lyric ability. 

Applicants for the Master of Music

• CC or Bb tuba must be used
• Applicants are expected to prepare the following excerpts. Selections will be chosen by the faculty:
  
  
• 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:
• Bach-Saraband from Cello Suite No.5 (down one octave)
• Anthony Plog - Three Miniatures
• Select one of the following:
• Penderecki: Capriccio
• Kraft: Encounters II
• Select one of the following:
• Vaughn Williams Concerto
• John Williams Concerto

Applicants for the Doctor of Musical Arts and Artist Diploma

• CC or Bb tuba must be used
• Applicants are expected to prepare the following excerpts. Selections will be chosen by the faculty:
  
  
• 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 Eulenspeigel - 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:
• Bach-Saraband from Cello Suite No.5 (down one octave)
• Anthony Plog - Three Miniatures
• Select one of the following:
• James Grant: Three Furies 
• Penderecki: Capriccio
• Kraft: Encounters II
• Select one of the following:
• Eugene Bozza: Concertino 
• Vaughn Williams Concerto
• John Williams Concerto

Horn

Applicants for all degrees

Choose one concerto from the following list

• Mozart Concerto #2 1st movement
• Strauss Concerto #1 or #2 1st movement
• Gliere Concerto 1st movement (no cadenza)
• Gordon Jacob Concerto 1st movement

Choose one unaccompanied solo from the following list

• Amram Blues and Variations for Monk
• Krol Laudatio
• Reynolds Passacaglia
• Arnold Fantasy for Horn

Orchestral Excerpts

• Beethoven 7 1st movement: 1st Horn
• Beethoven 3 Trio: 2nd Horn
• Beethoven 9: 4th Horn solo
• Ravel Pavane
• Tchaikovsky 5
• Wagner Siegfried Rhine Journey (short call)

Euphonium

Prescreening and On-Campus Audition Requirements

Select two or three contrasting etudes or solos (or movements from a concerto or sonata) which best demonstrate your tone, range, technique and lyric ability. 

Applicants for all degrees

• Applicants are expected to prepare the following excerpts. Selections will be chosen by the faculty:
  
  
• Sousa: Stars and Stripes - Beginning throught 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
• Mendelsshon: Fingals Cave - Beginning to the two tied B natural whole notes
• Select one of the following:
• John Stevens: Soliloquies
• Torstein Aagard-Nielsen: Two Insects
• Select one of the following:
• Ponchielli: Concerto per Filcorno Basso
• Ellerby: Concerto
• Jan Bach: Concert Variations
• Curnow: Symphonic Variants

Updated on 09/03/2018