Jacobs School of Music

Brass Audition Information

Trumpet

MM and DM

ü  All graduate applicants should prepare:

ü  Candidates should be able to demonstrate all major and minor scales, covering two or more octaves as possible.

ü  5-8 minutes of contrasting selections from the candidate's current repertoire of solos, etudes and/or excerpts.

ü  Candidates may also be asked to demonstrate sight-reading abilities.

ü  Doctoral applicants should expect a 20-25 minute audition/interview.

Tenor Trombone

Video Prescreening Repertoire- to be recorded in one continuous, unedited video (do not stop camera between repertoire selections):

MM and PDSP

Solo (to be performed without piano): Martin-Ballade for Trombone beginning to rehearsal 6

Excerpts:

Mozart-Requiem, Tuba mirum first 18 measures

Ravel-Bolero solo only

Rossini-Overture to William Tell letter C through the 9th measure of letter D

Saint-Saens-Symphony No. 3 (Organ) first excerpt only

Wagner-Ride of the Valkyries first major section only

Live Audition Repertoire:

*Auditions are available on the Saturday of audition weekends only.

MM and PDSP

Solo (to be performed without piano): Martin-Ballade for Trombone

Etude: One etude of choice from either Bitsch, Boutry or Bozza

Excerpts:

Berlioz-Symphonie fantastique

Mozart-Requiem, Tuba mirum

Ravel-Bolero

Rossini-Overture to La Gazza Ladra

Rossini-Overture to William Tell

Saint-Saens-Symphony No. 3 (Organ)

Schumann-Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish)

Strauss-Also Sprach Zarathustra

Wagner-Ride of the Valkyries, minor and major sections

Candidates shall be able to demonstrate all major and minor scales, covering two or more octaves as possible. Possible sight reading

DM in Music Literature and Performance

DM candidates are required to submit with their application a prescreening video recording by the December 1 deadline. The recording should be a minimum of 20 minutes to a maximum of 30 minutes in length, containing repertoire of the candidate's choice, demonstrating current performance achievement in solo repertoire, etudes and common ensemble excerpts. Applicants are encouraged to use the highest quality equipment practically available to most accurately demonstrate current playing level. The recording must be accompanied by a detailed CV and Statement of Intent. Please click here for detailed instructions for submitting the prescreening recording online to Acceptd.

*Please Note: Applicants who are required to submit prescreening will submit their letters of recommendation to Acceptd.

Those invited to a live DM audition should expect an audition/interview that lasts approximately 25 minutes with repertoire to include solos and etudes of the candidate's choice in addition to the following required excerpts:

Berlioz-Symphonie fantastique

Mozart-Requiem, Tuba mirum

Ravel-Bolero

Rossini-Overture to La Gazza Ladra

Rossini-Overture to William Tell

Saint-Saens-Symphony No. 3 (Organ)

Schumann-Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish)

Strauss-Also Sprach Zarathustra

Wagner-Ride of the Valkyries, minor and major sections

Major and minor scales, covering the entire range of the instrument as well as sight-reading may be asked. The audition will be performed without piano accompaniment. An interview will be included in the audition, addressing philosophy, goals and pedagogical concepts.

Bass Trombone

MM and PDSP

Solos (to be performed without piano): Bozza-New Orleans and Vaughan Williams-Tuba Concerto movements. I & II

Excerpts:

Bach-Sarabande from the 5th Cello Suite

Berlioz-Hungarian March

Beethoven-Symphony No. 9

Haydn-The Creation, No. 26

Kodaly-Hary Janos Suite

Respighi-Fountains of Rome

Wagner-Ride of the Valkyries, minor and major sections

Wagner-Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla, from Das Rheingold

Candidates shall be able to demonstrate all major and minor scales, covering two or more octaves as possible. Possible sight-reading

DM in Music Literature and Performance

DM candidates are required to submit with their application a pre-screening video recording by the December 1 deadline. The recording should be a minimum of 20 minutes or a maximum of 30 minutes in length, containing repertoire of the candidate's choice, demonstrating current performance achievement in solo repertoire and common ensemble excerpts. Applicants are encouraged to use the highest quality equipment practically available to most accurately demonstrate current playing level. The recording must be accompanied by a detailed CV and Statement of Intent.

*Please Note: Applicants who are required to submit pre-screening will submit their letters of recommendation to Acceptd.

Doctoral applicants should expect a 20-25 minute audition/interview.

Those invited to a live DM audition should expect an audition/interview that lasts approximately 25 minutes with repertoire to include solos, etudes and excerpts of the candidate's choice. Additionally, major and minor scales, covering the entire range of the instrument as well as sight-reading may be asked. The audition will be performed without piano accompaniment. An interview will be included in the audition, addressing philosophy, goals and pedagogical concepts.

Tuba

MM and DM

All graduate applicants should be able to demonstrate both the CC and F (or Eb) tubas at the advanced level. DM applicants should be able to perform at the professional level.

Prepare: Two contrasting solos and several of the major orchestral excerpts;

Recommended Solo List:

Sonata (Concerto) by Bruce Broughton (Masters Music Publications)

Sonatine by Jacques Casterede (Alphonse Leduc)

Sonate fur Tuba & Klavier by Zoltan Gardonyi (Edition Walahll)

Sonata by Paul Hindemith (European American-Schott)

Sonata for (F) Tuba and Piano, Op. 34 by Trygve Madsen (Musikk-Huset A/S)

Sonata for Tuba and Piano by Alec Wilder (Mentor Music)

Concertino by Eugene Bozza (Alphonse Leduc)

Three Miniatures by Anthony Plog (Editions BIM)

Tuba Concerto by Martin Ellerby (Maecenas Music, Ltd

Concerto for Tuba or Bass Trombone by Eric Ewazen (Southern Music Company)

Concerto for Tuba and Strings by Arild Plau (Ovation)

Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra by John Williams (Hal Leonard Corporation)

Three Furies by James Grant (Grantwood Music Press)

Alarum by Edward Gregson (Intrada Music Publishing)

Encounters II by William Kraft (MCA Music/Editions BIM)

Midnight Realities by Morgan Powell (Brass Music, Ltd)

Salve Venere, Salve Marte by John Stevens (Editions BIM)

Recommended Orchestral Excerpt List:

Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg by Richard Wagner

The Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner

Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz

• Rehearsal #15 through the third measure of rehearsal #17
  Rehearsal #18 through the fifth measure of rehearsal #19

The Damnation of Faust by Hector Berlioz

Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz

Symphony No. 2 by Johannes Brahms

• Mvt. IV: Rehearsal "O" to the end

Symphony No. 7 by Anton Bruckner

• Mvt. IV: Rehearsal "P" to rehearsal "S"

Symphonic Metamorphoses by Paul Hindemith

• Mvt. II: Turandot, Scherzo: complete

Symphony No. 1 by Gustav Mahler

• Mvt. III: complete

Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler

• Mvt. V: Chorale, From the second measure of rehearsal #10 through rehearsal #11

Symphony No. 5 by Gustav Mahler

• Part II. Mvt. 3: Scherzo, from the sixteenth measure of rehearsal #15 through rehearsal #17

Symphony No. 5 by Serge Prokofiev

• Mvt. I: complete

Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 by Serge Prokofiev

• Mvt. V: From the fourth measure of rehearsal #49 through rehearsal #51

Fountains of Rome by O. Respighi

Sensamaya by Silvestre Revueltas

• Rehearsal #2 to rehearsal #11
  Rehearsal #33 to rehearsal #41

Symphony No. 8 by Dimitri Shostakovich

• Scherzo

Ein Heldenleben by Richard Strauss

Till Eulenspiegel by Richard Strauss

• From rehearsal #13 to two measures before rehearsal #14
  From rehearsal #25 to seven measures before rehearsal #26
  From three measures before rehearsal #37 to four measures before

Petrouchka by Igor Stravinsky

• Peasant with Bear: From rehearsal #189 through rehearsal #191
  Masqueraders: From rehearsal #240 through three measure before rehearsal #242

Horn

MM and DM in music literature and performance

ü  All graduate applicants should prepare:

ü  Candidates should be able to demonstrate all major and minor scales, covering two or more octaves as possible.

ü  Exposition of a Mozart or Strauss concerto or equivalent solo from the candidate's current repertoire, and six contrasting orchestral excerpts

ü  Candidates may also be asked to demonstrate sight-reading ability.

ü  Doctoral applicants should expect a 20-25 minute audition/interview with a wider range of solo pieces and orchestral excerpts.

Euphonium

MM and DM in music literature and performance

All graduate applicants should prepare:

• At least two major works from the solo repertoire of your choice.

5-6 standard military band audition excerpts.

If you have questions regarding the required audition repertoire, please contact Dr. Thurman directly at dthurman@iu.edu.

Updated on 09/12/2018