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Brass Audition Information

TRUMPET AUDITIONS

Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance,  MM in Performance or the DMA in Performance should contact Prof. Steve Leisring directly regarding audition repertoire choices and requirements.

• Candidates should be prepared to present at least 20 minutes of standard repertoire that best demonstrates the candidate’s current level. This should include works performed on Bb and C trumpet.
• Candidates interested in Graduate Assistantships will be required to demonstrate ability on the Piccolo and/or Eb trumpet as well.
• Use of an accompaniment is optional for the audition.
• Emphasis will be on evaluating the quality of the audition performance over the difficulty of the works performed.

Faculty contact:  Stephen Leisring, leisring@ku.edu 

TROMBONE AUDITIONS

Candidates for the MM in Performance or the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance, MM in Performance, or the DMA in Performance should contact Dr. Michael Davidson with questions regarding repertoire or auditions. Audition specifics can be found on the School of Music Trombone website or you can contact Dr. Davidson directly.

Faculty contact: Michael Davidson, mdavidsn@ku.edu​

FRENCH HORN AUDITIONS

Candidates for the MM in Performance, Graduate Certificate in Music Performance, or the DMA in Performance should contact Dr. Paul Stevens directly regarding audition repertoire choices and requirements.

Faculty contact:  Paul Stevens, pstevens@ku.edu

EUPHONIUM AUDITIONS

Graduate Certificate in Music Performance and MM:

A 20 to 30 minute audition consisting of contrasting major works for the instrument, including transcriptions, and 2‐3 major wind band excerpts.

DMA in Performance: 

A 30 to 40 minute audition consisting of contrasting major works for the instrument, including transcriptions, and 2‐3 wind band excerpts.

Faculty contact:  Scott Watson, scwatson@ku.edu

TUBA AUDITIONS

Graduate Certificate in Music Performance and MM: A 20‐30 minute audition consisting of contrasting major works for the instrument, including transcriptions, and 2‐3 major orchestral excerpts.  

DMA in Performance: A 30‐40 minute audition consisting of contrasting major works for the instrument, including transcriptions, and 2‐3 major orchestral excerpts.

Faculty contact:  Scott Watson, scwatson@ku.edu​

Updated on 09/13/2018