Peabody Institute - Johns Hopkins University

Woodwind Audition Information

Bassoon

Undergraduate bassoon auditionees should prepare:

• Two contrasting etudes from Weissenborn, Milde, or similar study books
• Two contrasting movements from a Baroque or classical sonata or concerto

Clarinet

Undergraduate clarinet auditionees should prepare:

• Mozart Concerto in A major, K. 622, slow movement

And one of the following:

• Weber Concerto No 1 in F minor, 1st or 3rd movement
• Weber Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, 1st or 3rd movement
• Mozart Concerto in A major, K. 622, 1st or 3rd movement
• Weber Concertino, Op 26
• May include any standard repertoire piece which best represents their performance level and technical proficiency

Flute

Prescreening repertoire

All applicants must upload a pre-screening video to the Peabody application by December 1st. The video must include:

• Two contrasting movements from a sonata by J.S. Bach OR two contrasting movements from a concerto by Mozart (including cadenzas)
• A complete work for solo flute (a work originally written for flute alone, i.e. Bach Partita, Bozza Image, Berio Sequenza)
• A third contrasting work of the candidate’s choice (typically a work for flute and piano such as a sonata, a concerto, or an unaccompanied work)

Please note that etudes are not considered acceptable audition repertoire. The flute faculty strongly urges using an accompanist for the pre-screening video recording, though it is not technically required.

Live Audition Repertoire

Applicants are urged to perform repertoire which best represents their performance level. Applicants who successfully pass the pre-screening will be invited to a live audition. All applicants must audition in-person at Peabody. 

BM, MM, GPD

• A complete sonata by J.S. Bach OR a complete concerto by Mozart (including cadenzas)
• A complete work for solo flute (a work originally written for flute alone, i.e. Bach Partita, Bozza Image, Berio Sequenza)
• A third contrasting complete work of the candidate’s choice (typically a work for flute and piano such as a sonata, a concerto, or an unaccompanied work)
• 3 contrasting orchestral excerpts of the candidate’s choice
• Sight-reading may be requested at audition

Oboe

Undergraduate oboe auditionees should prepare:

• A fast and slow Ferling etude or the equivalent
• One technical solo from the standard orchestral repertoire and one slow solo from a Bach cantata
• Any work from the standard solo literature

Saxophone

Saxophone applicants should prepare two etudes of contrasting styles, two contrasting movements from a major sonata, and (optional) one movement of a standard concerto. As examples:

• Ferling 48 Etudes and Mule 18 Exercises after Berbibuier
• Creston Sonata, Eccles/Rascher Sonata, Heiden Sonata
• Glazounov Concerto, Ibert Concertino da Camera

 Updated on 09/23/2018