Undergraduate Music Audition Requirements and Repertoire - UNCSA

Woodwinds Audition Information

Bassoon (BM)

• Three contrasting movements of a standard concerto, sonata or solo work
• One etude from Weissenborn’s 50 Advanced Studies, Milde’s Concert Studies Op. 26 or equivalent etude

The total length of a live audition is 10 minutes. Piano accompaniment is not required.

A live audition is strongly recommended, however students who are unable to travel to Winston-Salem may submit a high-quality video audition. Repertoire requirements are the same as that of a live audition. Applicants should upload the video to an online service such as YouTube or Vimeo and submit the link to bassoon professor Saxton Rose at roses@uncsa.edu.

Clarinet (BM)

• Two or three selections (including movements from sonatas and concertos)
• Major and minor scales
• Compositions should demonstrate your ability in phrasing, sustained playing and facility

If you have any questions about the audition process or requirements, please contact clarinet professor Oskar Espina-Ruiz at espina-ruizo@uncsa.edu.

Flute (BM)

• Two movements of a J.S. Bach Sonata
• First movement of a Mozart Concerto (G or D)
• One Paris Conservatoire Piece (as from the Flute music by French Composers book – Schirmer)
• Three Standard Orchestral Excerpts (as from the Baxtresser book)
• Scales (all majors and melodic minors)
• It is recommended that you play your audition as much as possible from memory, although memory is not required

If you have any questions about the audition process or requirements, please contact flute professor Dr. Tadeu Coelho at coelhot@uncsa.edu.

Oboe (BM)

• Two contrasting movements from a sonata or concerto (can be from different works)
• One Barret or Ferling etude 
• Major and minor scales

If you have any questions about the audition process or requirements, please contact oboe professor Jaren Atherholt at atherholtj@uncsa.edu. 

Saxophone (BM)

• Two or three selections (including movements from sonatas and concertos)
• Major and minor scales
• Compositions should demonstrate your ability in phrasing, sustained playing, and facility

If you have any questions about the audition process or requirements, please contactsaxophone professor Robert Young at youngr@uncsa.edu.

Updated on 10/11/2018