Audition Requirements | Mason Gross School of the Arts

Brass Audition Information

Euphonium (MM, AD, DMA)

 •  Any slow melody that will demonstrate the quality of your tone and sound. (i.e. lyrical air, operatic aria, etc.)
 •  Any fast technical solo that will show off your technical development (i.e. air and variations, concerto movement, brilliant study,etc.)
(Contact Aaron VanderWeele directly if you have any questions)

Horn (MM, AD, DMA)
 •  Two contrasting solos
Examples: Bach, Cello Suite No. 1 Courante (Wendell Hoss edition), Mozart Concerti, Schumann Adagio and Allegro, Strauss Concerti, Buyanovsky Espana, Dukas Villanelle, etc.
 •  Choose four orchestral excerpts from the following:

 •  Beethoven, Symphony #3 - 3rd movement, 2nd Horn, Trio Section

 •  Beethoven, Symphony #7

 •  Beethoven, Symphony #9 - fourth Horn solo

 •  Brahms, Symphony #2

 •  Ravel Pavane

 •  Shostakovich, Symphony #5 - 1st movement tutti low excerpt

 •  Strauss, Ein Heldenleben - opening call

 •  Wagner, Gotterdammerung - short call

Tenor Trombone (MM, AD, DMA)
 •  Two etudes in contrasting styles by Kopprasch, Blazhevich, Bordogni/Rochut, or similar methods
 •  A prepared solo of your choice.
Examples: Hindemith Sonata, Tomasi Concerto, Creston Fantasy, Casterede Sonatine or equal difficulty.
 •  Two to three excerpts from the standard orchestral repertoire that reflects the applicants proficiency.
Examples: Bolero, Tuba Mirum, Ride of the Valkyries, William Tell Overture

Bass Trombone (MM, AD, DMA)
 •  A technical etude (such as Blazhevich, Grogoriev, or Koprasch) AND a lyrical etude (such as Bordogni/Rochut or Concone)
 •  A prepared bass trombone solo or transcription of a tuba solo
 •  Two to three excerpts from the standard orchestral repertoire that reflects the applicants proficiency.
Examples: Ride of the Valkyries, Hungarian March, Fountains of Rome, and The Creation

Trumpet (MM, AD, DMA)
 •  A prepared performance of advanced literature for trumpet.
Examples: Honegger Intrada, Enescu Legend, solos by Bozza or Boutry, Concertos by Haydn, Tomasi, Gregson, Hummel, Boehme or Neruda.
 •  In addition, graduate students must perform on high trumpets.
Examples: Torelli, Telemann, Fasch, Stradell, Hertel or equal difficulty.

Tuba (MM, AD, DMA)
 •  Two Etudes from the studies of Kopprasch, Blazevich, Rochut or equivalent
 •  A prepared solo of your choice
Solos should include slow and fast movements equal to: Vaughan Williams Concerto for Bass Tuba, Hindemith Sonata for Bass Tuba, Persichetti Serenade for Solo Tuba, John Williams Concerto for tuba, Woodward Concerto for Tuba, Encounters II for solo tuba or equal difficulty. No transcriptions please!
 •  Three to four excerpts from the standard orchestral repertoire that reflects the applicants proficiency.
Examples: major passages from works by Mahler, Wagner, Prokofiev, Berlioz, Strauss and Verdi
(Contact Al Baer directly if you have any questions)

Updated on 10/13/2018