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Applicants will be notified if they advance to the audition round to perform on campus. Applicants invited to audition will be considered for scholarships and graduate assistantships. 

Bassoon

  • Three contrasting solos from the standard repertoire.
  • Four standard orchestral excerpts.
  • Three contrasting solos from the standard repertoire.
  • Four standard orchestral excerpts.
  • Length of the audition is 20 minutes.

For questions regarding specific audition repertoire, contact:

Charles Hall
Adjunct Faculty
817-257-6684
c.hall2@tcu.edu
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Clarinet

  • Three contrasting solos from the standard repertoire.
  • Four standard orchestral excerpts.
  • Mozart Clarinet Concerto, movement one and two.
  • Two standard works or movements of a standard sonata or concerto.
  • Solo clarinet work written after 1900.
  • Four standard orchestral excerpts.
  • Length of audition is 20 minutes.

For questions regarding specific audition repertoire, contact:

Corey Mackey
Assistant Professor
817-257-6622
corey.mackey@tcu.edu
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Flute

  • Three contrasting solos from the standard repertoire.
  • Four standard orchestral excerpts.
  • Mozart Concerto in G or D, mvts 1 and 2.
  • Standard solo from the French repertoire.
  • Contrasting Sonata in its entirety.
  • Solo flute work written after 1900.
  • Four standard orchestral excerpts.
  • Length of audition is 20 minutes.

For questions regarding specific audition repertoire, contact:

Shauna Thompson
Professor & Division Chair of Woodwinds & Coordinator of Graduate Programs
817-257-6611
shauna.thompson@tcu.edu
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Oboe

  • Three contrasting solos from the standard repertoire.
  • Four standard orchestral excerpts.
  • Three contrasting solos from the standard repertoire.
  • Four standard orchestral excerpts.
  • Length of audition is 20 minutes.

For questions regarding specific audition repertoire, contact:

Elise Belk
Adjunct Faculty
817-257-6684
e.belk@tcu.edu
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Saxophone

  • Three contrasting solos from the standard repertoire.
  • Two to three tunes to demonstrate jazz improvisation skills and style.
  • Three contrasting solos from the standard repertoire.
  • Two to three tunes to demonstrate jazz improvisation skills and style.
  • Length of audition is 20 minutes.

For questions regarding specific audition repertoire, contact:

Allen Cordingley
Assistant Professor & Director of Jazz Studies
817-257-5576
a.cordingley@tcu.edu
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