Woodwinds
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
- The exposition of the Mozart Bassoon Concerto.
- One solo from the French repertoire.
- One contrasting work could be unaccompanied, or two standard orchestral excerpts.
- The length of the live audition is 15 minutes.
For questions regarding specific audition repertoire, contact:
Clarinet
- Mozart Clarinet Concerto, movement I, exposition.
- One contrasting work.
- Orchestral excerpts
- Beethoven Symphony #6, mvt. 1 (2 before K to m. 492)
- Mendelssohn Scherzo from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (beginning through B)
- Mozart Clarinet Concerto, movement I, exposition.
- One contrasting movement from standard clarinet repertoire.
- One contemporary work can be unaccompanied or with piano.
- Two standard orchestral excerpts.
- The length of the audition is 15 minutes.
For questions regarding specific audition repertoire, contact:
Flute
- Mozart Clarinet Concerto, movement I, exposition.
- One contrasting work.
- Orchestral excerpts
- Beethoven Symphony #6, mvt. 1 (2 before K to m. 492)
- Mendelssohn Scherzo from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (beginning through B)
- Mozart Clarinet Concerto, movement I, exposition.
- One contrasting movement from standard clarinet repertoire.
- One contemporary work can be unaccompanied or with piano.
- Two standard orchestral excerpts.
- The length of the audition is 15 minutes.
For questions regarding specific audition repertoire, contact:
Oboe
- The exposition of the Mozart Oboe Concerto.
- One solo from the French repertoire.
- One contrasting work can be unaccompanied, or two standard orchestral excerpts.
- The length of the audition is 15 minutes.
For questions regarding specific audition repertoire, contact:
Saxophone
- One solo from the French repertoire.
- One contrasting work can be unaccompanied.
- For jazz ensemble consideration, prepare two to three tunes to showcase jazz improvisation and style.
- The length of the audition is 15 minutes.
For questions regarding specific audition repertoire, contact:
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