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Bachelor of Music: Bass Trombone

Prescreening required; must be video recording. Video should be shot from left side so mouthpiece is clearly visible.

Prescreening and live audition unaccompanied.

For Prescreening and Final Audition:

All repertoire required. No substitutions.

• Solo Selection: Lebedev, Concerto

Orchestral Excerpts:

• Berlioz, Hungarian March

• Haydn, The Creation

• Mahler, Symphony No.7, first movement

• Schumann, Symphony No.3, fourth movement

• Wagner, Die Walküre “Ride of the Valkyries”, B Maj. section

Bachelor of Music: Tenor Trombone

Prescreening required; must be video recording. Video should be shot from left side so mouthpiece is clearly visible.

Prescreening and live audition unaccompanied.

For Prescreening and Final Audition:

All repertoire required. No substitutions.

• Solo Selection: Saint-Saëns, Cavatine Op.144

Orchestral Excerpts:

• Berlioz, Hungarian March (second trombone)

• Mozart, Requiem “Tuba Mirum” (second trombone)

• Ravel, Bolero

• Saint-Saëns, Symphony No.3 in C Minor, slow movement

• Wagner, Die Walküre “Ride of the Valkyries”, B Maj. section

Master of Music: Bass Trombone

Prescreening required; must be video recording. Video should be shot from left side so mouthpiece is clearly visible.

Prescreening and live audition unaccompanied.

For Prescreening and Final Audition:

All repertoire required. No substitutions.

Solo Selections:

• Spillman, Concerto, first movement

• Bach, Sarabande (no repeats)

Orchestral Excerpts:

• Berlioz, Hungarian March

• Haydn, The Creation

• Mahler, Symphony No.7, first movement

• Schumann, Symphony No.3, fourth movement

• Wagner, Die Walküre “Ride of the Valkyries”, B Maj. section

• Wagner, Das Rheingold

• Rossini, William Tell Overture

• Kodály, Háry János

Master of Music: Tenor Trombone

Prescreening required; must be video recording. Video should be shot from left side so mouthpiece is clearly visible.

Prescreening and live audition unaccompanied.

For Prescreening and Final Audition:

All repertoire required. No substitutions.

• Solo Selection: Martin, Ballade

Orchestral Excerpts:

• Berlioz, Hungarian March (2nd trombone)

• Mozart, Requiem “Tuba Mirum”

• Ravel, Bolero

• Saint-Saëns, Symphony No.3

• Schumann, Symphony No.3, fourth movement

• Wagner, Die Walküre “Ride of the Valkyries”, B Maj. section

• Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra

• Rossini, William Tell Overture

Doctor of Musical Arts: Brass Performance

Prescreening required for all instruments; must be video recording.

Prescreening and live audition unaccompanied.

For Prescreening:

The applicant must submit their prescreening online, and it must contain 45 to 60 minutes of music representing different styles and historical periods. If reviewed favorably, the applicant will be invited to campus. Candidates should plan to be on campus for the entire day.

For Final Audition:

If invited to campus, the applicant will perform for, and interview with, a music faculty jury. Candidates are expected to prepare 60 minutes of music appropriate for the doctoral level.  Selections should represent various styles and historical periods from the standard repertoire. The audition will last approximately 30 minutes. The applicant should perform selections used in the prescreening, but can also bring additional repertoire. Candidates should print the list of prepared audition selections and bring this to the audition. All DMA auditions should be accompanied by piano. A list of available pianists in our area will be provided for the applicant.