Audition Requirements

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1 Audition Requirements Violin 1 movement + cadenza from a concerto, and a contrasting piece (concerto, sonata or etude) Concertos o Vivaldi, Four Seasons o Bach, Concerto in a minor or E major o Viotti, Concerto No. 23 o Mozart, Concerto No. 3, 4 or 5 o Kabalevsky Sonatas o Handel o Dvorak, Sonatina (G major) o Mozart, Sonatas for Violin and Piano o Beethoven, Sonatas for Violin and Piano Solo o Any movement of Bach Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin Miscellaneous o Beethoven, Romances o Novacek, Moto Perpetuo o Vitalli, Chaconne o Major AND minor scales, 4 # s and b s, 3 octaves Cello Major AND minor scales, 4 # s and b s, 3 octaves The Prelude and a dance movement from one of the first three Bach Suites for solo cello Movement from concerto such as Boccherini B-flat, Saint-Saens, J.C. Bach Movement from sonata such as Brahms E-minor or Beethoven "Judas Maccabeus" Variations Classical Guitar Giuliani, Right Hand Studies Nos 1-20 Leo Brouwer, Studies Nos 1-6 Carulli, Preludes Nos 1-7

2 Luis Milan, Pavan (any) or piece from Noad Renaissance Guitar Logy, any 2 movements from Suite in a minor Anzaghi, any two pieces from the Guitar Anthology, vol. 1 Flute Mozart, concerto of choice, 1 st movement only Hindemith, Sonata, movement 2 only Major and minor scales, 4 # s and b s, 2 octaves Oboe Marcello, Concerto (2 contrasting movements) Mozart, Oboe Quartet K371 (2 contrasting movements) Haydn, Concerto in C major Saint-Saëns, Sonate Op.166 Strauss, Concerto (1 st movement) Arnold, Sonatina Etudes: Barret or Ferling Major AND minor scales, 4 # s and b s, 2 octaves Clarinet Two contrasting movements: Mozart, Concerto K622 Weber, Concertos No 1 or 2 Weber, Concertino Poulenc, Sonata Rose Etudes Major AND minor scales, 4 # s and b s, 2 or 3 octaves Bassoon 1 etude from Vol. 1 & 2 of Ludwig Milde 1 etude from Melodic or Bravura Studies of Alberto Orefici 1 etude from the J. Gambaro 18 Etudes 2 movements from any Antonio Vivaldi Concerto (there are 37 to pick from) 2 movements from Mozart Bb Major Concerto 2 movements from the Carl Maria von Weber Concerto in F Major AND minor scales, 4 # s and b s, 2 octaves

3 Saxophone All 12 major scales in 1/8 notes played at the following tempo or faster; ¼ note at 60 beats per minute. Two etudes or pieces of contrasting styles (slow-fast, andante-allegro) preferably chosen from the following collections: Ferling, W., 48 Famous Studies Rubank, Advanced Method Voxman, H., Selected Studies If a student wishes to take jazz lessons and audtion for the jazz band, they should prepare a jazz etude or transcribed solo, preferably from the following list: Alto/Baritone: Cannonball Adderley, Jazz Styles series (David Baker) Charlie Parker, Omnibook Tenor: Dexter Gordon, Lennie Niehaus Sonny Rollins, Jazz Masters series Sonny Rollins, Jazz Styles series (David Baker) Various artists, Jazz Tenor Sax solos - Carl Fischer series Various artists, Tenor Solos - Hank Butler Various artist, Tenor Sax Standards - Hal Leonard Trumpet Two contrasting movements/pieces, one lyrical and one technical) selected from the following list or pieces of equivalent demands. Selections may be two movements or sections from a concerto or other solo work or a mixture of solos and etudes. Concertos Arutunian, Concerto Haydn, Concerto Hummel, Concerto Neruda, Concerto in Eb Kennan, Sonata Hindemith, Sonata Halsey Stevens, Sonata Etudes Arban, Complete Method Etudes Bordogni, Vocalises Bousquet, 36 Celebrated Etudes

4 Brandt, Orchestral Etudes Clarke, Characteristic Studies Concone, Lyrical Studies Charlier, Transcendental Etudes Smith, Top Tones Major and minor scales, 4 # s and b s, 2 octaves Trombone Solo: Two contrasting movements/pieces, (one lyrical and one technical) selected from the following list or pieces of equivalent demands. Etudes: Two contrasting etudes (one lyrical and one technical) selected from the following list, or pieces of equivalent demands. Solos Barat, Andante and Allegro David, Concertino Galliard, Sonata Grondahl, Concerto Guilmant, Morceau Symphonique Hindemith, Sonata McKay, Sonata Mozart, Concerto in Bb Pryor, Blue Bells of Scotland Rimsky-Korsakov, Concerto Saint-Saens, Cavatine Sanders, Sonata Serocki, Sonatina Stojowski, Fantasy Weber, Romance (Appasionata) Etudes Arban, Complete Method Etudes Blazhevich, Clef Studies Kopprasch, Selected Etudes Mueller, Technical Studies Rochut, Melodious Etudes Tyrell, Progressive Studies Major and minor scales, 4 # s and b s, 2 octaves

5 French Horn Mozart, Horn Concerto No. 3, movements 1 and 2 Saint-Saëns, Morceau de concert Franz Strauss, Notturno Kopprasch, 60 Selected Studies Major and minor scales, 4 # s and b s, 2 octaves