Graduate Brass Audition Requirements

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Unless specified, prescreening requirements are the same as listed below. 

The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami has an outstanding graduate brass program with world-class faculty on every instrument. We look forward to hearing your audition.

Euphonium

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  • Prescreening

    Select two or three contrasting etudes or solos (or movements from a concerto or sonata) totaling six-ten minutes which best demonstrate your tone, range, technique, and lyric ability.

  • Audition

    Applicants are expected to prepare the following excerpts. 

    • Sousa: Stars and Stripes - Beginning through the first strain, take the first ending and stop
    • Sullivan: Pineapple Poll - Beginning to eight before Rehearsal 2
    • Grainger: Molly on the Shore - Measures 71 to 99
    • Holst: First Suite in Eb - Beginning to two before Rehearsal A
    • Grainger: Colonial Song - Measure 21 to downbeat of measure 45
    • Grainger: Rufford Park Poachers - Pickups to measure 51 to measure 84
    • Schoenberg: Theme and Variations - Measures 149 to 169
    • Barber: Commando March - Rehearsal B to second bar of Rehearsal C
    • Shostakovich: Festive Overture - Rehearsal 8 to 5 measures after Rehearsal 9; one before Rehearsal 21 to the Ab after the Eb trill
    • Mendelssohn: Fingal's Cave - Beginning to the two tied B natural whole notes
    • Select one movement of one of the following:
      • John Stevens: Soliloquies
      • Torstein Aagaard-Nielsen: Two Insects
    • Select two contrasting movements of one of the following :
      • Ponchielli: Concerto per Filcorno Basso
      • Ellerby: Concerto
      • Jan Bach: Concert Variations
      • Curnow: Symphonic Variant

Horn

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  • Prescreening

    All Masters, Artist Diploma, and Doctor of Musical Arts Applicants

    • Concerto - Either Mozart 2 or Strauss 1, complete first movement
    • Reynolds - Etude #24
    • Beethoven - Symphony 3 Trio 2nd horn
    • Strauss - Ein Heldenleben opening 1st horn
    • Brahms - Symphony #1 2nd movement horn 1 solo

  • Audition

    All Masters, Artist Diploma, and Doctor of Musical Arts Applicants

    • Concerto - Either Mozart 2 or Strauss 1 complete 1st movement 
    • Reynolds - Etude No. 24
    • Beethoven - Symphony #3 Trio 2nd horn
    • Strauss - Ein Heldenleben opening 1st horn solo
    • Brahms - Symphony #1 2nd movement 1st horn solo
    • Shostakovich - Symphony #5 low tutti 1st movement
    • Strauss - Til Eulenspiegel opening 1st horn solo
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Trombone

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  • Prescreening

    • 1 Etude of the applicant's choice
    • Choose one of the following
      • One movement of a standard solo work (concerto or sonata) or
      • A short solo work (five to eight minutes) or
      • Five to eight minutes from a single movement work
    • Three standard orchestral excerpts

    *Repertoire chosen should demonstrate the applicant's musical and technical ability and interest.

  • Audition

    • Two contrasting etudes
    • A complete concerto or sonata from the standard repertoire
    • An additional solo of the applicant's choice
    • Five orchestral excerpts

    Note: Prior to the audition, all applicants are encouraged to confirm their audition material with Professor Tim Conner by e-mail.

Trumpet

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  • Prescreening

    • One Etude of the applicant's choice
    • Choose one of the following: 
      • One movement of a standard solo work (concerto or sonata) or
      • A short solo work (five to eight minutes) or
      • Five to eight minutes from a single movement work or
      • Three standard orchestral excerpts

    *Repertoire chosen should demonstrate the applicant's musical and technical ability and interest. 

  • Audition

    • Two contrasting etudes
    •  A complete concerto or sonata from the standard repertoire
    • An additional solo of the applicant's choice
    • Three to five orchestral excerpts

Tuba

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  • Prescreening

    Select two or three contrasting etudes or solos (or movements from a concerto or sonata) totaling six-ten minutes which best demonstrate your tone, range, technique, and lyric ability.

  • Audition

    Applicants to the Master of Music

    • CC or Bb tuba must be used on the Bach
    • Applicants are expected to prepare the following excerpts. 
      • Hungarian March - Rehearsal 4 to fourth bar of Rehearsal 5
      • Mahler Symphony No. 1 - Mvt III: four before Rehearsal 3 to Rehearsal 4
      • Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 - Mvt I: Rehearsal 3 to Rehearsal 6
      • Ride of the Valkyries - B Major section
      • Meistersinger Overture -  Rehearsal J to Rehearsal L
      • Mahler Symphony No. 5 - Mvt I: Rehearsal 11 to Rehearsal 12, eight before Rehearsal 25 to Rehearsal 25, Mvt III: thirteen before Rehearsal 16 to Rehearsal 17
      • Symphonie Fantastique -  Mvt IV: Rehearsal 56 to sixth bar of Rehearsal 57, Mvt V: Rehearsal 84 to end
      • Sensemaya - Rehearsal 2 to Rehearsal 11
      • Bruckner Symphony No. 7 - Rehearsal P to fourth bar of Rehearsal R
      • Fountains of Rome - Rehearsal 11 to Rehearsal 14
    • Required solo selections:
      • Bach-Saraband from Cello Suite No.5 (down one octave)
      • Anthony Plog - Three Miniatures -1st MVT
    • Select one of the following:
      • Penderecki: Capriccio
      • Kraft: Encounters II
    • Select one of the following:
      • Vaughn Williams Concerto 1st or 2nd MVT
      • John Williams Concerto 1st or 2nd MVT

    Applicants to the Doctor of Musical Arts and Artist Diploma

    • CC or Bb tuba must be used on the Bach
    • Applicants are expected to prepare the following excerpts. 
      • Hungarian March - Rehearsal 4 to fourth bar of Rehearsal 5
      • Mahler Symphony No. 1 - Mvt III: four before Rehearsal 3 to Rehearsal 4
      • Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis - Mvt II: Forth bar of Rehearsal L to second bar of Rehearsal P, Mvt II: three before Rehearsal R to Rehearsal T
      • Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 - Mvt I: Rehearsal 3 to Rehearsal 6
      • Ride of the Valkyries - B Major section
      • Meistersinger Overture -  Opening and Rehearsal J to Rehearsal L
      • Ein Heldenleben - Second bar of Rehearsal 62 to second bar of Rehearsal 65
      • Till Eulenspiegel - Fourth bar of Rehearsal 37 to four before Rehearsal 38
      • Mahler Symphony No. 5 - Mvt I: Rehearsal 11 to Rehearsal 12, eight before Rehearsal 25 to Rehearsal 25, Mvt III: thirteen before Rehearsal 16 to Rehearsal 17
      • Symphonie Fantastique -  Mvt IV: Rehearsal 56 to sixth bar of Rehearsal 57, Mvt V: Rehearsal 84 to end
      • Sensemaya - Rehearsal 2 to Rehearsal 11
      • Bruckner Symphony No. 7 - Rehearsal P to fourth bar of Rehearsal R
      • Fountains of Rome - Rehearsal 11 to Rehearsal 14
    • Required solo selections:
      • Bach-Saraband from Cello Suite No.5 (down one octave)
      • Anthony Plog - Three Miniatures 1st MVT
    • Select one of the following:
      • James Grant: Three Furies 
      • Penderecki: Capriccio
      • Kraft: Encounters II
    • Select one of the following:
      • Eugene Bozza: Concertino 1st or 2nd MVT
      • Vaughn Williams Concerto 1st or 2nd MVT
      • John Williams Concerto 1st or 2nd MVT

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