Ensemble Audition Information: Brass
Audition dates:
Winter 2013: January 7
Spring 2013: April 22
Fall 2013: TBD
Auditions will be held by instrument in each instructor's office as follows:
Trumpets: SNO 282D, Ryan Nielsen
Horns: SNO 282H, Jon Klein
Trombones: SNO 282E, e-mail Bryce Mecham for audition materials and instructions
Tubas & Euphoniums: SNO 282F, Golden Lund
Sign-up sheets for auditions times will be posted the week before auditions outside each instructor's office.
General audition requirement information:
- a solo of your choice
- a contrasting piece of your choice
- a sight reading piece provided at the audition
For jazz auditions:
- 24 hr jazz piece (provided the day prior to auditions)
- improvisation
Specific instrument audition information:
- Horn
- Exposition of Mozart Concerto 2 or 4 (Henle or Barenreiter)
- Exposition of Strauss Concerto 1 (optional)
- Beethoven Symphony 6: Horn 1 solo in the 3rd movement (49 after A to 2/4 a tempo); Horn 1 solo in the 5th movement (opening)
- Brahms Symphony 2: Horns 1 and 3 opening; Horn 1 solo in the 1st movement (Reh. M to 31 after M); Horn 1 Solo in the 2nd movement (Reh. A-B - Horn in B-Natural)
- Strauss Ein Hendenleben: Horn 4 Reh 8-12; Horn 1 Reh 101-Langsam 6/8; Horn 1 Reh 107-109
- Hopprasch Book 1 #8, Horn in D
- Sight Reading