Euphonium Area
Undergraduate Euphonium Auditions
- All undergraduate applicants should prepare:
- A melodious etude (to demonstrate good sound,solid intonation, and musicianship)
- A study (to demonstrate technical facility)
- All major scalesAny solo of your choice
- Applicants may also be asked to demonstratesight-reading ability
Recommended etudes:
- Arban's Complete Conservatory Method for trumpetor trombone
- Blazhevich, 70 StudiesBordogni/Rochut, Melodious Etudes for theTrombone, vol. 1
- Kopprasch, 60 Selected StudiesTyrell, 40 Progressive Studies
Recommended solos:
- Capuzzi, Andante and Rondo
- Clarke, The Bride of the Waves
- Guilmant, Morceau symphonique for trombone
- Handel, Aria con variazioni for trumpet
- Philip Sparke, Pantomime
- Donald White, Lyric Suite.
Graduate Euphonium Auditions
All graduate applicants should prepare:
- A melodious etude (to demonstrate good sound,solid intonation, and musicianship) and a study (to demonstrate technicalfacility), selected from such collections as:
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- Arban's Conservatory Method
- Marcel Bitsch, 20 études pour trompette
- Bordogni/Rochut, Melodious Etudes for theTrombone (down an octave)
- Charlier, 36 études transcendantes pour trompette
- Clarke's Technical Studies for the Cornet
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- All scales
- Several of the major band excerpts
- A solo of your choice, such as:
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- Jan Bach, Concert Variations
- James Curnow, Symphonic Variants
- Joseph Horovitz, Concerto
- Simone Mantia, All Those Endearing Young Charms
- Ponchielli, Concerto
- Walter Ross, Capriccio furioso
- Alec Wilder, Sonata
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- Applicants may also be asked to demonstratesight-reading ability.