Undergraduate Woodwinds Auditions

Flute 

• Mozart: Concerto in G Major, K. 313 or Concerto in D Major, K. 314 (first movement only)
• A contrasting work (or two movements if a multi-movement work is chosen) from the standard solo repertoire
• Orchestral Excerpt Spirit Dance from Menuet and Spirit Dance from Orpheus by Gluck (click here)
• Major Scales over 2 octaves and C Major and chromatic scale over 3 octaves. 
• Sight Reading

Repertoire questions? Email Prof. Angela Jones-Reus.

Oboe 

• Slow aria/cantata by J.S. Bach
• One movement of a sonata or concerto of your choice
• Fast etude by Ferling/Barret (performance majors only)
• Scales:
  ◦  Major Scales, minimum of two octaves
  ◦  Chromatic Scale, low Bb to High F

Repertoire questions? Email Dr. Reid Messich.

Bassoon 

• Two contrasting selections from standard repertoire, such as individual movements from sonatas, concertos, etudes, or other solo works. 
• Each work should be by a different composer and represent different styles, tempos, and technical demands.
• All major scales and arpeggios 
• 3-octave Bb chromatic scale
  Sightreading 
   

Saxophone ​​​​​​​

• All 12 major scales and the chromatic scale played full-range. Be prepared to play scales all-slurred as well as in a slur two / tongue two articulation pattern.
• Two contrasting etudes (one lyrical, one technical) from books such as Feeling, Berbiguier/Mule, J.L. Small, Labanchi, Voxman Selected Studies, or similar.
• At least two contrasting movements from the classical saxophone repertoire. Suggested works include the Sonatas by Paul Creston and Bernard Heiden, Tableaux de Provence ​​​​​​​by Paule Maurice, and Romance by William Grant Still—or a larger one-movement work, such as the Glazunov Concerto.
• Sight-reading

Repertoire questions? Email Dr. Brandon Quarles.

Clarinet 

• Two contrasting solos/etudes: 
  ◦  One demonstrating lyrical-expressive capabilities
  ◦  One demonstrating technical skill 
• Scales:
  ◦  All major scales and arpeggios (from memory)
  ◦  Chromatic scale 
• Sight-reading (moderate difficulty)

Repertoire questions? Email Dr. D. Ray McClellan.

Admissions questions? Email Music Admissions.