Auditions for large ensembles (bands and orchestras) will take place the evening of the first day of classes. As usual, auditions will be blind (behind a screen). There will be a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board outside my office door (E465 HFAC); the sign-up sheet is simply to get a tally of players and for the proctor’s use in assigning players a number—the proctor will jumble the names before the audition when assigning you a number.
Below is the list of the audition materials. Prepare the bracketed portions. Non-majors may elect to prepare a solo of their choice instead of the below excerpts.
It is highly recommended that you listen to recordings of these pieces multiple times in order to determine tempo, style, context, etc. Although it does not include recordings of all the materials, a good starting point is tromboneexcerpts.org. Also, tenor trombones, please take note of clefs. Good luck everyone!
TENOR TROMBONES
1) Mozart, Requiem
2) Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel
3) Wagner, Lohengrin
4) Brahms, Symphony No. 1
BASS TROMBONES
1) Haydn, Creation
2) Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries
3) Rossini, William Tell
4) Schumann, Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish)