Music major applicants should submit the required repertoire shown below for the desired degree program. All music major applicants will be automatically considered for scholarships.
Non-music major applicants should submit the same repertoire as required for the BA music majors.
We would like to encourage you to consider a work by composers from historically underrepresented groups.
Classical Saxophone:
B.A. music major, music education, non-music major
- Two contrasting movements approximately 10 minutes total from standard solo repertoire.
- Selections should demonstrate lyrical phrasing and technical proficiency and should be by different composers. Suggested works include sonatas by Creston, Heiden, Eccles/Rascher, or Handel/Mule; concertos by Glazounov or Ibert; Maurice Tableaux de Provençe; Villa-Lobos Fantasia or comparable works. As a solo movement substitute, one étude from Voxman Selected Studies, Ferling 48 Études, Karg-Elert 25 Caprices or other work of comparable difficulty would be acceptable.
- Scales — ascending and descending, full range of instrument
- Chromatic
- E major, F majorScales — ascending and descending, full range of instrument
B.M. performance major
- Two or three contrasting movements approximately 10 minutes total from standard solo repertoire.
- Selections should demonstrate lyrical phrasing and technical proficiency and should be by different composers. Suggested works include sonatas by Creston, Heiden, or Hindemith; concertos by Dubois, Glazounov, or Ibert; Bozza Improvisation et Caprice; Maurice Tableaux de Provençe; Milhaud Scaramouche; Noda Improvisation I; Villa-Lobos Fantasia; or other work of comparable difficulty.
- One étude from any of the following books:
- Voxman Selected Studies
- Ferling 48 Études
- Mule 18 Exercises d’après Berbiguier
- Karg-Elert 25 Caprices
- Scales — ascending and descending, full range of instrument
- Chromatic
- E major, F majorScales — ascending and descending, full range of instrument
Jazz Saxophone:
- If you are interested in pursuing primarily jazz saxophone at St. Olaf, please reach out to Director of Jazz Ensembles Dr. Joseph Jefferson at jeffer2@stolaf.edu or Jazz Sax Instructor Peter Whitman at whitma1@stolaf.edu for more information about audition requirements for scholarships and the music majors.