{"id":484,"date":"2018-05-02T16:49:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T21:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/musicadm\/?page_id=484"},"modified":"2026-09-08T19:06:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T00:06:57","slug":"low-brass-audition-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/musicadm\/audition-repertoire-requirements-2-2\/low-brass-audition-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Trombone, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, and Tuba Audition Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<br \/>We would like to encourage you to consider a work by composers from historically underrepresented groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trombone, Bass Trombone, Euphonium:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All candidates (Jazz\/Commercial Trombone applicants, please see separate requirements <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/musicadm\/audition-repertoire-requirements\/jazz-trombone-requirements\/\">here<\/a>)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>B.A. Music Major, Music Education, &amp; Non-Music Major<br \/><strong>Solo Repertoire:<\/strong>&nbsp;Two contrasting selections from movements of sonatas, concertos, or solo pieces (approx. 6\u201310 minutes total).<br \/><strong>Scales:<\/strong>&nbsp;One major scale of your choice \u2014 two octaves, ascending and descending.<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.M. Performance Major<br \/>In addition to the&nbsp;<strong>Solo Repertoire<\/strong>&nbsp;required for the B.A. degree above, performance applicants must prepare:<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scales:<\/strong><br \/>One Major scale (two octaves, ascending and descending).<br \/>One Harmonic Minor scale (two octaves, ascending and descending).<br \/>Two-octave Chromatic scale (ascending and descending).<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Excerpts:<\/strong>&nbsp;Prepare excerpts including at least three from the lists below corresponding to your instrument:<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tenor Trombone Excerpts<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>(choose at least 3)<\/em>:<br \/><strong>Berlioz:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Hungarian March<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014 2nd Trombone<br \/><strong>Mozart:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Requiem<\/em>&nbsp;(&#8220;Tuba Mirum&#8221;) \u2014 2nd Trombone<br \/><strong>Ravel:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Bol\u00e9ro<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014 1st Trombone<br \/><strong>Saint-Sa\u00ebns:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Symphony No. 3 (&#8220;Organ&#8221;)<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014 1st Trombone<br \/><strong>Wagner:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Die Walk\u00fcre<\/em>&nbsp;(&#8220;Ride of the Valkyries&#8221;) \u2014 1st Trombone<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bass Trombone Excerpts<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>(choose at least 3)<\/em>:<br \/><strong>Berlioz:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Hungarian March<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014 Bass Trombone<br \/><strong>Haydn:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>The Creation<\/em>&nbsp;(&#8220;Achieved is the Glorious Work&#8221;) \u2014 Bass Trombone<br \/><strong>Mahler:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Symphony No. 7<\/em>&nbsp;(Mvt. I) \u2014 Bass Trombone<br \/><strong>Schumann:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Symphony No. 3 (&#8220;Rhenish&#8221;)<\/em>&nbsp;(Mvt. IV) \u2014 Bass Trombone<br \/><strong>Wagner:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Die Walk\u00fcre<\/em>&nbsp;(&#8220;Ride of the Valkyries&#8221;) \u2014 Bass Trombone<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Euphonium Excerpts<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>(choose at least 3)<\/em>:<br \/><strong>Grainger:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Lincolnshire Posy<\/em>&nbsp;(Mvt. 2 &#8220;Horkstow Grange&#8221; or Mvt. 3 &#8220;Rufford Park Poachers&#8221;)<br \/><strong>Holst:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>First Suite in E-flat for Military Band<\/em>&nbsp;(Mvt. 1 &#8220;Chaconne&#8221; or Mvt. 3 &#8220;March&#8221;)<br \/><strong>Holst:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Second Suite in F for Military Band<\/em>&nbsp;(Mvt. 1 &#8220;March&#8221;)<br \/><strong>Sousa:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>The Stars and Stripes Forever<\/em>&nbsp;(Trio and Breakstrain)<br \/><strong>Vaughan Williams:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Toccata Marziale<\/em>&nbsp;(m. 1\u201321)<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Repertoire Suggestions<br \/><strong>Please Note:<\/strong>&nbsp;The works listed below are&nbsp;<strong>suggestions only<\/strong>&nbsp;to help guide your preparation. You are&nbsp;<strong>not required<\/strong>&nbsp;to choose repertoire from this list and are fully encouraged to perform any contrasting solo pieces of comparable quality that showcase your technical and artistic strengths.<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tenor Trombone Solos:<\/strong><br \/>Ferdinand David:&nbsp;<em>Concertino<\/em><br \/>J. Edouard Barat:&nbsp;<em>Andante et Allegro<\/em><br \/>Camille Saint-Sa\u00ebns:&nbsp;<em>Cavatine<\/em><br \/>Alexandre Guilmant:&nbsp;<em>Morceau Symphonique<\/em><br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bass Trombone Solos:<\/strong><br \/>Alexei Lebedev:&nbsp;<em>Concerto in One Movement<\/em><br \/>Ernst Sachse:&nbsp;<em>Concertino in F Major<\/em><br \/>Robert Spillman:&nbsp;<em>Concerto for Bass Trombone<\/em><br \/>Eric Ewazen:&nbsp;<em>Concerto for Bass Trombone<\/em><br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Euphonium Solos:<\/strong><br \/>Antonio Capuzzi (arr. Catelinet):&nbsp;<em>Andante and Rondo<\/em><br \/>J. Edouard Barat:&nbsp;<em>Introduction and Dance<\/em>&nbsp;<br \/>James Curnow:&nbsp;<em>Rhapsody for Euphonium<\/em><br \/>Joseph Horovitz:&nbsp;<em>Euphonium Concerto<\/em>&nbsp;(Mvt. 1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuba:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All candidates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Two or three contrasting selections from movements of sonatas, concertos, solo pieces, or \u00e9tudes. <em>Approximately 10 minutes total.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two major scales of your choice \u2014 two octaves, ascending and descending<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Audition selections should demonstrate the applicant&#8217;s abilities in phrasing, sustained playing, articulation, range, and technical facility, including legato and staccato at varied speeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__micronavbutton panel panel-micronavbutton site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"micronavbutton\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t    <div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none micronavbutton\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters\"\n\t     data-depth=\"0\"\n\t     data-name=\"buttons\"\n\t     data-livetext\n\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-cranberry\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/musicadm\/admissions-instructions\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">Start your Music Application<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-teal\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/admissions\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">St. Olaf Admissions<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-purple\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/music\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">St. Olaf Music Department<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\n\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p><!-- end-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music major applicants should submit the required repertoire shown below for the desired degree program. 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