Brass, Woodwind, and Percussion Auditions for the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Orchestra and Opera Chamber Orchestra.
Membership in these ensembles is determined by a juried audition that takes place during the first week of classes in August for the fall semester and in December for the spring semester. Audition music is available in May for the fall semester and in November for the spring semester. Printed copies can be obtained from the School of Music’s instrumental music faculty or from the Band Office.
The 2008 spring semester auditions are scheduled for early December (see the schedule below). All auditions take place in Westbrook Music Building (WMB). Audition music will be posted as it becomes available. Click on the appropriate instrument name below to download the music and/or instructions (files are in PDF format).
Monday, December 3
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., clarinets
and bass clarinets in room 9 WMB (you must
also complete the audition
form and bring it with you to the
audition)
Tuesday, December 4
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., bassoons in room 231 WMB.
Wednesday, December 5
7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., flutes in room 114 WMB.
Monday, December 10
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., tubas in room 119 WMB
6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., euphoniums in room 119 WMB
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., tenor
trombones and bass
trombones in room 119 WMB
Tuesday, December 11
2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., saxophones in room 205 WMB. There is
a saxophone audition excerpt for Symphonic
Band and one for Wind
Ensemble.
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., trumpets and horns in room 132 WMB. Notes on the
trumpet audition music: prepare the Mahler Sinfonie
No. 5 Trauermarsch and the Tomasi Nocturne from rehearsal 1 to the end of rehearsal
3 (bar 14).
Wednesday, December 12
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., oboes in
room 119 WMB
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., percussion in
room 132 WMB
Campus Band
There is no audition requirement for the Campus Bands; just sign up for the class (course numbers: MUCO 248D, MUCO 448D, MUDC 248D, MUDC 448D, MUNM 248D and MUNM 448D). Section 1 meets on Tuesday evenings and section 2 meets on Thursday evening.
