Join us for euphonium auditions
Undergraduate audition days
- Friday, Feb. 14, 2025
- Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025
- Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
- Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
Submission deadline: All undergraduate applications must be submitted by Feb. 1, 2025
Graduate audition days
- Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
- Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
Submission deadline: All graduate applications must be submitted by Dec. 1, 2024
Undergraduate Auditions
Prescreening
No prescreening is required.
Preparation requirements
Candidates should prepare two contrasting selections from the standard repertoire for their instrument, which may include solos, etudes, and/or orchestral excerpts. It is critical that the audition material be thoroughly prepared and represent the candidate’s best playing.
Time requirement
Time requirement is approximately 8 to 10 minutes in length.
Accompaniment
No accompaniment required.
Technical requirements
No technical requirements.
Suggested repertoire
Euphonium Solos:
- White Lyric Suite
- Haddad Suite for Baritone
- Marcello (any) Sonata
- Vaughan Williams Six Studies in English Folk Song
- Capuzzi Andante and Rondo
- Jacob Fantasia
- Horovitz Euphonium Concerto
Euphonium Etudes:
- Arban (Characteristic Studies)
- Rochut
- Voxman Selected Studies
Judging criteria
- Tone quality
- Musicianship
- Overall control
- Competency
- Technique
FAQs
- When am I considered for scholarship?
- You are considered for scholarship at the time of audition. You will be notified via formal letter about your audition results and music scholarship results in early March.
- When will I hear about my results?
- You will be notified via formal letter about your audition results and music scholarship results in early March
Graduate Auditions
Prescreening
No prescreening required, but it is strongly recommended that you contact Professor Manning for a sample lesson before your audition.
Preparation requirements
- Two solos, selected from different historical periods of music, and of difficulty and quality appropriate for performance at the graduate level
- Two Etudes
- Three to Five standard orchestral or band excerpts
Time requirement
No time requirement.
Accompaniment
No accompaniment required.
Technical requirements
No technical requirements.
Suggested repertoire
Solos:
- Cosma - Euphonium Concerto
- Gillingham - Blue Lake Fantasies
- Sparke - Pantomime
- Horovitz - Euphonium Concerto
- Curnow - Symphonic Variants
- Jacob - Fantasia
Band and Orchestral Excerpts:
- Mussorgsky - Bydlo from Pictures at an Exhibition
- Holst - The Planets; Mars and Jupiter
- Mahler - Symphony No. 7
- Strauss - Don Quixote
- Strauss - Ein Heldenleben
- Holst - Military Suites
- Sousa - Stars and Stripes Forever
- Grainger - Lincolnshire Posy
- Grainger - Irish Tune from County Derry
- Schönberg – Theme and Variations
Etudes:
- Arban - Characteristic Studies
- Rochut - Melodious etudes
- Voxman - Selected Studies
Judging Criteria
- Tone quality
- Musicianship
- Overall control
- Competency
- Technique
FAQs
- When will I hear about my results?
- You will be notified via formal letter about your audition results in early March