No prescreening is required. 

Two contrasting pieces of music.

The audition will be in a lesson format with a full duration of 20 minutes. Please prepare at least 10 minutes of music.

No accompaniment required

• No technical requirements

Example Etude books:

• Jacques-François Gallay, 12 Etudes for Second Horn, Op. 57 
• Georg Kopprasch, 60 Selected Studies
• Maxime-Alphonse, New Melodic and Gradual Studies for Horn, Book 2
• Max P. Pottag, Preparatory Melodies to Solo Work
• John R. Shoemaker, Legato Etudes for Horn

Example solo pieces:

• Eugene Bozza, Chant Lointain
• Paul Dukas, Villanelle
• Rheinhold Gliere, Four Pieces, Op. 35 (select one)
• W.A. Mozart, Concerto No. 3, KV 447, movement 1
• Camille Saint-Saens, Morceau de Concert, Op. 94, movement 1
• Franz Strauss, Concerto, Op. 8, movement 1
• Richard Strauss, Concerto No. 1, Op. 11, movement 1
• Gilbert Vinter, Hunter’s Moon

Having trouble finding music? Please reach out to Dr. Ambrose. 

• Tone quality
• Musicianship
• Overall control
• Competency
• Technique

1. 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.
2. 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

No prescreening required, but it is strongly recommended that you contact Professor Ambrose for a sample lesson before your audition.

Auditionees are requested to bring four copies of their prepared pieces.

Master of Music in Horn Performance:

• Candidates should prepare a 20-minute audition of music that showcases their best playing.

Doctor of Musical Arts in Horn Performance:

• Candidates should prepare a 30-minute audition of music which showcases their best playing. 

No accompaniment is required.

No technical requirements

Master of Music in Horn Performance:

• A complete Concerto or Sonata from the standard repertoire
• One unaccompanied piece for solo horn, or an etude of similar substance
• Five orchestral excerpts from the standard repertoire, including:
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, movement 2, mm. 9-28, horn 1
• Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Lustige Streiche, opening to rehearsal 1, horn 1

Doctor of Musical Arts in Horn Performance:

• Two complete solo works from the standard repertoire.
• One substantial unaccompanied piece for solo horn
• Eight orchestral excerpts from the standard repertoire, including:
• Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5, mvt. 1, rehearsal 17-21, horn 1
• Strauss, Ein Heldenleben, opening to rehearsal 5, horn 1
• Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel, opening to rehearsal 1, horn 1
• Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5, mvt. 2, mm. 9-28, horn 1
• Wagner, Siegfried’s Rhine Journey, short call

• Tone quality
• Musicianship
• Overall control
• Competency
• Technique

1. When will I hear about my results?
   • You will be notified via formal letter about your audition results in early March