All applicants for admission to the undergraduate Euphonium and Baritone Horn program should be prepared to perform at least two original solo works and one étude or study. Each applicant should be prepared to play two or three passages from the orchestral repertoire.
Below are examples of literature appropriate for an audition. It is recommended that an applicant select works that demonstrate cantilena style (slow tempo, legato melodic lines, sustained phrasing, singing tone quality) and technical facility (fast tempo, variety in rhythm, correct phrasing, tone quality, clean articulation, etc.).
Solos should include a slow and a fast movement from works equal in difficulty to the Sonata by McKay or Sonata by Presser, and other works such as Introduction and Dance by Barat, Concert Piece by P.V. DeLaNux, or Rondo by Presser. One étude or study involving technical problems equal to those posed by such composers as Arban, Rochart, or Blume.
All brass applicants must be prepared to perform three compositions, one from the Baroque or Classical periods, one from the Romantic period, and one from the Contemporary period. The candidate may also offer orchestral excerpts suitable to his or her own instrument.
All brass applicants should prepare material equivalent to a master's level recital program.