Graduate Diploma & Graduate Performance Certificate

Prescreening:

• Guilmant-Morceau Symphonique (Concert Piece) Op. 88: Allegro Moderato to 10 measures after the Andante Sostenuto
• Bordogni/Rochut No. 13 in Eb major (end at m. 24)
• Berlioz Hungarian March (Trombone 2 part): 6 measures before Fig. 4 to 2nd measure of Fig. 5
• Mozart Requiem: Trombone II, Tuba Mirum to downbeat of m. 18.

Live Auditions:

• Two contrasting movements of the following solos or a piece at a comparable level:
  • Grondahl Concerto
  • Tomasi Concerto
  • Martin Ballade
  • Creston Fantasy
  • Milhaud Concertino
• One of the following etudes or others at a comparable level:
  • Bitsch Etudes
  • Rochut – Book 2 or 3
  • Bozza Etudes
• Three contrasting orchestral excerpts chosen from the following:
  • Ravel Bolero
  • Rossini William Tell Overture
  • Wagner Ride of the Valkyries, B Major section
  • Mahler Symphony No.3, first movement
  • Schumann Symphony No.3, “The Rhenish,” fourth movement
  • Mozart Requiem, Tuba Mirum
  • Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra
  • Strauss Ein Heldenleben

Recorded Auditions:

Please refer to the following guidelines as you prepare and record your audition.

• Recorded auditions must consist of one 10-minute video recorded in one take with no editing permitted. If recordings longer than 10 minutes are submitted, the jury will listen only to the first 10 minutes
• Selections must be chosen according to the final audition requirements for your instrument as listed above
• You are encouraged to play a substantial portion of your main solo piece plus two orchestral excerpts, but should exercise your judgment if you wish to include an etude or second piece
• We would like to hear a range of repertoire with technical and stylistic differences
• Please pay close attention to the sound quality of your recording so that the jury can accurately assess your playing

NEC encourages applicants to explore diverse repertoire, including works composed by women, people from historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, and/or musicians from one’s own cultural background.