Tuba

Prescreening:

• Prokofiev – Symphony no. 5, mvt. 1, figure 3 – 7 after figure 5.
• Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries
• A two-octave B-flat (concert pitch) scale, ascending and descending, played in quarter notes at quarter note equals 120 beats per minute in a clearly articulated manner.

Final Auditions:

• Borodogni – melodic study
• Kopprasch – technical etude
• Excerpts:
  • Wagner “Meistersinger” Overture (Letter J to the end)
  • Wagner Ride of the Valkyries
  • Berlioz Hungarian March
  • Stravinsky Petroushka
• Solos:
  • Vaugn Williams Concerto (mvts.1 and 2)
  • Hindemith Sonata for Tuba

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.