Brass (Undergraduate)

Euphonium

The candidate should demonstrate good embouchure resulting in comfortable playing in all registers, a good concept of sound, a strong sense of rhythm, and a steady tempo. The student will be asked to perform:

1. A solo, movements from a sonata or concerto, or etudes, demonstrating lyrical phrasing and technical proficiency.
2. Sight reading.

French Horn

Please prepare an audition performance of music that is not too difficult for you to play, ideally of music you enjoy playing.

1. Two contrasting solos or études of your choice (examples: Mozart Concerti No. 2 or No. 4 plus a Strauss concerto)
2. Sight reading.
3. Be prepared to play any major scale — two octaves minimum.
4. Performance Applicants Only: Three standard orchestral excerpts of your choice.

Trombone

The candidate should demonstrate good embouchure resulting in comfortable playing in all registers, a good concept of sound, a strong sense of rhythm, and a steady tempo.

1. Be prepared to perform two contrasting movements from the list of works cited below, demonstrating lyrical phrasing and technical proficiency. Please contact Professor Chasanov at echasano@illinois.edu or 217.333.6674 should you wish to substitute works not cited. For tenor trombone — David: Concertino; Hindemith: Sonate; Larsson: Concertino; Serocki: Sonatine. For bass trombone — Defaye/Knaub: Deux Danses; Hindemith: Drei Leichte Stucke; Jacob: Cameos; McCarty: Sonata.
2. Sight reading.
3. Be prepared to play any major scale — two octaves minimum.
4. Applicants for the Performance Degree in trombone and bass trombone are also required to prepare 3 orchestral excerpts from the lists located at the UI Trombone Website.
   

Trumpet

The candidate should demonstrate good embouchure resulting in comfortable playing in all registers, a good concept of sound, a strong sense of rhythm, and a steady tempo. The student will be asked to perform:

1. First movement of one of the following:
   Haydn Concerto in E Flat
   Hummel Concerto in E Flat
2. Charlier: Étude Transcendantes # 2 or #4 or #6
3. Scales and Arpeggios
4. Sight reading.

Tuba

The candidate should demonstrate good embouchure resulting in comfortable playing in all registers, a good concept of sound, a strong sense of rhythm, and a steady tempo. The student will be asked to perform:

1. A solo, movements from a sonata or concerto, or etudes, demonstrating lyrical phrasing and technical proficiency.
2. Sight reading.