Flute:
Three octave chromatic scale from low C.
J.S. Bach Sonata in E Major (mvmts. I & II)

Oboe:
Chromatic scale low C to high Eb (three ledger lines above staff).
Benedetto Marcello Concerto in C Minor for Oboe and Piano (mvmts. II & III)

Clarinet:
Chromatic scale low E to high G (four ledger lines above staff).
Krommer Concerto in Eb Major (mvmts. I & II)

Bassoon:
Three octave chromatic scale from low Bb.
Julius Weissenborn Fifty Bassoon Studies, Op. 8, Vol. II (#21 & #38)

BRASS:

All instruments - all major scales, 2 octaves. Required solo -- no substitutions accepted; listed excerpt(s); sight reading.

Horn:
Chromatic scale low C to high Bb; Morceau de Concert, mvt. 1 by Camille Saint-Saens
Excerpt: Nocturne from Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night's Dream from Max Pottag “French Horn Passages” vol. I (pub. Belwin Mills)

Trumpet:
Chromatic scale low F# to high C; Sonata for Trumpet, mvt. 1 by Kent Kennan
Excerpt: Pines of Rome, second movement off stage solo (Please click here to download excerpt)

Trombone:
Chromatic scale low E to high Bb; Concerto for Trombone, mvt. I by Rimsky Korsakov
Excerpt: Tuba Mirum - Mozart Requiem K626 from “Orchestral Excerpts” vol. I, Ed Brown (pub. International Music) or go to www.trombone.org/orchexcerpts/gph-tubamirum.asp

Tuba:
Chromatic scale low F to high Bb; Sonata for tuba, mvt. I by Beversdorf
Excerpt: Berlioz Hungarian March, Wagner Ride of the Valkyrie

STRINGS:

All instruments: Sight reading.

Violin:
3 octave scales: G, A, Bb, D, and g melodic minor; Mozart Concert No. 3 (1st mvmt.) or Bach Concerto No. 1 in a minor or a piece of equivalent difficulty.

Viola:
3 octave scales: C, D, Eb; Hoffmeister Concerto (1st or 3rd mvmt.) or Telemann Concerto (2nd or 4th mvmt.) or any one movement from J.S. Bach Cello Suites for viola or a piece of equivalent difficulty.

Cello:
3 octave scales: C,F,Bb,Eb,G,D,A; one movement of any Bach Suite or a Sonata or Concerto movement or piece that demonstrates a variety of slow and fast playing.

Bass:
2 octaves C major (into thumb position) and g harmonic minor. Solo choices (pick one):
Marcello - Sonata #2 in e minor/2nd movement
Vivaldi - Sonata #5 in e minor / 2nd movement
Simandl - Etude #17 from 30 Etudes

Harp:
All major scales and arpeggios; Tchaikovsky "Waltz of the Flowers" cadenza from Nutcracker and solo work of your choice.

PERCUSSION:

All percussion audition candidates must play the following solo on EITHER a mallet keyboard instrument, snare drum or timpani, (from "Audition Etudes" by Garwood Whaley):

Snare Drum: #9, page
Mallet Keyboard (xylophone): #10, page 23
Timpani: #14, p.18

(Sight reading will also be given on your 'solo' instrument.)

In addition, each person is REQUIRED to perform on all of the following:

Snare Drum:
Rudimental Roll, Orchestral Roll, Flams, Flam- Taps, Paradiddles.

Mallet Instruments:
2 Octave Major Scales & Arpeggios: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, & D, A. Plus, Chromatic Scale, 2 Octaves.

Timpani:
Long Roll, ppp to fff. Interval tuning to 4ths, 5ths and 3rds.

PIANO:

Only open to candidates who are also auditioning on other orchestral instruments (preferably percussion or strings). Choose a solo piece demonstrating your range and ability; sight reading.