DATES AND AUDITION OPTIONS
2025 Rochester Audition Dates:
On-Campus Audition Dates: Fridays, February 14, 21, and 28
Remote Audition Dates: Fridays, February 7 and 14
2025 Remote Audition Option: Applicants who would like to audition virtually should upload their pre-screening requirements within their application by December 1st. If approved, finalists will perform their final audition over zoom in February 2025.
PRE-SCREENING AND AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Undergraduate
BM Pre-screening Requirements: All BM Euphonium applicants must upload a pre-screening video containing the following material within their application by December 1st:
- One complete lyrical etude from Bordogni/Rochut Melodious Etudes Book I (nos.1-30)
- One complete technical etude from Voxman Selected Studies for Baritone
- A three-minute excerpt from any solo work (piano optional)
BM Final Audition Requirements:
- One complete lyrical etude from Bordogni/Rochut Melodious Etudes Book 1 (nos. 1-30)
- One complete technical etude from Voxman Selected Studies for Baritone
- One solo work from the following list (or of similar difficulty). Applicants are encouraged to present repertoire by composers who have been traditionally underrepresented by virtue of their gender, race, ethnicity, or cultural heritage.
Barat, Andante et Allegro
Bellstedt, Napoli
Capuzzi, Andante and Rondo
Guilmant, Morceau Symphonique
Horovitz, Concerto for Euphonium
Jacob, Fantasia
- Two standard band excerpts from the following list:
Fillmore, Rolling Thunder
Grainger, Lincolnshire Posy
Holst, First Suite for Military Band
King, The Melody Shop
Sousa, Stars and Stripes Forever
Graduate
MM Pre-screening Requirements: All MM Euphonium applicants must upload a pre-screening video containing the following material within their application by December 1st:
- One complete lyrical etude from Bordogni/Rochut Melodious Etudes Book 2 (nos. 31-60)
- One complete technical etude from Mead New Concert Studies Volume 1
- Two contrasting band or orchestral excerpts from the standard repertoire
- A three-minute excerpt from any solo work (piano optional)
DMA Pre-screening Requirements: All DMA Euphonium applicants must upload a pre-screening video containing the following material within their application by December 1st:
- Two contrasting solo movements/works (one from the standard repertoire and one transcription) (totaling 15 minutes)
- Three contrasting band or orchestral excerpts from the standard repertoire
- A short demonstration of the applicant’s one-on-one teaching ability (totaling 10 minutes)
MM and DMA Final Audition Requirements:
- One etude from Mead New Concert Studies: Court Reflections OR Curnow Flying High
- One solo work from the following list (or of similar difficulty). Applicants are encouraged to present repertoire by composers who have been traditionally underrepresented by virtue of their gender, race, ethnicity, or cultural heritage.
Cosma, Concerto for Euphonium
Curnow, Symphonic Variants
Ellerby, Concerto for Euphonium
Gillingham, Blue Lake Fantasies
Sparke, Harlequin
Stevens, Soliloquies
- 1 Baroque, Classical, or Romantic transcription
- 3 contrasting band excerpts from the following list:
Grainger, Molly on the Shore
Holst, First Suite for Military Band
King, The Melody Shop
Makris, Aegean Festival Overture
Schoenberg, Theme and Variations
Shostakovich, Festive Overture
Smith, Festival Variations
Sousa, Stars and Stripes Forever
Sullivan, Pineapple Poll
Tchaikovsky, Finale from Symphony No. 4 (arr. Safranek)