Requirements

Review the repertoire requirements for your area of study below. If you have questions about your repertoire selections within these requirements, please first consult with your current private teacher or other mentor.

For all Woodwind applicants:

• There is no prescreening requirement.
• Works with piano are not required to be performed with a pianist or piano recording. 
• Repertoire does not need to be memorized.

FLUTE

Undergraduate

• Two contrasting movements of a concerto by Mozart (G or D) or two contrasting movements of a sonata by J.S. Bach
• Two contrasting movements of a sonata: Hindemith, Piston, Martinu, Poulenc, or a sonata of equivalent difficulty
• One or two movements from an additional piece: Chaminade Concertino, Fauré Fantasie, Enesco Cantabile and Presto, or a piece of equivalent difficulty

Graduate and Postgraduate

• Two contrasting movements of a concerto: Mozart D Major with cadenzas, Ibert, Nielsen, or a concerto of equivalent difficulty
• Two contrasting movements of a sonata: Martinu, Reynolds, Prokofiev, Gaubert, or a sonata of equivalent difficulty
• Three standard orchestral excerpts

PICCOLO

Postgraduate - Auxiliary Winds PSC Only

• Vivaldi Concerto in C Major, RV 443, Mvmts I and II
• Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, Mvmt III
• Beethoven Symphony No. 9
• Berlioz Damnation of Faust, Menuet des Follets
• Mahler Symphony No. 2, Mvmt IV Reh 4 and Mvmt V Reh 30-31
• Rossini Semiramide Overture
• Shostakovich Symphony No. 6, Mvmt I Reh 8-10 and Mvmt II Reh 72-74
• On Flute: Expositions from Mvmts I and II of a Mozart Flute Concerto (G or D)

OBOE

Undergraduate

• One selection from Barret's 40 Progressive Melodies
• One étude from Barret's 15 Grand Studies or Ferling Etudes
• Marina Dranishnikova's A Poeme for Oboe and Piano
• One movement from a standard baroque or classical concert piece
• One movement from a standard romantic or modern concert piece
• Three standard orchestral excerpts

 

Graduate and Postgraduate

• One selection from Barret's 40 Progressive Melodies
• One étude from Barret's 15 Grand Studies or Ferling Etudes
• Marina Dranishnikova's A Poeme for Oboe and Piano
• One movement from a standard baroque or classical concert piece
• One movement from a standard romantic or modern concert piece
• Six standard orchestral excerpts

ENGLISH HORN

Postgraduate - Auxiliary Winds PSC Only

• Hindemith English Horn Sonata
• Bach Cantata No. 1 "Erfüllet, ihr himmlischen göttlichen Flammen", 1-34
• Berlioz Rob Roy Overture, two measures before Reh 7 to five measures before Reh 9
• Berlioz Rob Roy Overture, both Largetto Espressivo solos
• Dvorak New World Symphony
• Debussy Nocturnes, Fetes
• Ravel Piano Concerto in G
• On Oboe: One movement of a standard concert piece, any era

CLARINET

Undergraduate

• One étude from either Rose 32 or Rose 40 Études for Clarinet
• Two contrasting movements from a concerto by Mozart, Stamitz, or Weber, or a piece of equivalent difficulty. We encourage you to perform a work by a woman and/or person from a historically underrepresented racial/ethnic group to fulfill this requirement.

 

Graduate and Postgraduate

• One étude from Uhl, Jeanjean, or a Kovach Hommage
• Two of the following works:
  • Copland's Concerto (opening through end of cadenza)
  • Debussy's Premiere Rhapsody
  • D'Rivera's "Lecuonerias" from Cape Cod Files
  • Nielsen's Concerto Op. 57 (opening through end of cadenza)
  • Stravinsky's Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet
  • Tower's Wings
• Three orchestral excerpts

BASS CLARINET

Postgraduate - Auxiliary Winds PSC Only

• Two movements of a Bach cello suite (transposed or concert pitch)
• One solo piece written after 1980
• Four bass clarinet orchestral excerpts of the applicant's choice
• On Clarinet: One piece from the Graduate clarinet audition repertoire list

BASSOON

Undergraduate

• Scales
  • One major
  • One minor
  • One chromatic
• Telemann Sonata in F minor, movements I and II
• One selection from Milde Scale Studies or Weissenborn Advanced Studies, or other works of equivalent difficulty
• One solo work of your choice that demonstrates your current level of advancement musically and technically. We encourage you to perform a work by a woman and/or person from a historically underrepresented racial/ethnic group to fulfill this requirement.
• Transfer undergraduate applicants only: Three orchestral excerpts

 

Graduate and Postgraduate

• Three orchestral excerpts
• Two contrasting movements selected from within the repertoire below:
  • Mozart Concerto
  • Vivaldi Concerto
  • Weber Concerto
  • Hummel Concerto
  • Bach cello suites
  • Saint-Saëns Sonata
• One solo work of your choice that demonstrates your current level of advancement musically and technically. We encourage you to perform a work by a woman and/or person from a historically underrepresented racial/ethnic group to fulfill this requirement.

CONTRABASSOON

Postgraduate - Auxiliary Winds PSC Only

• Bach Cello Suite  No. 1, Minuets 1 and 2
• Schulhoff Bass Nightingale, Meloncolia
• Orchestral Excerpts
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 5, Mvmt. IV, Beginning to repeat
  • Shostakovish Symphony No. 5, Mvmt. II solos
  • Ravel Ma Mere L'Oye, Mvmt IV, Beauty and the Beast
  • Ravel Concerto for the Left Hand, opening solo
• On Bassoon: Expositions from Mvmts I and II of the Mozart Bassoon Concerto
• On Contra or Bassoon: One solo work of your choice that demonstrates your current level of advancement musically and technically. We encourage you to perform a work by a woman and/or person from a historically underrepresented racial/ethnic group to fulfill this requirement.

For audition dates, please visit Auditions.