AUDITION SELECTIONS
FOR THE 2007 - 2008 SCHOOL YEAR

WINDS, PERCUSSION, STRING AND VOCAL AUDITION SELECTIONS
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INSTRUMENT

COMPOSER

TITLE

PUBLISHER

Piccolo

Mozart

Concerto in D (Mov't 1 only)

Carl Fischer or standard edition

Flute

Bach

Eb Sonata (Mov'ts 1 & 2)
Also known as Sonata No. 2)

Carl Fischer or standard edition

Oboe

Handel

Concerto No. 8 in Bb (Mov'ts 1 & 2)
from Solos for the Oboe Player - Tustin

G. Schirmer

Bassoon

Galliard

Sonata No. 3 from Volume 1

McGinnis & Marx

Soprano Clarinet

Weber

Concertino

Carl Fischer or standard edition

Alto Clarinet

Bergson

Luisa Di Montfort

Carl Fischer or standard edition

Bass Clarinet

Hoffman

Serenade Basque

Belwin Mills

Saxophone

Handel / Rascher

Sonata No. 3 (Mov'ts 1 & 2)

Chappell or Hal Leonard

Trumpet

Corelli / Fitzgerald

Sonata No. 8 (Mov'ts 1 & 2)

Belwin Mills

Horn

Mozart

Concerto No. 3 in Eb (Mov'ts 1 & 2, no cadenza)

G. Schirmer

Trombone

Sanders

Sonata in Eb (Mov'ts 1 & 2)

MPHC

Bass Trombone

McCarty

Sonata for Bass Trombone (Mov'ts 1 & 2)

Ensemble Publications

Euphonium / Baritone

Galliard

Sonata No. 3, (Mov'ts 1 & 2)

International

Tuba

Marcello

Sonata No. 1 in F

Southern

Snare Drum

Whaley

Recital Solo #XVIII from Recital Solos for Snare Drum

Meredith Music Publications

Timpani

Toherepnin

Sonatina for 3 Timpani

Boosey & Hawkes

Mallets

Handel / Feldstein

Sonata No. 3 (Mov't 1 only)

ADL

Violin

Mozart / Auer

Concerto No. 3 in G Major (Mov't 1 - Allegro to cadenza at letter M)

Carl Fischer

Viola

Haydn / Piatigorsky

Divertimento (Mov'ts 1 & 2)

Elkan-Vogel

Cello

Haydn / Piatigorsky

Divertimento (Mov'ts 1 & 2)

Elkan-Vogel

Bass

Galliard

Sonata (Mov't 2 only)

International

Vocal

Dowland

Awake Sweet Love (1st verse)
Solos: Soprano & Alto - ms. 1 to 12
Tenor & Bass - ms. 25 to 35

Walton

 JAZZ ENSEMBLE AUDITION SELECTIONS
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ALL MELODIC INSTRUMENTS

SELECTION

SOURCE (all from the appropriate Aebersold Volume)

SOLO & IMPROVISATION

What is This Thing Called Love

Vol. 41 - Body & Soul
 

TO BE PLAYED BY DRUMMERS WITH THE "LITTLE BIG BAND"

BACKUP BIG BAND & SOLOIST

Nica's Dream

Silver, arr. by Mossman, Hal Leonard
BACKUP & SOLO Strike Up the Band Gershwin, arr. by Sammy Nestico, Hal Leonard

TECHNICAL JAZZ EXCERPT REQUIREMENT FOR
ALL JAZZ AUDITIONS EXCEPT DRUMMERS 
Students should prepare the Technical Jazz Excerpt included on this website for performance during their audition.
The excerpt will be performed without any accompaniment.
The adjudicators will evaluate that performance on Rhythmic Accuracy, Melodic Accuracy and Expressive Elements

DRUMMERS' SPECIAL AUDITION REQUIREMENTS 
Drive the Little Big Band
Backup the Little Big Band, one or more soloists and perform drum solos

 

SCHOLARSHIP PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES
Please refer to the appropriate section of the handbook for the complete guidelines.

Scholarship performance auditions are accepted on Brass, Woodwind, String, and Percussion instruments, on Piano, and for solo Voice as well as for Jazz (involving a lead part with rhythm section).
Any high quality, appropriate for the instrument or voice, solo selection (except for the current All State audition piece for this instrument) is acceptable for use as a scholarship audition.
Performances must be at least 5 minutes in length BUT can be no longer than 10 minutes total. Multiple movements or multiple works may be used to meet this requirement.
The performance must be accompanied if written to be so and must be completely memorized.

COMPOSITION SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES
Please refer to the appropriate section of the handbook for the complete guidelines.

Compositions must be original concepts and not arrangements of other's work. Compositions may be written for any solo or musical ensemble.
The recording should be of the appropriate ensemble for the composition, but MIDI recordings are accepted. Piano reductions are not acceptable for the recording.
The MAXIMUM total performance time of the composition (determined by the tempo & time signature markings AND the recording time) is limited to 7 minutes.
The composer MUST provide a written Statement of Artist Intent with their submission along with four copies of the score and a recording of a performance of the piece.