Admissions Excerpts : Study 2012

About the Excerpts

For all auditions, we require orchestral excerpts in addition to the two solo pieces. The only instrument that is exempt from this requirement is piano.

For any excerpts that have multi-measure rests, please do not count out the entire section. You should rest one or two measures and then continue with the next section.

All excerpts are in PDF format. You can use the free Adobe Reader software to view and print out the excerpts. If you are unable to print the excerpts, please contact the admissions office at (877) 833-6753 ext. 27 and we will get them to you.

Excerpt Downloads

Violin

Choose 2 of the following excerpts:

1. Mozart: Symphony No. 39
2. Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream
3. Brahms: Symphony No. 2
4. Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
5. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

Viola

Choose 2 of the following excerpts:

1. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6
2. Mozart: Symphony No. 40
3. Brahms: Symphony No. 2
4. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
5. Beethoven: Symphony No. 3

Double Bass

Choose 2 of the following excerpts:

1. Mozart: Symphony No. 40
2. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
3. Wagner: Die Meistersinger
4. Mahler: Symphony No. 1
5. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Flute

Choose 2 of the following excerpts:

1. Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream
2. Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
3. Brahms: Symphony No. 4
4. Bizet: Carmen
5. Rossini: Thievish Magpie

Clarinet

Choose 2 of the following excerpts:

1. Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream
2. Kodaly: Dances of Galanta
3. Brahms: Symphony No. 3
4. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6
5. Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol

Bassoon

Choose 2 of the following excerpts:

1. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6
2. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
3. Ravel: Bolero
4. Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice
5. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6

Trumpet

Choose 2 of the following excerpts:

1. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
2. Stravinsky: Petrouchka - Valse
3. Stravinsky: Petrouchka
4. Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3
5. Resphigi: Pines of Rome

Tenor Trombone

Choose 2 of the following excerpts:

1. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
2. Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3
3. Mozart: Requiem
4. Wagner: Die Walküre
5. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

Euphonium

Note: If you are a trombone player and own a euphonium, you can also include these three short excerpts from Holst's The Planets. This is not a requirement, only a means of determining interest for those who will ultimately be accepted into our program.

1. Holst: The Planets (Tenor Clef)

Tuba

Choose 2 of the following excerpts:

1. Wagner: Die Meistersinger
2. Wagner: Die Meistersinger (Vorspiel)
3. Mahler: Symphony No. 1
4. Wagner: Die Walküre
5. Bruckner: Romantische Symphony

Timpani

Choose 1 of the following excerpts:

1. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6
2. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
3. Mozart: Overture to the Magic Flute
4. Holst: The Planets
5. Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis

Snare

Choose 1 of the following excerpts:

1. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade - Mvmt. 3
2. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade - Mvmt. 4
3. Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
4. Delecluse: Douze Etudes, No. 1
5. Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije-Mvmt. 1