Horn Audition Requirements
Undergraduate
All applicants to the horn studio are expected to prepare the following audition requirements:
- Mozart Concerto No. 2 - 1st movement, exposition and development (or)
Strauss Concerto No. 1 - 1st & 2nd movements - Perform 5 orchestral excerpts:
- Brahms Symphony No. 1: 1st horn part, 4th movement, introduction calls.
- Mahler Symphony No. 1: 4th horn part, low tutti, 3rd movement.
- Strauss Till Eulenspiegel: 1st horn part, both introduction calls.
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5: 1st horn part, 2nd movement solo.
- Wagner: Short Call.
All performance candidates are required to complete an audition. Note: All solo instrumental auditions are unaccompanied.
Gradaute
All applicants to the gradate horn studio are expected to prepare the follow audition requirements:
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- Solo: Bozza En Foret - 1st page through "Forte" section top of second page (or)
Solo: Strauss Concerto No. 2 - 1st movement exposition. 1st page. - Perform 4 orchestral excerpts:
- Beethoven Symphony No. 7: 1st horn part, 1st movement, exposition call.
- Beethoven Symphony No. 9: 4th horn part, 3rd movement main solo.
- Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: 1st horn part, Nocturne.
- Strauss Ein Heldenleben: 1st horn part, introduction call.
- Solo: Bozza En Foret - 1st page through "Forte" section top of second page (or)
All performance candidates are required to complete an audition. Note: All solo instrumental auditions are unaccompanied.
Certificate
All applicants to the horn studio are expected to perform an audition recital of 15-20 minutes, including a minimum of five works showing representative repertoire of various periods. Although there are no set requirements for this audition, please refer to the graduate audition requirements for guidelines.