All applicants to the trumpet studio are expected to prepare the following audition requirements.

• Two contrasting etudes (one lyric, one technical) from etude books such as:
  •  Charlier, Etudes Transcendantes
  •  Arban, Characteristic Studies
  •  H. L. Clarke, Characteristic Studies
• One movement of a solo of your choice such as:
  •  Kennan, Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
  •  Hindemith, Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
  •  Haydn, Concerto in E flat for Trumpet
• Two or three orchestral excerpts of your choice such as:
  •  Beethoven, Leonore 2 or 3
  •  Mussorgsky/Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition –Promenade
  •  Respighi, Pines of Rome – offstage solo
  • Stravinsky, Petrouchka (Ballerina’s dance and waltz)
  • Ravel Piano Concerto in DR. Strauss, Don Juan (lyric solo)

All performance candidates are required to complete an audition. Note: All solo instrumental auditions are unaccompanied.

All applicants to the trumpet studio are expected to prepare the following audition requirements

Two contrasting etudes (one lyric, one technical) from etude books such as:

• Charlier Etudes Transcendantes
• Bitsch, Vingt Etudes
• Pietzsch, 22 Virtuosity Studies
• W.M. Smith, Top Tones

One movement from two solos:

• Haydn Concerto in E flat (with cadenza)
• A French solo work such as: 
  1. Honegger, Intrada 
  2. Tomasi, Concerto for Trumpet 
  3. Enesco, Legend

Four or Five orchestral excerpts such as:

• Beethoven, Leonore 2 or 3
• Mussorgsky/Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition (Promenade)
• Respighi, Pines of Rome (offstage solo)
• Stravinsky, Petrouchka (Ballerina’s dance and waltz)
• Ravel Piano Concerto in D
• R. Strauss, Don Juan (lyric solo)

All performance candidates are required to complete an audition. Note: All solo instrumental auditions are unaccompanied.

All applicants to the trumpet 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.

All performance candidates are required to complete an audition. Note: All solo instrumental auditions are unaccompanied.