Oboe Auditions
Undergraduate
- Two contrasting etudes showing the applicant's level of technical and musical
ability (i.e. Barret, Ferling, etc.).
- At least one movement from a major tonal solo work of standard repertoire
(Handel, Marcello, Saint-Saëns, Mozart, Haydn, Vaughan-Williams Concertos,
Sonatas, etc.)
- At least three standard orchestral excerpts (Brahms Violin Concerto II. Mvt.;
Rossini La Scala di Seta Overture; Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin I&
III mvts.; Brahms, Symphony No. 2, III mvt.; etc.)
Graduate
In addition to the undergraduate requirements, graduate applicants must be ready
to perform:
- A complete work of considerable artistic and technical challenge from the
standard tonal solo repertoire (Strauss, Mozart Concertos, etc.)
- At least six standard orchestral excerpts (Brahms Violin Concerto II. Mvt.; Rossini La Scala di Seta Overture; Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin; Rimsky-Korsakoff, Scheherazade, II mvt.; Debussy, La Mer II mvt.; Shostakovitch Symphony No. 7, II mvt.; etc.)
