Students will be able to meet our brass faculty during your audition to learn more about the degree programs and the brass performance area. Please reach out at any time if you have any questions.
HSOM Brass Faculty:
Dr Stokes-Trumpet - stokesjm@appstate.edu
Dr Corbliss-Horn - corblissdc@appstate.edu
Dr Brown-Trombone - brownja9@appstate.edu
Dr Ambrose-Tuba and Euphonium - ambrosesr@appstate.edu
Repertoire
Students will prepare and perform solo pieces totaling 5 to 7 minutes of music. The selection or selections should demonstrate a variety of musical skills (lyrical, technical, and expressive playing) that best showcase the applicant's performance abilities. Please see the required repertoire listed below.*
*It is recommended that the student perform literature from the below selections. If you would prefer to perform a work that is not listed, you MUST contact the applied professor for prior approval. Compositions by BIPOC and/or female composers are encouraged. The following websites are helpful to find compositions by diverse composers - Institute for Composer Diversity and Music by Black Composers.
Trumpet
Concerti: Haydn or Hummel (1st Mvts), Arutiunian, Pakhmutova; Sonati: (1st Mvts): Kennan, Hindemith, Stevens; Single movement works: Goedicke/Concert Etude, Handel/Fitzgerald/Aria con Variazioni, Balay/Prelude et Ballade, Arban or Clarke Cornet solos; Unaccompanied works: Hailstork/Var. for Trumpet, Ketting/Intrada; Etudes: Charlier, Arban, Small; or a piece from the NCBA All-State Audition Requirements (11-12).
Please contact Dr. James Stokes, Professor of Trumpet and Co-Director of the Performance Degree Program, with any questions about repertoire choices: stokesjm@appstate.edu
Horn
R. Strauss, Horn Concerto No. 1, Mvt. 1; F. Strauss, Nocturno; Arnold, Fantasy for Horn; Krol, Laudatio; Raum, Sherwood Legend, Mvt. 3; Mozart, Concerti Nos. 2,3, or 4, any Mvt.; Saint-Saens, Morceau de Concert; or a piece from the NCBA All-State Audition Requirements (11-12).
Please contact Dr. Dakota Corbliss, Assistant Professor of Horn with any questions about repertoire choices: corblissdc@appstate.edu
Trombone
Andante et Allegro (Barat); Concertino Op.4 (David); Concerto (Grondahl); Morceau Symphonique (Guilmant); Romance (Raum); Romance (Weber); Concerto (Rimsky-Korsakov); Cavatine (Saint-Saens); Melodious Etudes (Bordogni/Rochut), or a piece from the NCBA All-State Audition Requirements (11-12).
Please contact Dr. Joseph Brown, Assistant Professor of Trombone, with any questions about repertoire choices: brownja9@appstate.edu
Bass Trombone
Rhapsody (Hidas); Cameos (Jacob); Concerto in One Movement (Lebedev); Concertino Basso (Lieb); Melodious Etudes (Bordogni/Rochut - read down one octave); a piece from the NCBA All-State Band Audition Requirements for Trombone OR Tuba (11-12).
Please contact Dr. Joseph Brown, Assistant Professor of Trombone, with any questions about repertoire choices: brownja9@appstate.edu
Euphonium
Beautiful Colorado (J. De Luca), Rhapsody for Euphonium (J.Curnow), Morceau Symphonique (A. Guilmant), Andante and Rondo (A. Capuzzi), Andante and Allegro (J.E. Barat), Concerto for Trombone (N. Rimsky-Korsakov), a selection from the Concert & Contest Collection (compiled by H. Voxman), or a piece from the NCBA All-State Audition material.
Please contact Dr. Samuel Ambrose, Visiting Assistant Professor of Euphonium and Tuba with any questions about repertoire choices: ambrosesr@appstate.edu
Tuba
Concerto No. 1 (Alexander Lebedev), Andante and Rondo (A. Capuzzi), Sonata in F Major (B. Marcello/D. Little), Suite for Unaccompanied Tuba (Walter Hartley), a selection from the Concert & Contest Collection (compiled by H. Voxman) or a piece from the NCBA All-State Audition Requirements.
Please contact Dr. Samuel Ambrose, Assistant Professor of Euphonium and Tuba with any questions about repertoire choices: ambrosesr@appstate.edu
Technique Requirements
Scales
The applicant will prepare major scales (up to 4 flats: F, Bb, Eb, Ab, 4 sharps: G, D, A, E and C) and a chromatic scale (2 octaves). Scales will be randomly selected by the audition committee for performance in the live audition (or online recording). Suggested audition tempos: Quarter = 76-92.
Sight-reading
The applicant will be asked to perform a short intermediate level sight-reading piece (Grade level IV; 4 sharps/4 flats; 4/4, 3/4, 6/8.). Accurate rhythm, pitch, and music expressiveness are minimal expectations of a good sight-reading performance.
(updated July, 2024)