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Auditions will be held behind a screen. Feel free to play a few notes in the room
before you begin
you prepared material, but do not speak to the panel. When you are ready to begin,
please play the
excerpts in the order found in the packet. Make sure to download & prepare all the
PDF’s for your
instrument.
Observe all printed tempo markings, dynamics, rests, and articulations. You are highly
encouraged
to seek out quality recordings in order to understand how the excerpt fits into piece
as a whole, and
to gain stylistic knowledge about the music. Begin preparations well in advance of
the audition.
Audition times are listed below. If you have a scheduling problem with the assigned
time, please
contact Dr. Reynolds via email (mreynolds@semo.edu) or by office phone (573-651-2334).
Tuba – 11:00 am
Euphonium – 11:30 am
Trombone – 11:45 am
Horns – 12:00 pm
Trumpet – 12:45 pm
Flute – 1:30 pm
Low Clarinet – 2:00 pm (All Music Majors must audition on Soprano Clarinet)
Saxophone – 2:15 pm (All Music Majors must audition on Alto Saxophone)
Bb Soprano Clarinet – 3:00 pm
Oboe – 3:45 pm
Bassoon – 4:15 pm
Percussion – 5:00 pm
Concert III (Wind Symphony & Concert Band) – March 3, 2020
“Earthscapes: Water, Rocks, Deserts”
To Be Selected From:
Sonoran Desert Holiday – Ron Nelson
Lightning Field – John Mackey
Southwest Saga – Robert Sheldon
Southwest Summer – Robert W. Smith
An Outdoor Overture – Aaron Copland
Manhattan Beach – John Philip Sousa
Sea Songs – Ralph V. Williams
Brighton Beach – William Latham
Concert IV (Wind Symphony & Concert Band) – May 5, 2020
“Cinco De Mayo con Vientos Y Percusión”
To Be Selected From:
La Bamba de Vera Cruz – Teriq Tucci/arr. Hunsberger
El Camino Real – A. Reed
Lola Flores – Sadel & Tucci/arr. Krance
Huapango – J. P. Moncayo/arr. Osman
La Mezquita De Cordoba – J. Giroux
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