Audtion Pieces

[bill]

First, of all, a bit more attention to the school books, grammar and all that leads to effective communication is necessary to ask a question, much less get an answer. There are a lot of possibilities for you, once we can determine what level of audition you may do. But, I do not want you to go away empty handed so I am going to suggest two pieces to you. The slow, melodic piece is Barbara York's Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra, Movement 2. A more rhythmic piece with a lot of articulation is George Gershwin's Three Preludes, #1. Try those and, if too difficult for you, drop back to see us and give us some idea of your skill level. We might have better suggestions.

[noriegatuba]

A combination of slow and technical would be Ewazen's Concerto for Tuba or Bass Trombone. The second movement is beautiful and I like the piece for its modern sound.

[Nick Pierce]

True story: three tuba players from my state, all did very well on their auditions, all are now freshmen at music schools with names and teachers you would probably recognize, all looked for the exact things in their repertoire that you are asking about, none chose the same pieces. What did they choose?

The first: Gregson Concerto, Movement 1. One piece that has considerable technical and lyrical demands, and takes a bit of both high and low range.

The second: Marcello Sonata in F Major. Not sure which movements this person used, but it was used to great effect on this persons auditions.

The third: RVW Concerto, first two movements. Hope you've got high chops.

All standards/staples of tuba repertoire, all three did more or less equally well on their auditions. The Marcello and the RVW even were accepted to the same school on the same scholarship, but one decided to venture elsewhere. Hope that helps.

[Biggs]

he says he loves OSU (ohio) and I know they have a good football program

On what relevant, contemporary evidence do you base this ridiculous claim? Their relatively narrow margin of victory over Ohio University, their slaughter of Div. I-AA (FCS, if you must) Youngstown State, or their complete dismantling at the hands of USC?

Sorry to take this thread on a tangent, but I couldn't let this one go.