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..for a college freshman doing his first semester as a music major to play Persichetti's Serenade 12 as their jury? My teacher told me he'd like the whole piece as my jury piece and I'm panicing because I don't think I'm anywhere near that level of playing to play in front of a jury yet.

And while on the subject, anybody recommend a recording of this?

if your teacher wants you to do it, you should do it.

There are no hard and fast rules about what to play in college and when to play it.

In fact, one of the things I enjoyed most about doing music in college was that unlike when I was in high school and had to pick my solos off a perscribed music list, I had the freedom to play whatever I wanted just about whenever I wanted to.

Here is a blurb about the CD:

http://www.tubanews.com/articles/contentid-118.html

Check the archives. Dave was offering a discounted price for the CD's.

It is a great CD and if you like the Woodward Concerto from the Zerkel CD, pick up the Alan Baer CD as well:

http://www.baertracksmusic.com/index.ph ... baertracks

You will have the Piano and Band accompaniment versions of the Woodward. Something I think is quite rare (maybe I am wrong)!

Personally, I think both CD's are a must for any tuba players library.

Just make sure you can play it for the jury. It's also normal to freeze up in front of a jury. Don't let it happen!

I´m not saying you should defer any responsibilities to your teacher, but...
it´s his job to provide you with anything he´s got up his sleeve to help you develop as a musician. He also looks good if his students play well on juries.
Now, your job is to accept that assistance (and then some) and actually develop to the best musician you can be.
If a teacher suggests certain pieces for you to perform (as opposed to just study) I´d expect him to be convinced that you have the means to make it by the time the performance is due, but not necessarily at the moment he suggests them.