Trombone Auditions
These are the requirements for entry into all undergraduate degree programs.
- Scales: Two-octave major scales with arpeggios
- Sight reading
- Perform:
- Bordogni-Rochut, Melodious Etude #3 OR #7 (bass trombones play 8vb)
- David, Concertino
- One (1) work selected from or of comparable difficulty to the list below. Accompaniment is optional.
Tenor Trombone Suggested Repertoire:
- Barat Andante et Allegro
- Boda Sonatina
- Galliard Sonata No. 1
- Guilmant Morceau Symphonique
- Gregson Divertimento
- Sandstrom, Song for Lotta
- Saint-Saëns Cavatine
- Sulek Sonata vox Gabrieli
- Weber Romance.
Bass Trombone Suggested Repertoire:
- Hindemith Drei leichte Stücke
- Lebedev Concerto in One Movement
- McCarty Sonata
- Lassen/Bollinger 2 Fantasy Pieces
- Galliard/Mortimer Sonata #1
- Semler-Collery, Barcarolle et chanson bachique
- Tcherepnin, Andante
- Warburton Among Us.
Faculty Contact: Michael Davidson, mdavidsn@ku.edu
Fall 2020 Audition Dates
Saturday, February 1, 2020 - Prairie Winds Festival participants only (winds, brass, percussion)
Saturday, February 8, 2020 - Regular Audition Date (all instruments and voice)
Saturday, February 15, 2020 - Regular Audition Date (all instruments and voice)
If you cannot attend a live audition, email musicrecruiting@ku.edu to make other arrangements.