Trombone Auditions

These are the requirements for entry into all undergraduate degree programs.

• Scales: Two-octave major scales with arpeggios
• Sight reading
• Perform:
  1. Bordogni-Rochut, Melodious Etude #3 OR #7 (bass trombones play 8vb) 
  2. David, Concertino
  3. 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)

2020 Audition Registration

If you cannot attend a live audition, email musicrecruiting@ku.edu to make other arrangements.