Artist Euphonium – Jason Casanova, panel chair

Preliminary Round:

Melodious Etudes for Trombone, book II: #62 "Larghetto" – Bordogni/trans. Rochut (Carl Fischer)

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Selected Studies for Baritone: Allegro Mosso in Eb Minor (p. 33) - Gatti/trans. Voxman (Rubank)

Final Round:

Concertino for Euphonium – Rolf Wilhelm (Trio)

Artist Tuba – Dr. Justin Benavidez, panel chair

Preliminary Round:

Three Furies, Fury II  - James Grant (Potenza Music)

Final Round:

Variations in Olden Style (all movements) - Thomas Stevens (Editions BIM)

Young Artist Euphonium* - Dr. Martin Cochran, panel chair

Preliminary Round:

Sonata for Unaccompanied Euphonium, mvt. 1 and 2 – Fred L. Clinard, Jr. (Shawnee Press)

Final Round:

Fantasia for Euphonium – Gordon Jacob (Boosey and Hawkes)

Young Artist Tuba* - Dr. Bethany Wiese, panel chair

Preliminary Round:

Low Etudes for Tuba: No. IV - Phil Snedecor (PAS Music)

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Ricercare (Gabrieli/ Morris)

^Final Round:

Sonata for Contrabass Tuba (Hades: God of The Underworld) - Ian Lester (Cimarron Music Press)
^Contestants must use the CONTRABASS version of this piece for the competition.

 

*See Rules section regarding age limits for Young Artist events.

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Mock Orchestral Audition, Tuba – Eric Bubacz, panel chair

Preliminary Round:

Wagner: Die Meistersinger Overture J - L

Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries

Mahler Symphony #1, Mvt. III, 4 Before Reh. 3 to Reh. 4

Berlioz: Hungarian March from Damnation of Faust, Reh. 4 through 2 after Reh. 5

Prokofiev: Symphony #5, Reh. 3 to Reh. 6

Final Round:

Wagner: Das Rheingold, Scene III, Lento e sostenuto - The entire dragon solo

Mahler: Symphony #2, Mvt. V, Reh. 10 to Reh. 11

Prokofiev: Symphony #5, Reh. 3 to Reh. 6 & Pickup to 2 before Reh. 23 to 25

Wagner: Die Meistersinger Overture J - L

Mahler Symphony #1, Mvt. III, 4 Before Reh. 3 to Reh. 4

Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries

Berlioz: Hungarian March from Damnation of Faust, Reh. 4 through 2 after Reh. 5

Respighi: Fountains of Rome, Pickup to Reh. 11 to 14

Revueltas: Sensemaya, Reh. 37 to the end

**Sightreading will be required as part of the final round**

 

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Mock Band Audition, Tuba – Dr. Jarrod Williams, panel chair

Preliminary Round:

Barnes, “Symphony #3” – One bar before rehearsal 1 through the 4th bar of rehearsal 3

Sousa, “The Stars and Stripes Forever” – Both excerpts; cuts provided in PDF

Vaughan Williams, “Toccata Marziale” – Beginning through downbeat of rehearsal 2; Third bar after rehearsal 6 to downbeat of rehearsal 9

Final Round:

Barnes, “Symphony #3” – One bar before rehearsal 1 through the 4th bar of rehearsal 3

Berlioz, “Roman Carnival Overture” – Cuts provided in PDF

Bernstein, “West Side Story” – Two bars before rehearsal 54 through end of page

Fucik, ”Thunder and Blazes” – Cuts provided in PDF

Grainger, “Lincolnshire Posy”, Rufford Park Poachers – Pickup to rehearsal 51 through 1 bar after rehearsal 63

Sousa, “The Stars and Stripes Forever” – Cuts provided in PDF

Vaughan Williams, “Toccata Marziale” – Beginning through downbeat of rehearsal 2; Third bar after rehearsal 6 to downbeat of rehearsal 9

**Sightreading will be required as part of the final round**

 

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Mock Band Audition, Euphonium – Erik Lundquist, panel chair

Preliminary Round:

Bordogni arr. Rochut - Etude #57 - Beginning to Bar 24

Holst ed. Matthews - Second Suite in F - 1st movement, beginning to letter B, and 1 bar before letter E to 16 bars after letter F

Sullivan arr. Mackerras - Pineapple Poll, beginning to 8 bars before 2, 4 bars before 2 to 19 bars after 5

Sousa - The Stars and Stripes Forever - beginning to grandioso, - no repeats, perform at 120 bpm

Final Round:

Hindemith trans. Wilson - March from Symphonic Metamorphosis - 2 bars after letter I to end

Schoenberg - Theme and Variations - Variation V, all

Sousa - The Invincible Eagle - beginning to bar 41, no repeats, bar 57 to bar 109

Holst - First Suite in E Flat - 1st movement, beginning to letter C

Grainger - Colonial Song - beginning to 1 after 44

Williams arr. Curnow - The Cowboys - bar 194 to 217, (play both divisi, do not divide parts; upper divisi at bar 216)

**Sightreading will be required as part of the final round**

 

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Tuba/Euphonium Chamber Ensemble Competition – Dr. Alex Avila, panel chair

Preliminary Round:

Wolkenschatten, Op. 136 - Jan Koetsier (Editions Marc Reift)

**Final Round:

1. Emma Catherine - Omar Thomas (available from the composer)

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2. Free Choice Piece(s)

Please choose music that you feel represents your ensemble's best technical and lyrical abilities. Your selection(s) should be no less than 7 minutes and no more than 12 minutes in total length.

Electronics, Tuba or Euphonium – Bill Pritchard, panel chair

 

Preliminary Round: Miss Me Yet? – Bill Pritchard

 

Final Round: SJP – Bill Pritchard

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Please note: the Electronics competitions will require the use of looping software. Several looping apps are available for download on Apple and Android products at minimal cost. Each of these scores requires a certain number of loops and improvisation to be applied above a pre-written bass line and chord structure. Participants may use extra pedals, etc. as desired, but the performances will be judged based on their creativity and general musicality demonstrated via the electronic performance medium, NOT on the price or complexity of their electronic gear.