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Thank you for your interest in the University of Houston Saxophone Studio. Below, you’ll find information regarding auditions. To sign up for an audition, please go to the Moores School of Music website here.
Audition Dates:
| Entrance Semester |
Date |
Area |
| Spring 2014 |
November 2, 2013 |
All |
| Fall 2014 |
February 8, 2014 |
All |
| February 28, 2014 |
Graduate students seeking a peformer's certificate |
| March 1, 2014 |
All |
| March 2, 2013 |
All |
Undergraduate Auditions
Fundamentals
- All major scales (full-range scales encouraged)
- Minor scales (Optional, but encouraged)
- Chromatic Scale
Repertoire
Students should prepare two contrasting movements from a standard work within the saxophone repertoire and should showcase the student’s strengths. The following pieces are suggested works:
- Concertino Da Camera……………………………………………………………………………………………...Jacques Ibert
- Sonata……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Paul Creston
- Concerto………………………………………………………………………………………………………...Alexander Glazunov
- Tableaux De Provence……………………………………………………………………………………………...Paule Maurice
- Scaramouche…………………………………………………………………………………………………………Darius Milhaud
These are merely suggestions. For questions regarding appropriate repertoire, please contact Dan Gelok at dcgelok@uh.edu.
Sightreading
Students auditioning for undergraduate may be asked to sightread an excerpt of music from band, orchestral, etude, or concert repertoire.
Graduate Auditions
Fundamentals
- Full range major and minor scales (extension into the altissimo register is encouraged)
- All major and minor intervals
- Chromatic Scale, whole tone scales, diminished scales
Repertoire
Students should prepare three complete works from the saxophone repertoire. One selection should be from standard literature (Ex. Concertino Da Camera by Jacques Ibert, etc.). Music selection should showcase the student’s strengths. The following pieces are suggested works:
- Balafon…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Christian Lauba
- Fuzzy Bird Sonata…………………………………………………………………………………………….Takashi Yoshimatsu
- Sonata…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………William Albright
- Variation Pathatiques…………………………………………………………………………………………….....Ida Gotkovsky
- Distances Within Me.……….………………………………………………………………………….....John Anthony Lennon
- Concerto……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Ingolf Dahl
These are merely suggestions. For questions regarding appropriate repertoire, please contact Dan Gelok at dcgelok@uh.edu.
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