Master of Music in Woodwinds (Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Classical Saxophone)

Roosevelt University - Chicago

Music Conservatory auditions will be held live on-campus, and we will also host live-virtual audition options remotely. All undergraduate applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their Audition Preview, which is not a pre-screen, through GetAcceptd. Flute: All applicants will be required to sight read. A technical etude, the first movement exposition of the Mozart Flute Concerto in G-Major, and an entire sonata or concerto. Oboe: A technical etude; an entire sonata or concerto. Applicants will be asked to sight read. In addition, all applicants must prepare solo excerpts from the following orchestral works: Brahms Violin Concerto, movement 2, Rossini La Scala di Seta Overture, Strauss, Don Juan, Ravel, Tombeau de Couperin (1st movement only). Clarinet: In addition to the above, prepare Cavallini and Rose Etudes demonstrating phrasing and articulation abilities. Applicants will be asked to sight read. Bassoon: A technical etude and an entire sonata or concerto. Applicants will be asked to sight read. In addition, the following orchestral excerpts: Mozart, Marriage of Figaro Overture, measures 139-171, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, second movement solo, Ravel, Balero solo, Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6, opening solo. Saxophone: Proficiency in all major scales and chromatic scale (at least 2 octaves, but preferably full range), two or more contrasting movements from the standard solo repertoire (an etude is acceptable for one of these) that demonstrates lyrical phrasing and technical proficiency. Applicants will be asked to sight read.