Bassoon
1. Set work: Two movements from one of Vivaldi’s concertos
2. Two studies, medium difficulty
3. A chosen work
Bass trombone
See under trombone
Cello
Set work: J.S. Bach: Solo Suite No 1 in G major, 1st and 2nd movements
1. A movement from a Romantic work
2. A chosen piece
Clarinet
1. Set work: Weber: Concertino
2. N.W. Gade: Ballade for clarinet and piano, op. 43, or a movement from Schumann’s Fantasistücke, op. 73
3. A chosen work
Double Bass
1. Set work: H. Eccles: Sonata in G minor, 1st movement
2. A study of medium difficulty (e.g. by Gulbrandsson, Simandl, Hegner)
3. A chosen work
Flute
1. Set work: Handel: Sonata in G major, 1st and 2nd movements; or J.S. Bach: Largo e dolce from Sonata No 1 in B minor,
BWV 1030
2. P. Gaubert: Nocturne and allegro scherzando or G. Enescu: Cantabile et Presto or Louis Ganne: Andante et Scherzo
3. A fast movement from a Classical flute concerto
4. A chosen work
Horn
1. Set work: 1st and 2nd movements from Mozart: Concerto in E flat major, K417 or K495
2. A movement from a Romantic work
3. A chosen work
4. Transposition exercise
Oboe
1. Set work: Haydn: Concerto in C major, 1st movement
2. Marcello: 1st movement of Oboe Concerto in C minor or D minor, or Handel: Concerto in G minor, 1st and 2nd movements
3. A chosen work from the Romantic or later periods
4. Ferling: from 48 études, op. 31: No 6, 8, 10, 12 or 14
Piano
1. Set work: Prelude and Fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier
2. A fast and a slow movement from a Classical sonata (NB not Beethoven op. 49, no. 1 or 2)
3. A Romantic or Impressionist work
4. A chosen work
It is expected that parts of the programme are performed by heart (without music)
Trombone
1. Set work: A. Guilmant: Morceau symphonique, op. 88
2. One of the following: J.E. Gaillard: Sonata No 5; or L.E. Larsson: Concertino, op. 45 no. 7; or Saint-Saëns: Cavatine,
op. 144; or Rimsky-Korsakov: Concerto (edition for trombone and piano)
3. A chosen work
4. Knowledge of bass and tenor clefs
Bass trombone
1. Set work: A. Lebedev: Concerto in one movement
2. One of the following: McCarty: Sonata; or E. Bozza: Allegro et Finale; or W. Hartley: Sonata Breve; or Frescobaldi:
Canzonas (edition for bass trombone and piano)
3. A chosen work
Trumpet
1. Set work: Haydn: Concerto, 1st and 2nd movements on B flat trumpet
2. Set work: Purcell: Sonata in D major, played in original key on D trumpet or piccolo trumpet
3. A chosen work from the Romantic or later periods
4. Transposition test
Tuba
1. Set work: E. Gregson: Concerto, 1st and 2nd movements; or A. Lebedev: Concerto (Hofmeister)
2. A study from M. Bordogni: 43 Bel Canto Studies
3. A chosen work
4. Scales and arpeggios in major and minor keys (over two octaves)
Viola
1. Set work: Telemann: Concerto in G major, 1st and 2nd movements. Played by heart (without the music)
2. A fast movement from a Romantic work
3. A chosen work, played by heart
4. A study / étude
5. Scales and arpeggios over three octaves, in several major and minor keys (Flesch, Galamian or similar)
Violin
1. Set work: 1st movement with cadenza from a violin concerto by Mozart or Haydn. Played by heart (without music)
2. A movement from one of Bach’s solo sonatas. Played by heart
3. A chosen work of a technical character, preferably from the Romantic or later periods. Played by heart
4. R. Kreutzer: Etude no. 12 in A minor, or no. 8 in E minor
5. Scales and arpeggios over three octaves in several major and minor keys (Flesch, Galamian or similar)
Vocal Studies
1. A Baroque song or aria
2. A song or lied in German, French or English from the Romantic period
3. Two chosen works by Nordic composers, including one work composed after 1950
4. An opera or oratorio aria
5. An unaccompanied song
6. Recital of a chosen poem
1st stage of auditions: 2 songs to be performed, one from group 3 and one from group 4. Indicate on the application cover
which two songs will be performed on the first day
