Horn Audition Requirements
Undergraduate requirements (BM, BME)
Applicants may feel free to choose music for the horn that best represents them artistically. This could include, but is not limited to such things as their own original arrangements, their own original compositions, their own improvisations, works by underrepresented composers; and selections in the Western Art Music tradition such as horn solos, etudes, and orchestral/band excerpts. It is recommended to perform 2-4 contrasting selections demonstrating different aspects of an applicant’s artistry.
Optional: applicants are encouraged to share any other creative work they have done and other information about themselves that they feel would more broadly represent them as a person and as an artist
On-campus audition dates can be found here. It is highly recommended that all undergraduate candidates attend an on-campus audition. If you are unable to audition on-campus, please select the “recorded” audition format preference on your supplemental music form. Undergraduate applicants who would like to submit a recorded audition should follow the steps outlined here.
Graduate requirements (MM, DMA)
Applicants may feel free to choose music for the horn that best represents them artistically. This could include, but is not limited to such things as their own original arrangements, their own original compositions, their own improvisations, works by underrepresented composers; and selections in the Western Art Music tradition such as horn solos, etudes, and orchestral/band excerpts. It is recommended to perform 2-4 contrasting selections demonstrating different aspects of an applicant’s artistry.
Optional: applicants are encouraged to share any other creative work they have done and other information about themselves that they feel would more broadly represent them as a person and as an artist
It is highly recommended that all graduate candidates attend an on-campus audition. If an applicant is unable to travel to campus for a live audition, the faculty will accept a recorded audition, and a virtual interview may occur. Graduate applicants who would like to submit a recorded audition should upload the audition directly to their Graduate College application.