Author: ClarinetRobt
Date: 2017-01-31 19:31
Jonathan:
I love the Poulenc (prepare all 3 movements) for college auditions. I suspect any basic repertoire is appropriate...some better than others. When I auditioned for UT@Austin I played Rossini "Into, Theme & Variations" or it might have been Stravinsky "Three Pieces". I can't remember now, but fairly beefy repertoire will always go over well.
Now I'm going to recommend something that probably will not be a popular opinion. Avoid Mozart. I'd hate for a professor to get all hung up on your articulations, for example, because you didn't play it like they do. (I've personally seen this several times.) When I was in HS, I got asked why I hadn't looked at Mozart yet for a solo. (I had a copy and could muddle through it.) But I'd always answer with "I feel I need to be more mature to appreciate and perform the complexity of the music." They always ate stuff like that up! And frankly, it was a true statement.
~Robt L Schwebel
Mthpc: Behn Vintage
Lig: Ishimori, Behn Delrin
Reed: Legere French Cut 3.75/4, Behn Brio 4
Horns: Uebel Superior (Bb,A), Ridenour Lyrique, Buffet R13 (Eb)
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