Prospective students who meet the criteria for entrance to the Graduate College and School of Music are selectively invited to audition for the wind conducting program on the basis of submitted materials for Wind Conducting Program in the School of Music.
In a live audition applicants are expected to achieve ensemble progress through both planned rehearsal objectives and the ability to react spontaneously to the needs of the music and ensemble.
Auditions for the Master of Music degree consist of a 20-30 minute rehearsal with the University of Oklahoma Wind Symphony or Symphony Band with repertoire prepared by the applicant and familiar to the ensemble.
MM candidates should bring a labeled video cassette for the conducting audition with 5 copies of a curriculum vita—including a repertoire list—for review by a School of Music audition committee.
Auditions for the Doctor of Music Arts consist of a 45-minute rehearsal with the University of Oklahoma Wind Symphony on repertoire prepared by the applicant and familiar to the ensemble. Auditioning DMA applicants must submit a writing sample of recent research that demonstrates the candidate’s potential to add to the knowledge of the profession through a doctoral dissertation.
DMA Audition candidates must bring a labeled video cassette with 5 copies of the following:
- Curriculum Vita with work experience
- Repertoire List of conducted and studied works for band and chamber winds
- Writing Sample Guidelines:
- minimum of 5 double-spaced pages
- minimum of 2 cited sources
- grammatically correct
- a clearly stated purpose
- includes the writer’s opnions/conclusions supported by evidence
DMA applicant’s audition and dossier are reviewed by a School of Music audition committee, which makes a recommendation to the Graduate Studies Committee. The Graduate Studies Committee recommends action to the Graduate College.
On-campus conducting auditions are scheduled according to the ensemble during regularly scheduled rehearsals on MWF from 2:30-4:20 p.m., between October and March 5.
Typical Audition Repertoire
Large Ensemble
Overture to Candide – Bernstein/Grundman or Beeler
Christus Factus Est – Anton Bruckner/Thurston
O Magnum Mysterium – Morten Lauridsen/Reynolds
Lincolnshire Posy – Percy Grainger
Irish Tune from County Derry – Percy Grainger
Colonial Song – Percy Grainger
Symphony in B-Flat – Paul Hindemith
March from Symphonic Metamorphosis – Paul Hindemith
Hammersmith – Gustav Holst
Suite in E-Flat – Gustav Holst
William Byrd Suite – Gordon Jacob
Symphony for Band – Vincent Persichetti
Trauermusik – Richard Wagner/Boyd/Votta
Folk Song Suite – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Chamber Music
Rondino, Op. Post. – Ludwig Beethoven
Serenade in d minor, Op. 44 – Antonin Dvorak
Petite Symphonie – Charles Gounod
Serenade in B-flat, K. 361 Gran Partita – W. A. Mozart
Serenade in C minor, K. 388 – W. A. Mozart
Serenade in E-flat – Richard Strauss
