The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” clarinet audition

Audition information
Position
Clarinet
Application deadline
January 3, 2014
Audition date
February 4, 2014
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(Posted on October 29, 2013; last updated over 8 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
Solo work
Kell—Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622
  • Mvt. I: 57–154
Marches
Sousa—The Invincible Eagle
  • First and second strains (no repeats, take second endings)
Sousa—The Rifle Regiment March
  • Final 36 measures
Sousa—Sabre and Spurs
  • Trio (no repeats, take second endings)
Orchestral excerpts
Brahms—Symphony No. 3
  • Mvt. II: 1–22
Kodály—Dances of Galánta
  • 31–50
Mendelssohn—Symphony No. 3, “Scottish”
  • Mvt. II: beginning to 8 after A
Band excerpts
Henning—Russlan end Ludmilla
  • Beginning–2
Sullivan—Pineapple Poll
  • No. 1: 8–12
Ticheli—Blue Shades
  • 322–376
Wagner—Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral
  • Pickup to 8 before 5 to 6
Winterbottom—Capriccio Espagnol
  • Mvt. I, “Alborada”: 1–2
  • Mvt. I: “Alborada”: 3 to 27 after 3
Duet materials (please prepare both parts)
Mendelssohn—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Scherzo: beginning–B
Verdi—La Forza del Destino
  • 3–4
Sight-reading
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