These short professionally filmed masterclasses concentrate on typical instrument audition excerpts, tips and tricks tailored to your audition circumstance, and alerts to common errors and mistakes. The masterclass reminds musicians that execution is key, but that execution should not occur at the expense of musicality and artistry.

Trumpet

  • Instructor: Larry Larson
  • Musician: Jessica Spencer
  • Repertoire:
    • The Planets (G. Holst)

Horn

  • Instructor: Gabriel Radford
  • Musician: Brian Mangrum
  • Repertoire:
    • Symphony No. 3, Op. 90 (J. Brahms)
    • Symphony No. 5, Op. 64 (P. I. Tchaikovsky)
    • Ein Heldenleben (R. Strauss)
    • Piano Concerto No. 1 in d minor, Op. 15 (J. Brahms)

Trombone

  • Instructor: Peter Sullivan
  • Musician: Lucas O’Fee
  • Repertoire:
    • Ride of the Valkyries (Wagner)
    • Bolero (Ravel)

Tuba

  • Instructor: Sasha Johnson
  • Musician: Malcolm Kellet-Cooke
  • Repertoire:
    • Bydlo from Pictures at An Exhibition (Mussorgsky/Ravel)
    • Symphony No. 5 (Prokofiev)
    • Hungarian March (Berlioz)