Pre-Screening Deadline: December 1, 2025. All graduate programs in brass performance require pre-screening, so your application must be submitted by the Priority deadline of December 1. Pre-screening materials will be submitted online using Acceptd. Trumpet graduate pre-screening Two contrasting solos with piano accompaniment Any etude by Charlier Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (opening solo) Respighi: Pines of Rome (off-stage solo) Stravinsky: "Ballerina's Dance" from Petrouchka Horn graduate pre-screening First movement of any Mozart concerto, with live piano accompaniment Any Gallay etude Three standard excerpts of diverse styles Additional requirement: Something that represents you as a musician and person (ie. music composition you wrote, an article you wrote for publication, or other media). If you do not yet have any of these, please submit a one-page proposal for something you would like to do. Recordings may be submitted in separate takes Trombone graduate pre-screening Pre-Screened Recordings should include 2 solo selections (with piano if the piece calls for it), 1 etude, and 3 standard orchestral excerpts. Requests for suggested repertoire should be directed to jbynum@uga.edu. No editing within a piece, but it is not necessary to record all material in one take. Video is preferred, but not mandatory. Euphonium graduate pre-screening Two contrasting solos with piano accompaniment Any complete etude from Rochut: Melodious Etudes for Trombone, Book 2 Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever (no repeats) Schoenberg: Theme and Variations (Variation V; baritone part) Grainger: "Horkstow Grange" from Lincolnshire Posy (beginning to m. 17; baritone part) Tuba graduate pre-screening Two contrasting solos with piano accompaniment Any complete etude from Rochut: Melodious Etudes for Trombone, Book 2 (down one octave) Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger (RN J to RN L) Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5, mvmt. 1 (RN3 to RN6) Berlioz: Hungarian March (RN4 to 4 after RN5) On-Campus Auditions Audition dates: Monday, January 12, 2026; Saturday, January 24, 2026 All auditions will be in-person or via Zoom, based on requested accommodation. For audition scheduling questions, please contact the Brass Area Chair Dr. Matthew Shipes. Live audition repertoire is often similar to the pre-screening material - please contact the faculty member directly for details/questions. Live horn audition repertoire: May be the same/similar as your pre-screening. Otherwise, 2 contrasting solo movements and 5 standard orchestral/band excerpts. For clarification and further information, please contact the appropriate applied faculty: Brandon Craswell, trumpet Jean Martin-Williams, horn James Naigus, horn Joshua Bynum, trombone Matthew Shipes, tuba and euphonium
