Brass Studies

Coordinator Contact Information

Dr. Edward Joffe
EJOFFE@NJCU.edu
201-200-3091

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SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2010
12NOON-6PM
  Jim Pugh, trombone & Dave Krass, trumpet
Recitals, Masterclasses, Repair Technicians, Instrument Vendors
FREE ADMISSION

Audition Information:

Each student will be asked to demonstrate their knowledge of all major and minor scales performed in different rhythms and articulations. Undergraduate applicants are expected to perform two prepared selections, an etude and a major work from the lists below, along with a sight-reading selection. Prospective graduate students are required to perform three prepared selections, an etude and two major works from the lists below, along with a sight-reading selection. The appropriate repertoire lists with suggested etudes and major works for each instrument will be mailed to prospective students as soon as they request an application from the University. Admittance to any music major program is based solely upon the results of this audition after the University has accepted the student's application. Placement in required music major core classes will be based on the results of exams to be given after the student has been admitted to the department.

 

 

UNDERGRADUATE AUDITION REPERTOIRE
Choose one Etude and one Solo

TRUMPET

Etudes:
Arban Complete- Conservatory Method (Goldman)
H.L. Clarke- Technical Studies

 

Solos:
J. Haydn (Goeyens)-Concerto
E. Porrino- Prelude, Aria and Scherzo
H.L. Clarke- Various (incl. "Brides of the Waves," "Maid in the Mist," "The
Debutante," etc.)
A. Honegger- Prayer of St. Gregory
G.F. Handel- Aria con Variazioni
Barat- Andante et Scherzo
O. Gibbons- Suite for Trumpet and Strings
Balay- Petite Piece Concertante
Barat- Fantasie for Trumpet

 

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TROMBONE

 

Etudes:
Arban, J. Arban's Famous Method Complete (Fischer)
Kopprasch 60 Selected Studies, Vol. 1 (Fischer)

Solos:
Corelli, A. Various solos
Dondeyne Cantabile and Caprice
Marcello, B./Fote, ed. Sonata III (Ken)
Serocki, K. Sonatina (Moe)
Takacs, J. Sonate of 59 (Sid)
Whear, P. Sonata (Lud)

 

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BASS TROMBONE

 

Etudes:
Bordogni/Ostrander: Melodious Etudes for Bass Trombone, Carl Fischer Elizer

Solos:
Frescobaldi: Canzoni per Basso Solo, Doblinger
Galliard: Sonatas for Bassoon, McGinnis & Marx
Liszt: Hosannah, Schott
Hindemith: Zwei Duette, Schott
Jacob: Cameos, Emerson Ed.
Gotkovsky: Lied, Martin
P. McCarty: Sonata, Ensemble Pub.

 

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EUPHONIUM

Etudes:
Bordogni/Rochut- Melodious Etudes Vol. 1
Corina- 25 Progressive Euphonium Etudes

Solos:
Cowell- Tom Binkley's Tune
Ewald- Romance, Op. 2
Galliard- Sonatas
Haydn- Aria & Allegro
Mozart- Arietta & Allegro
Mendelssohn- On Wings of Song

 

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HORN

Etudes:
Kopprasch Book I
Pottag- Preparatory Melodies
Maxime Alphonse Books 1 and 2

Solos:
Mozart: Concerti No.1 and No. 3
Franz Strauss: Concerto and Nocturne
Beethoven: Sonata
B. Heiden: Sonata
Cherubini: 2 Sonatas

 

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TUBA

Etudes:

Bordogni; Melodic Etudes for Tuba

Solos:
Don Hadad: Suite for Tuba & Piano
Mozart: Scenes from Magic Flute (Arias)
Herbert Wekselblatt: Solos for the Tuba
Herbert Wekselblatt: 1st Solos for the Tuba

GRADUATE AUDITION REPERTOIRE

Choose 2 Solos from the list below

TRUMPET

Tomasi- Concerto
Arutunian- Concerto
Jolivet- Concerto for Trumpet
Pakhmutova- Concerto for Trumpet
A. Goedicke- Concerto
L. Mozart- Concerto in D (piccolo)

Creston, P.- Fantasy Op. 42
Zwilich, E.T.- Concerto
Persichetti, V.- Parable

Alec Wilder- Sonata No. 3

EUPHONIUM

Adler, S.- 4 Dialogues
Bellstedt- Napoli
Curnow, J.- Symphonic Variants
Corwell- Night Song
Hartley- Sonata Euphonica
Saint-Saens- Morceau de Concert

Theadore Antoniou- Six Likes for Sol Tuba
G. Schuller- Capriccio for Tuba & small orchestra

Paul Hindemith- Sonate

Ensemble Opportunities

The brass performance degree programs are designed to acquaint students with a wide range of musical styles through a multitude of performing opportunities. Students work with a faculty of top New York area professionals in chamber ensembles (brass quintets, brass choirs, and mixed instrumental groups), jazz combos, large ensembles (NJCU Orchestra, Symphony of Winds & Percussion, NJCU Jazz Ensemble, Lab Band, and Studio Orchestra), and University productions (operas and musicals). Undergraduates also benefit from weekly coaching sessions with a staff accompanist.





Master Classes, Guest Artists, and Clinicians

Students studying in this area benefit from master classes and recitals presented by guest artists who appear on campus every semester and perform with the student ensembles. Recent guest artists who have appeared are indicated below.

Trumpets:
Chris Gekker, Randy Brecker, Claudio Roditi, Jon Faddis, Byron Stripling, Clark Terry, Eddie Henderson, Scott Wendholt, Marvin Stamm, Dave Stahl, Vincent Penzarella

Trombones:
Joe Alessi, Jim Pugh, Conrad Herwig, John Fedchock, Slide Hampton, Al Grey, Steven Norell

Brass Ensembles:
The American Brass Quintet, The Heritage Brass Quintet, The Brass Arts Collective, Hora Decima Brass Ensemble




 

 

Bud Burridge .MP3 file / Time 0:29 Listen or download to your iPod or Zune.

 
Mike Christianson
Adjunct instructor Bass Trombone, Baritone Horn, Euphonium

Mike Christianson .MP3 file / Time 0:32 Listen or download to your iPod or Zune

Earl Gardner
Adjunct instructor Trumpet

Dr. Keith Green
Adjunct instructor Trombone, orchestral studies

Morris Kainuma
Adjunct instructor Tuba

Joe Magnarelli
Adjunct instructor Trumpet, Jazz Combos

Joe Magnarelli .MP3 file / Time 2:12 Listen or download to your iPod or Zune

Pete McGuinness
Adjunct instructor Trombone, Lab Band, Arranging, Improvisation, Jazz Combos

 

Pete McGuinness .MP3 file / Time 1:01 Listen or download to your iPod or Zune.

Joe Mosello .MP3 file / Time 0:48 Listen or download to your iPod or Zune

 

Dr. Jill Van Nostrand
Adjunct instructor French horn, Brass Methods

Jill Van Nostrand .MP3 file / Time 0:29 Listen or download to your iPod or Zune

Dr. Gary Hammond
Adjunct instructor Collaborative Piano, Application of Theory in Performance

Cathy Venable
Adjunct instructor Collaborative Piano