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Woodwind Studies
Woodwind Studies

Coordinator Contact Information:
Dr. Edward Joffe
EJOFFE@NJCU.edu
201-200-3091
 

Woodwind & Brass Day/H.S Festival Day
Friday, October 15, 2010
10am—5pm
Free Admission
Rossey Hall & Margaret Williams Theater
Artists: NJCU Woodwind & Brass Faculty

Thursday, November 18, 2010
7:30pm
Ingalls Recital Hall
Free Admission
Guest Artist: Allen Won, Concert Saxophonist

Monday, March 14, 2011
6:00pm
Ingalls Recital Hall
Free Admission
Jeffrey Khaner, Principal Flute of The Philadelphia Orchestra


Performers
 

Audition Information:

Thursday, December 16, 2010—10am
Saturday, March 5, 2011—9am
Saturday, April 9, 2011—9am

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 undergraduate list below, along with a sight-reading selection. Prospective graduate students are required to perform three prepared selections—an etude and two major works—along with a sight-reading selection from the graduate list below. The audition requirements for the Master of Music in Multiple Woodwind Performance degree program are shown below. 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 upon the results of exams to be given after the student has been admitted to the department.
 
 
UNDERGRADUATE AUDITION INFORMATION
Choose one Etude and one Solo.


OBOE

Etudes:
Ferling 48 Famous Studies
J.S. Bach Studies from Cantatas

Solos:
A. Vivaldi- Sonate
M. Ravel- Piece En Forme De Mabanera
B. Britten- Metamorphosis


BASSOON

Etudes:
Julius Weissenborn Fifty Studies Op 8 Vol I,II
L.Milde Twenty-five studies, Op. 24

Solos:
Johann Galliard- Six Sonatas
J.B. Senaille- Allegro Spiritoso
George Phillip Telemann-Sonata in f minor
Antonio Vivaldi- Six Sonatas (cello)
Thomas Dunhill- Lyric Suite
Enrst Wolf-Ferrari- Suite Concertino in F, Op. 16

CLARINET
 
Etudes:
Rose Thirty-two Etudes

Solos:
Robert Schumann- Fantasy Pieces
W.A. Mozart Concerto (Mvts. 1, 2)
C.M.von Weber Grand Duo Concertant

FLUTE

Etudes:
Anderson, Op. 33
Cavally Melodious and Progressive Studies (Vols. 1, 2)

Solos:
J.S. Bach: Sonata in Eb Major
Handel: Sonatas in A Minor, F Major
Mozart: Concertos in G Major, D Major (Mvts. 1,2)
Telemann: Fantasy in A Minor
 
 
SAXOPHONE

Etudes:
W. Ferling 48 Famous Studies
Samie Etudes

Solos:
Claude Debussy- Rhapsodie
Henri Eccles- Sonata
Bernard Heiden- Sonata
Robert Schumann- Three Romances
Alexander Glazounov Concerto


 
Performers
 
 
GRADUATE AUDITION INFORMATION

Master of Music in Classical Performance
Choose one Etude and one Solo.


OBOE

Etudes:
Hugot-Bruyant- 25 Etudes

Solos:
R. Strauss- Concerto
W.A. Mozart- Concerto in Eb


BASSOON

Etudes:
Bozza- Etudes Jounalieres
Orefici- Bravoura Studies

Solos:
Saint-Saens- Sonate
Hummel- Concerto
Jacob- Concerto
Jolivet- Concerto


CLARINET

Etudes:
Paul Jeanjean- 18 Etudes
Frederick Thurston- Passage Studies- Vol. 3

Solos:
Claude Debussy- Premiere Rhapsodie
G. Rossini- Introduction, Theme and Variations
Olivier Messiaen- Solo from the Quartet For The End Of Time
Johannes Brahms- Sonatas in Eb+, F-


FLUTE

Etudes:
Anderson- Op. 15
Karg-Elert- Caprices

Solos:
J.S. Bach- Partita
Dutilleux- Sonatine
Ibert- Concerto
Prokofiev- Sonata


SAXOPHONE

Etudes:
S. Karg Elert- Caprices Op. 107, Op. 153
Marcel Mule- Etudes Variees

Solos:
Paul Creston- Sonata Op. 19
Heitor Villa-Lobos- Fantasia (soprano/tenor)
Jacques Ibert- Concertino da Camera
A. Desenclos- Prelude, Cadence et Finale



Masters of Music in Multiple Woodwind Studies Audition Information

Choose one selection from two of the four instrumental categories below.(Only one double reed instrument may be chosen.)


Flute
Handel: Sonata in A Minor
J. S. Bach: Sonata in Eb Major
Mozart: Concerto in G Major (1st mvt.)
Mozart Concerto in D Major (1st mvt.)
Telemann: Fantasy in A Minor
Anderson: Etudes, Op. 33
Clarinet
R. Schumann: Fantasy Pieces
Weber: Grand Duo Sonata
Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes
Finzi: Five Bagatelles
Mozart: Concerto (1st mvt.)
Rose: 32 Etudes

Oboe
Britten: Metamorphoses No. 1
Marcello: Concerto (1st mvt.)
Ravel: Piece en forme de Habanera
Mozart: Concerto (2nd mvt.)
W. Ferling: 48 Famous Studies
       Bassoon
       Gailliard: Six Sonatas
        Telemann: Sonata in f minor
        Mozart: Concerto (2nd mvt.)
        Hindemith: Sonate
        L. Milde: Concert Studies

Saxophone
Choose two contrasting musical examples from one of the categories below.
 
Concert Saxophone
Ibert: Concertino da Camera
Creston: Sonata
Villa-Lobos: Fantasia
Maurice: Tableaux de Provence
Glazounov: Concerto
Karg-Elert: Caprices, Op. 153
            Jazz Saxophone
           Cherokee (Bb Major)
           Confirmation (F Major)
           Body and Soul (Db Major)
           Donna Lee (Ab Major)
           Round Midnight (Eb Minor)
            Invitation (D Minor)
 

 


Ensemble Opportunities :

The woodwind 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 (woodwind quintets, saxophone quartets, flute ensemble, clarinet choir, woodwind doubling ensemble, 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. The most recent guest artists who have appeared are indicated below.

Flutists: Jeanne Baxtresser, Gary Schocker, Keith Underwood, Paul Dunkel, Robert Langevin

Clarinetists: Ricardo Morales, Buddy DeFranco, Joseph Rabbai, Ron Reuben, Eddie Daniels, Gary Gray, Stanley Drucker, Mark Nuccio

Saxophonists: Joe Lovano, Charles McPherson, Harvey Pittel, Dick Oatts, Bob Mintzer, Paquito D’Rivera, Benny Golson, Lew Tabackin, Gary Foster, The New York Saxophone Quartet, Albert Regni, Phil Woods, Dan Goble

Double Reeds: Richard Ranti (bassoon), Laura Albeck (oboe)
 
Chamber Groups: The Borealis Quintet, The West Point Woodwind Quintet, The New York Saxophone Quartet
 
 

 
 
Faculty List:

Marsha Heller
Adjunct instructor Oboe
 
Katherine Fink
Adjunct instructor Flute, Chamber Ensemble

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Katherine Fink
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Rick Heckman
Adjunct instructor Woodwind Doubling (Saxophone,Clarinet, Flute, Oboe), Chamber Ensemble
 
Andrea Herr
Adjunct instructor Bassoon, Chamber Ensemble

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Andrea Herr
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Ronald Jannelli
Adjunct instructor Woodwind Doubling (Saxophone,Clarinet, Flute, Bassoon), Woodwind Methods
 
Dr. Edward Joffe
Professor Woodwind Doubling (Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute)
Woodwind Literature, Woodwind Doubling Lab, Chamber Ensemble

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Edward Joffe (on Saxophone)
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Edward Joffe (on Clarinet)
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Edward Joffe (on Flute)
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Joseph Rabbai
Adjunct instructor Clarinet
 
Jeanne Wilson
Adjunct instructor Flute, Chamber Ensemble
 
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Jeanne Wilson
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Cathy Venable
Adjunct instructor Collaborative Piano
 
Gary Hammond
Adjunct instructor Collaborative Piano, Application of Theory in Performance
 
 
 
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