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Auditions for the Bachelor of Music Degree in Performance (Oboe/English Horn)

To gain admission to the B.Mus. in Performance (Oboe/English Horn), a student must pass an entrance audition before a faculty jury of three, to be appointed by the chairperson. The audition will occur near the end of the second semester of college and must demonstrate the student’s ability to perform well challenging repertoire representing several historical periods and styles. A student wishing to perform an entrance audition must notify the chairperson in writing at least three weeks prior to the audition. Only after passing the entrance audition may the student declare as a major the B.Mus. in Performance (Oboe/English Horn). A student who does not pass the entrance audition in the second semester may have a second opportunity in the third semester. A prospective candidate for the B.Mus. in Performance (Oboe/English Horn) may declare a major in Music prior to the semesters stated above. The student will be listed as a candidate for the B.A. Music until he or she passes the audition or portfolio review.

Repertoire Requirements for the Audition for the Bachelor of Music in Performance (Oboe/English Horn)

During the four years of study pursuant to a B. Mus. in Performance (Oboe/English Horn) at the College of Wooster, performance repertoire shall be drawn from all historical periods from Baroque to the current day. The following list is meant to be representative rather than comprehensive, and other works may be chosen as particularly appropriate to the needs and ambitions of particular students. Regardless of individual focus, students shall be required to learn extended performance techniques, and to demonstrate their proficiency in these skills through the performance of new music. The development of these skills shall be augmented by mastery of the Gilbert Cycle of extended range scales, along with etudes selected to meet the needs of individual students. Before qualifying for senior recital, all B. Mus. oboe students will be required to master the Barret articulation and melodic phrasing etudes, and to demonstrate awareness and musical maturity through self preparation of at least one of each type of etude from this book.

Repertoire for the entrance audition for the B. Mus. degree program with a major in oboe shall include works from at least the Baroque, Classical, and one of the more recent historical periods. New works are encouraged if a prospective student wishes to display proficiency in extended techniques. If this option is not chosen, then the Hindemith Sonata, the Britten Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49, or any other piece with similar rhythmic, metric, and technical challenges may be performed.

It is possible to focus on English horn within the B. Mus. oboe major. As an undergraduate degree program, an English horn major is not offered. English horn repertoire can, however, be chosen exclusively after mastery of required oboe skills has been demonstrated.

At least beginning reed-making skills are required for acceptance as an oboe major in the B. Mus. degree program. Self-sufficiency in reed making is required by graduation, and the senior recital must be played on a reed entirely scraped by the student. Sorting, gouging, and shaping skills also are required, although individual ownership of a gouging machine is optional.

Representative Oboe Repertoire:

Note: Junior recital pieces must be from level 1 or 2 lists, or include pieces of equivalent difficulty. Senior recitals must include pieces with challenges equivalent to pieces taken from level 3 or 4.

Level 1:
Baird, Kenneth. Shadow Dance and Lament
Barnes, James. Autumn Soliloquy (band acc. available)
Barthe-Andraud. Petite Wuite Pittoresque
Bellini-Peters. Concerto in Eb
Godard, Benjamin. Legende Pastorale, Op. 138; Highlanders March, Op. 138
HÕndel-Andraud. Concerto Grosso, No. 8 in Bb
Jaffe, Gerard. Overture to a Comedy
Lunde, Ivar, Jr. Fantasy
Robinson, Stanford. The Moon Maiden's Dance
Stone, Gregory. Hora Exotique (Rumanian Dance-Caprice)
Telemann, G. P. Concerto in F. Minor
Telemann-Andraud. Sonata in A Minor

Level 2:
Colin-Cailliet. Eighth Solo
Guilhaud-Andraud. First Concertino
Lenom, Clement. Musette
Marcello, Benedetto. Concerto in C Minor
Mozart-Desportes. Concertino, K. 370
Verroust, Stanislas. Souvenir of Old Quebec
Vogt-Andraud. 2nd Concertino in F

Level 3:
Adler, Samuel. Sonata
Hindemith, Paul. Sonata
Kauder, Hugo. Sonata
Kennan, Kent. Scherzo, Aria and Fugato
Mozart-Andraud. Concerto in Eb
Mozart-Gillet-Blair. Concerto in C, K. 314
Rosetti-Richards. Concerto in D

Level 4:
Albinoni, Tomaso. Concertos
Britten, Benjamin. Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49
Cimarosa, Domenico. Concerto
FranŒaix, Jean. Concerto
Kalliwoda, J. W. Concerto
Krommer, Franz. Concerto in F, Op. 52
Marcello, Alessandro. Concertos
Milhaud, Darius. Sonatine
Mozart, W. A. Concerto in C Major, K. 271k
Poulenc, Francis. Sonata
Saint-Saâns, Camille. Sonata, Op. 166
Schumann, Robert. Three Romances
Strauss, Richard. Concerto
Szalowski, Antonio. Sonatina
Vaughn-Williams, Ralph. C oncerto
Welcher, Dan. Sea Winds