Woodwind

Woodwind

Introduction

Woodwind students receive an intensive and thorough training centre around principal one-to-one lessons, delivered by reputable soloists and leading figures from top orchestras and chamber groups. They are enthusiastic and supportive, creating an environment for our students that is both caring and demanding. In addition, frequent masterclasses are given by distinguished, international musicians, such as Wissam Boustany, Meyrick Alexander, Maurice Bourgue and Anthony Pay.

Teamwork is the key element of the training offered and the relatively small size of the department ensures an enormous and diverse range of performance opportunities. Symphony, Chamber and Wind Orchestra concerts, opera productions, wind ensembles and chamber groups are included in the spectrum of activities. The quality of the teaching and the variety of performing experience offer the musical challenges and inspiration for a student's professional ambitions and the space to develop as an individual musician.

Requirements:

BMus Entrance Requirements

Applicants must let the Academy know of their intended audition programme (and whether or not they intend to use the official RSAMD accompanist) by filling out and returning the audition repertoire form to the RSAMD on or before 1st October 2008.

All repertoire listed below is 'suggested' repertoire only. You may choose to play a contrasting programme of your own choice.

Scales and arpeggios will be required & sight reading may be given.

Flute

Performance of two contrasting pieces selected from the following list:

• J S Bach Sonata No. 6 in E, 1st and 2nd movements
• Enesco Cantabile et Presto
• Martinu Sonata, 1st movement
• Prokofiev Sonata No. 2, Op.94, 1st or 2nd movement
• C P E Bach Hamburger Sonata, either movement
• Rhene-Baton Passacaille.

Oboe

Performance of two contrasting pieces selected from the following list:

• Britten Six metamorphoses after Ovid, any two movements
• Dutilleux Sonata
• Grovlez Sarabande and Allegro
• Handel Fitzwilliam Sonata in Bb major, any two movements
• Poulenc Sonata, any one movement
• Saint-Saëns Sonata in D, any one movement.

Clarinet

Performance of two contrasting pieces selected from the following list:

• Arnold Sonatina, 1st movement
• L Bernstein Sonata, 1st movement
• Milhaud Duo Concertante
• Poulenc Sonata, 1st or 3rd movement
• Stravinsky Three Pieces, Nos. 1 and 2 or 2 and 3
• Weber Concerto No. 1 in F, 1st or 3rd movement.

Bassoon

Performance of two contrasting pieces selected from the following list:

• Grovlez Sicilienne and Allegro Giocoso
• Pauer Concerto, 1st movement
• A Baroque Sonata of the applicants choice.
• Pierne Solo de Concert op35
• Vivaldi Concerto in A minor FVIII No2, 1st movement.
• Weber Concerto, 1st movement.
• Mozart Concerto, 1st or 3rd movement.

Alto Saxophone

Performance of two contrasting pieces selected from the following list:

• J S Bach (arr. Mule) Sonata No. 4, 1st and 2nd movements
• Paul Bonneau Suite, complete
• Jolivet Fantaisie-Impromptu
• Koechlin Étude No. 1 from 15 Études
• Paul Maurice Tableaux de Provence, 1st and 2nd movements
• Phil Woods Sonata, 1st and 2nd movements.

Tenor Saxophone

Performance of two contrasting pieces selected from the following list:

• Fiocco (arr.Bazelaire, trans. Londeix) Concerto, 1st movement only
• Handel (arr. Londeix) Sonata in G minor, Op.1 No. 6, complete
• Villa Lobos Fantasia for [soprano or] tenor saxophone, 1st movement
• Marcello (arr. Joosen) Concerto in C minor, complete
• F Martin Ballade (1940) for [trombone or] tenor saxophone
• Burnet Tuthill Sonata, Op. 56, 2nd and 3rd movements.

MMus / PGDip (Performance) Audition Requirements

Applicants must let the Academy know of their intended audition programme (and whether or not they intend to use the official RSAMD accompanist) by filling out and returning the audition repertoire form to the RSAMD on or before 1 st October 2008.

Applicants will be expected to perform two works: the set concerto for their instrument and a piece of the applicant's own choice.

• Flute Mozart Concerto in G major, movements 1 & 2 only
• Oboe Mozart Concerto in C major, movements 1 & 2 only
• Clarinet Mozart Concerto in A major, movements 1 & 2 only
• Bassoon Mozart Concerto in Bb major, movements 1 & 2 only
• Saxophone Glazunov Concerto in Eb major
• Please note: Sight reading will be given.