2021 FALL ENSEMBLE AUDITIONS

OBOE PLAN A: LIVE AUDITIONS (This is the planned format unless you hear otherwise by early August, 2021…)

• Auditions for placement in University of Nebraska-Lincoln fall semester concert ensembles (Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Symphonic Band) will occur during the first week of the semester as noted below. All students wishing to play in a UNL ensemble must audition on the scheduled audition date.

• All OBOE music majors must prepare all four of the excerpts for the audition. You still may be considered to play an auxiliary role in one of the ensembles – such as English horn.

• If you are a MINOR or NON-MAJOR oboist, you are only required to prepare excerpts #1 and #2. HOWEVER, if you wish to be considered for orchestra or wind ensemble for oboe, you MUST prepare all oboe excerpts regardless of degree.

• Please listen to recordings of each excerpt (online or located in the Music Library in Westbrook Music Library—not on reserve) so you choose appropriate tempi, know the style, etc.

• Arrive before 5:00pm and be prepared to play (instruments together and warmed up).

PLAN B : PRE-RECORDED AUDITIONS (Pending any Covid protocol decisions that disable us from having live auditions; please see the UNL Bands website for the most up-to-date information.)

• Please use UNL’s VidGrid (https://its.unl.edu/services/unl-academic-video/) to create your audition video. If you are not able to access VidGrid, you may video record yourself in another format and send it to Dr. McMullen. Please make sure to check that your video is “sharable” and that you save the video with your FULL NAME. Please record all excepts in one video.

• All oboe music majors must prepare all four of the excerpts for the audition. You still may be considered to play an auxiliary role in one of the ensembles – such as English horn.

• If you are a MINOR or NON-MAJOR oboist, you are only required to prepare excerpts #1 and #2. HOWEVER, if you wish to be considered for orchestra or wind ensemble for oboe, you MUST prepare all oboe excerpts regardless of degree.

• Complete the form on the next page, save it with your FULL NAME as the document title and email it to Dr. McMullen with your audition video link.

• Pre-recorded video links and form due to Dr. McMullen by email on Sunday, August 22nd by 5pm: wmcmullen1@unl.edu

Oboe Auditions (PLAN A) will take place in Westbrook Music Building Room 109 (warm up inb room 105) on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm

Visit the UNL Bands website in the fall for the room assignment: https://www.unl.edu/band/auditions

Please fill-out the form below and bring to your audition -if live audition – or email it to Dr. McMullen along with the pre-recorded audition if we don’t do live auditions.

UNL Ensemble Audition Form Name: ________________________________________________ Phone: ______________________________ E-mail: _______________________________________________ State any known class conflicts with Major Ensembles: If selected, I would like to play in two Major Ensembles: YES NO (circle one) Auxiliary instrument preference/ experience: English horn: Fine, no problem _______ No experience _______

Oboe excerpts:

No. 1. Brahms Violin Concerto, second movement Tempo – eighth note between 69 – 80

No. 2. Beethoven Symphony No. 3, second movement Tempo – eighth note about 80

No. 3. Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin, beginning till reh 2 Tempo – dotted quarter note about 92

No. 4. Rossini, Overture to “La Scala di Seta” Tempo – half note between 120 and 126