Concerto Competition Auditions
Thank you for your interest in the UB Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition! This annual event gives Symphony Orchestra members the chance to perform as a featured soloist with the orchestra.
Audition Timeline
- Auditions take place: Saturday, December 6
- Accompanist deadline: If you need help finding a pianist, email Prof. Jaman Dunn-Danger at jamandun@buffalo.edu no later than October 30
- Only current UB Symphony Orchestra members are eligible to audition.
- You must be registered in MUS 138, 338, or 538 to participate.
- Prepare the exposition of the 1st movement (if performing a multi-movement work).
- If it’s a single movement piece, prepare the entire work.
- You must have an accompanist and must rehearse with them before the audition.
🚫 Do NOT come unprepared or unrehearsed with your accompanist. Everyone deserves a fair and polished audition.
Please review the approved concerti list in your designated instrument:
- Double Bass Concerto, Op. 3 – Serge Koussevitzky
- Double Bass Concerto in E-flat major – Johann Baptist Vanhal
- Andante e rondo Ongarese, Op. 35 – Carl Maria von Weber
- The Five Sacred Trees – John Williams
- Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1 – Franz Joseph Haydn
- Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 – Camille Saint-Saëns
- Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 – Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky
- Premiere Rhapsodie – Claude Debussy
- Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73 – Carl Maria von Weber
- Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb major, Op. 74 – Carl Maria von Weber
- Poem for Flute and Orchestra, A. 93 – Charles Tomlinson Griffes
- Fantaisie pour Flute et Orchestre – Georges Hüe
- Ballade for lute, string orchestra and piano – Frank Martin
- Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Horn Concerto in E-flat major, K. 417 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 11 – Richard Strauss
- Morceau de Concert – Camille Saint-Saëns
- Introduction, theme et variations, Op. 102 – Johann Nepomuk Hummel
- Oboe Concerto in D minor – Ludwig August Lebrun
- Concerto in A minor for Oboe and Strings – Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Concertino for Trombone and Orchestra, Op. 4 – Ferdinand David
- Concerto per Trombone e Orchestra in C – Nino Rota
- Trumpet Concerto in Ab major – Alexander Arutunia
- Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major – Franz Joseph Haydn
- Concerto in F minor for Bass Tuba and Orchestra – Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Viola Concerto in D major – Franz Anton Hoffmeister
- Suite for Viola and Small Orchestra – Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 – Max Bruch
- Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 – Felix Mendelssohn
- Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 – Sergei Prokoiev
- Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 – Camille Saint-Saëns
If you’d like to perform a piece not on the list below, email Prof. Jaman Dunn-Danger at jamandun@buffalo.edu to request approval.
Please add your name to the Google sign-up sheet.
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We’re excited to hear you play! If you have any questions about excerpts or audition logistics, reach out to:
304 Baird Hall
Email: jamandun@buffalo.edu