United States Navy Band Concert/Ceremonial Band Trombone Audition February 7, 2020

The United States Navy Band is the Navy's premier musical organization, based in Washington, D.C. The Concert/Ceremonial Department is regularly staffed by 85 musicians who rotate between Concert and Ceremonial duty. Recognized as one of the finest wind ensembles in the world, the Concert Band has performed marches, patriotic selections, orchestral transcriptions and modern wind ensemble repertoire on national tours, public concerts and educational conferences for nearly 100 years. The Ceremonial Band performs music at official military government functions and other special events, including ceremonies for high-level military and civilian government officials at the White House and Pentagon, and funerals at Arlington National Cemetery. Starting salary for a new member of the U.S. Navy Band is $62,065-$66,925, plus 30 days paid leave annually and full benefits for members and dependents. Members may also be eligible for an enlistment bonus (up to $10,000) and/or the Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $65,000). Those selected for the U.S. Navy Band are advanced to the paygrade of E-6 (musician first class) following recruit training, under a contract for permanent duty with the U.S. Navy Band. Applicants must be aged 18 to 39 and otherwise qualified for service in the U.S. Navy. Please note that the Navy has strict requirements with regard to medical readiness and physical appearance. Additionally, Navy Band members may not have tattoos that are visible in short sleeves and skirts. Please visit https://www.navyband.navy.mil/career_information.html for further details. The trombone audition will take place on February 7, 2020 at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. All parts are to be prepared as they are presented in this audition packet. Sight-reading and ensemble playing may be required on semi-final and final rounds. Application Instructions For official instructions as well as eligibility information, please send the following materials to navyband.auditions@navy.mil:

(1) One-page resume (2) Letter of Endorsement - only for current military members

You must e-mail the Navy Band in order to secure an audition. All materials are due by 11:59 p.m. EST on January 24, 2020.

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Trombone Audition Repertoire

Please prepare all selections as presented in this packet. Sight-reading may also be required.

All excerpts are Trombone I unless otherwise specified

1. Solo. Candidates may choose between:

1a. David: Concertino, Op. 4, Mvt. 1, beginning to [D] -or- 1b. Grandahl: Concerto for Trombone, Mvt. 1, beginning to [3]

2. Kopprasch: Etude No. 22

3. Mozart: Tuba mirum from Requiem, beginning to m. 18 (Trombone II)

4. Rossini: Overture to La Gazza Ladra, three excerpts

5. Hindemith: March from Symphonic Metamorphosis, [G] to end

6. Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre, excerpt

7. Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (Trombone II)

-Movement I (two excerpts) -Movement III (one excerpt)

8. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, four before [36] to four before [38]

9. Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, Movement 1 -[Q] to three before [R] -Nine before [S] to two after [S]

10. Ravel: L’enfant et les Sortileges, [33] to one after [35]

11. Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, mm. 676-700

12. King: Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite

13. Wonder (arr. Hill): Sir Duke -[113] to [118] -[130] through m. 145

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1a. David, Concertino

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1b. Grandahl, Concerto for Trombone

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2. Kopprasch, Etude No. 22

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3. Mozart, Tuba mirum from Requiem

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4. Rossini, Overture to La Gazza Ladra

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5. Hindemith, March from Symphonic Metamorphosis

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6. Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries

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7. Mahler, Symphony No. 5

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8. Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel

9. Saint-Saëns, Symphony No. 3

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10. Ravel, L’enfant et les Sortileges

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11. Bernstein, Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

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12. King, Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite (please prepare entire excerpt, take upper divisi)

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