Tuba/Euphonium Studio
Thank you for visiting the Tuba and Euphonium Studio at the the University of Florida at one of the nation’s outstanding institutions of higher education. On this page you will find information for current and prospective students including: student bios, a calendar of events, the UF Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble and much more. If you are interested in becoming a member of the studio, you can email Dr. Danielle VanTuinen to arrange a visit to campus. During your time on campus we can arrange for a free lesson with Dr. VanTuinen, an opportunity for you to observe and/or sit-in with School of Music classes and ensembles, and tour the music facilities.
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Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
The Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble at the University of Florida is comprised of 18 students ranging from Music Minors to Doctoral Students. The ensemble has been invited to the International Women’s Brass Conference, Southeast Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference, and the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” Tuba and Euphonium Workshop as featured ensemble performers. The overall goal behind the ensemble is to provide and outlet for tuba and euphonium players to experience the various roles within an ensemble, as well as the opportunity to conduct the group themselves.
Undergraduate Audition Information
Tuba Audition Requirements
- All Major Scales – Two Octaves
- Sight Reading
- Two Contrasting Etudes (Lyrical and Technical)
- Ex. Grigoriev’s Studies for Tuba, 43 Bel Canto Studies by Bordogni, 70 Studies for Tuba by Blazhevich, 60 Selected Studies by Kopprasch, Advanced Studies for Tuba (Tyrell)
- One Solo from the Standard Repertoire for Tuba
- Ex. Suite for Tuba (Haddad), Sonata for Tuba (Hindemith), Concerto in One Movement (Lebedev), Concerto for Bass Tuba (Vaughan Williams), Serenade #12 (Persichetti), Suite for Unaccompanied Tuba (Hartley)
Euphonium Audition Requirements
Ex. Suite for Baritone (Haddad), Fantasia (Jacob), Concerto for Euphonium (Horovitz), Sonata for Unaccompanied Euphnonium (Clinard), A Walk In the Woods (Censhu)
All Major Scales – Two Octaves
Sight Reading
Two Contrasting Etudes (Lyrical and Technical)
Ex. Melodious Etudes (Book 1) by Rochut, Selected Studies for Baritone (Voxman), 36 Studies for Trombone/Baritone (Kopprasch), Advanced Studies for Baritone (Tyrell).
One Solo from the Standard Repertoire for Euphonium
Graduate Audition Information
Euphonium Audition Requirements
- All major and minor scales – At least two octaves
- Sight Reading
- Two contrasting solos/movements from the following list:
- Cosma: Concerto for Euphonium
- Sparke: Harlequin
- Stevens: Soliloquies
- Ellerby: Concerto for Euphonium
- Curnow: Symphonic Variations
- Sparke: Pantomime
- Jan Bach: Concert Variations
- Kevin Day: Concerto for Euphonium
- Wilby: Concerto for Euphonium
- Four excerpts from the following list:
- Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever (no repeats)
- Schoenberg: Theme and Variations
- Holst: The Planets – Mars and Jupiter
- Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy
- Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
- King: Melody Shop
- Shostakovich: Festive Overture
- Sullivan: Pineapple Poll
- Holst: Secons Suite for Military Band
- Tchaikovsky: Finale from Symphony No. 4
- Grainger: Colonial Song
- Berlioz: March Hungroise from La Damnation de Faust
Tuba Audition Requirements
- Hols: First Suite for Military Band
- All major and minor scales – at least two octaves
- Sight reading
- Two contrasting solos/movements from the following list:
- John Williams: Tuba Concerto
- Penderecki: Capriccio
- Plog: Three Miniatures
- Daugherty: Reflections on the Mississippi
- Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Bass Tuba
- Broughton: Sonata for Tuba
- Arutuinian: Concerto for Tuba
- Plau: Concerto for Tuba
- Four excerpts from the following list:
- Berlioz: Hungarian March
- Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
- Brahms: Symphony No. 2
- Brukner: Symphony No. 7
- Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
- Stravinsky: Petrouska
- Strauss: Til Euelenspiegel
- Respighi: Fountains of Rome
- Wagner: Ride of the Walkyries
- Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger
- Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy
- Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever
- Hols: First Suite for Military Band