The United States Army Band, “Pershing’s Own”

Concert Band and Brass Quintet Trumpet Audition

October 11-12, 2018

THIS AUDITION IS FOR MULTIPLE VACANCIES

• Candidates interested auditioning for a position in the U.S. Army Concert Band
should prepare sections A. Excerpts and B. Section Playing.

• Candidates interested in auditioning for a position in the U.S. Army Brass Quintet
should prepare sections A. Excerpts and C. Brass Quintet.

• Candidates interested in auditioning for both positions in the U.S. Army Concert
Band and U.S. Army Brass Quintet should prepare sections A. Excerpts, B.
Section Playing, and C. Brass Quintet.

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Concert Band and Brass Quintet Trumpet Audition
October 11-12, 2018
A. Excerpts

Commando March Samuel Barber

Rehearsal ,D, to Rehearsal ,G,
Three beats before Rehearsal ,J, to the downbeat of two measures after Rehearsal
,M,

Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Leonard Bernstein

Pickup to measure 678 through measure 700 trans. Paul Lavender

An Outdoor Overture Aaron Copland

Solo; measures 16 through measure 34

36 Études Transcendantes Théo Charlier

Étude #6: “Du Style”
Measure 36 “Tempo” to end

British Eighth Zo Elliott

Beginning to Rehearsal ,2,

Washington Greys Claudio Grafulla

Beginning through eight measures after the second strain, no repeats

Symphony in B-flat for Concert Band Paul Hindemith

I. Moderately fast, with vigor
Beginning to the downbeat of Rehearsal ,B,

II. Andantino grazioso

Beginning through the downbeat of measure 26

Variations on “America” Charles Ives

Variation V, enclosed excerpt
Play two parts as one player

Pictures at an Exhibition Modest Mussorgsky

Promenade arr. Maurice Ravel
Beginning to Rehearsal ,2,

Pines of Rome Ottorino Respighi

II. The Pines Near a Catacomb trans. Guy M. Duker
Solo

Festive Overture, Op. 96 Dmitri Shostakovich

Pickup to Rehearsal ,6, to the downbeat of Rehearsal ,7, trans. D. Hunsberger
Rehearsal ,13, to seven measures after Rehearsal ,16,

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Trumpet Audition
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A. Excerpts, cont.

Festival Variations Claude T. Smith

Measure 47 through the downbeat of measure 63

Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Pytor Illich Tchaikovsky

IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco trans. Mark H. Hindsley
Four measures before Rehearsal ,2, to Rehearsal ,5,

Summon the Heroes John Williams

Pickup to measure 33 through measure 49
Prepare in both B-flat major and C major concert keys. Excerpts may be
performed on any trumpet.

Taps

Sight-Reading

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Trumpet Audition
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B. Section Playing


Hymn to the Fallen John Williams
2nd Trumpet in B
Pickup to measure 28 through measure 42
Measure 62 through measure 78


Summon the Heroes John Williams
4 Trumpet in B
th arr. Paul Lavender
Measure 10 through measure 30
Pickups to measure 158 through the downbeat of measure 172

C. Brass Quintet


My Spirit Be Joyful J.S. Bach
2nd Trumpet in E arr. Chuck Seipp
Beginning through measure 21


Royal Fireworks Music George Frideric Handel
2nd Trumpet in B arr. Chuck Seipp
I. Overture
Enclosed excerpt; cut from the measure before ,A, to the measure before ,E, as
indicated by the brackets and play to the end of the movement


O Magnum Mysterium Morten Lauridsen
2nd Trumpet in B
Beginning through measure 54


Plenas Puertorriqueñas arr. Freddie Mendez
1st Trumpet in B
Beginning through measure 94


The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 W.A. Mozart
Trumpet in E arr. Chuck Seipp
Overture
Beginning to the downbeat of ,D,


A Fairy Tale of the Priest and the Knockhead his Servant Dmitri Shostakovich
1st Trumpet in B
I. Overture
Beginning through measure 45

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If you have any questions regarding the repertoire list or the audition procedures,
please contact SFC Sean Chisham at sean.a.chisham.mil@mail.mil.

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