Prepared Excerpts - 2026 Ensemble Auditions

UW Orchestra & UW Bands Auditions Requirements

Please see here for the audition schedule and information about signing up for an audition

Bassoon 

For Symphonic Band and Campus Philharmonia (view music): edited 5/13/26

For UW Wind Ensemble and UW Symphony Orchestra (view music): edited 5/13/26

Clarinet 

For Symphonic Band, UW Wind Ensemble, UW Symphony Orchestra and Campus Philharmonia: 

(view music): edited 6/16/25

Please note: if you do not have an A Clarinet, you may play the Schubert on the Bb Clarinet. 

Strauss excerpt for those auditioning for Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra.

Eb and Bass clarinet excerpts are optional.

Bb/A Clarinet excerpts:

Schubert Symphony #8 “Unfinished”

Saint-Saens Symphony #3 “Organ”

Wagner Prelude to Die Meistersinger   

Strauss Ein Heldenleben (For Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra only) 

 

Eb Clarinet excerpts:

Ravel Bolero

Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique  

 

Bass Clarinet excerpts:

Dukas Sorcerer’s Apprentice   

Verdi Aida Act IV   

Euphonium 

For Symphonic Band and UW Wind Ensemble (view music) edited 7/10/25

Flute

For Symphonic Band, Campus Philharmonia, UW Wind Ensemble and UW Symphony Orchestra (view music): edited 5/11/26

  • To be considered for Campus Philharmonia Orchestra and Symphonic Band, please prepare the first page only which includes works by Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5. To be considered for all ensembles (UWSO, UWWE, CPO, and SB) please prepare all flute excerpts, which includes works by Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and 7, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, and Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra.

Horn 

For Symphonic Band, Campus Philharmonia, UW Wind Ensemble, and UW Symphony Orchestra (view music): edited 6/2/25

Note: If you are not a music major or music minor, you need only prepare the Gille Sonata excerpt.

Oboe/English Horn

For Symphonic Band and Campus Philharmonia: (view music) edited 5/29/25

Students should prepare these excerpts:

  • Barret Etude 28
  • Rimsky-Korsakov
  • Strauss to 17 after M

For UW Wind Ensemble and UW Symphony Orchestra: (view music) edited 5/29/25

Students should prepare all excerpts. 

Percussion

For Symphonic Band and Campus Philharmonia (view music): edited 6/3/25

For UW Wind Ensemble and UW Symphony Orchestra (view music): edited 6/3/25

Contact Dr. Whiting, Chair of Percussion Studies with questions at: bwhiting@uw.edu.

Saxophone

For UW Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band (view music): edited 7/10/25

Trombone

Tenor Trombone (view music) edited 7/10/25

Bass Trombone (view music) edited 7/10/25

Tuba

For UW Wind Ensemble, UW Symphony Orchestra, and Campus Philharmonia:

Prepare all excerpts. (view music) edited 7/10/25

  • Vaughn Williams Toccata Marziale
  • Prokofiev Symphony No. 5
  • Respighi Fountains of Rome
  • Wagner Die Meistersinger
  • Wagner Ride of the Valkyries 

For Symphonic Band:
Prepare the following three excerpts. (view music) edited 7/10/25

Trumpet

For Campus Philharmonia and Symphonic Band:
Prepare the first excerpt. (view music) edited 8/25/25

For UW Wind Ensemble and UW Symphony Orchestra:
Prepare all excerpts starting with the second selection (you do not need to prepare the first excerpt!) (view music) edited 8/25/25

 

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