• Thursday Competition Schedule:
  • Young Artist Tuba:
    • Preliminary Round- 8:30 am- 10:45 am (Choral Room)
    • Finalists rehearse with pianist at 2:30 pm
    • Final Round- 5 pm- 6 pm (Choral Room)
  • Young Artist Euphonium:
    • Preliminary Round- 11 am- 1 pm (Choral Room)
    • Finalists rehearse with pianist at 3:30 pm
    • Final Round- 6:30 pm- 7:30 pm (Choral Room)
  • Artist Tuba:
    • Preliminary Round- 8:30 am- 11:30 am (Marjorie Conrad Choral Room)
    • Finalists rehearse with pianist at 1 pm
    • Final Round- 3:30 pm- 4:30 pm (Marjorie Conrad Choral Room)
  • Artist Euphonium:
    • Preliminary Round- 8:30 am- 11:15 am (Bryan Recital Hall)
    • Finalist rehearse with pianist at 2 pm
    • Final Round- 5 pm- 6 pm (Marjorie Conrad Choral Room)
  • Euphonium Mock Band:
    • Preliminary Round- 1:30 pm- 3:30 pm (Choral Room)
    • Final Round- 3:45 pm- 4:45 pm (Choral Room)
  • Tuba Mock Band:
    • Preliminary Round- 12:00 pm- 2:00 pm (Marjorie Conrad Choral Room)
    • Final Round- 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm (Marjorie Conrad Choral Room)
  • Tuba Mock Orchestral:
    • Preliminary Round- 11:30 am- 2:00 pm (Bryan Recital Hall)
    • Final Round- 2:15 pm- 3:15 pm (Bryan Recital Hall)
  • Tuba-Euphonium Chamber Music Competition:
    • No preliminary round
    • Final Round- 3:30 pm- 6:30 pm (Bryan)

• Student Solo for Tuba and Euphonium 

  • Euphonium Student
    •  Prelim:
      • Andante and Rondo by Antonio Capuzzi arr. Philip Catelinet (Edition Peters Music)
    • Semi-Final:
      • Quatrille by Dario Argentesi (Cimarron Music Press)
    • Final:
      • Loui by Fernando Deddos (Cimarron Music Press) AND Morceau Symphonique by Alexandre Guilmant (Euphonium.com)
  • Tuba Student
    • Prelim:
      • Introduction and Dance by J. Ed. Barat arr. Glenn Smith (Southern Music Company)
    • Semi-Final:
      • The Mechanicals by Edmund Joliffe (Cimarron Music Press)
    • Finals:
      • Concerto del Garda (CC tuba part, can be played on CC or F) Mvts. 1 & 2 ONLY by Elizabeth Raum (Cimarron Music Press)

• Artist Solo for Tuba and Euphonium

  • Euphonium Artist:
    • Prelim:
      • Sonatina for Euphonium and Piano, Mvts. 1 & 2 ONLY by Etienne Crausaz (Editions BIM)
    • Semi-Final:
      • Rock Hopper by Gail Robertson (Cimarron Music Press)
    • Final:
      • Concerto for Euphonium, Mvts. 1 and 2 ONLY by Phillip Wilby (Winwood Music)
  • Tuba Artist:
    • Prelim:
      • Sonata for Tuba and Piano, Mvts. 1 & 2 ONLY by Bruce Broughton (LudwigMasters Music)
    • Semi-Finals:
      • Triumph of the Demon Gods by John Stevens (Manduca Music Publications)
    • Final:
      • Concert Piece for Tuba and Piano by Libby Larsen (Oxford University Press) AND New Kid by Anna Baadsvik (Ovation Music)

• Band Euphonium

  • Preliminary Round:

• • • J.P. Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever
    • R.V. Williams – Toccata Marziale
    • Holst – First Suite in Eb
    • Grainger – Irish Tune from County Derry
  • Final Round:
    • Schoenberg – Theme and Variations
    • L. King – Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite March
    • L. King – Melody Shop
    • Sullivan/Mackeras – Pineapple Poll
    • P.I. Tchaikovsky  – Symphony No. 4 (Finale)
    • Grainger – Molly on the Shore       
    • Creston – Celebration Overture
    • Gould – Symphony for Band
    • Holst – Second Suite in F
    • Berlioz – Roman Carnival Overture

• Mock Band Tuba

  • Preliminary Round:

    • J. P. Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever 
    • R.V. Williams – Toccata Marziale
    • Holst – First Suite in in Eb (Chaconne)
    • Snedecor – Etude #4
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  • Final Round:
    • Hindemith – Symphony in Bb for Band
    • L. King – Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite March
    • Grantham – J’ai été au bal
    • Grainger – Lincolnshire Posy
    • Fučík – Entry of the Gladiators
    • Liszt – Mazzepa
    • Holst – Second Suite in F
    • Lizst – Les Preludes 
    • King – The Melody Shop

• Orchestral Tuba

  • Preliminary Round:
    • Wagner – Overture to Die Meistersinger (J-L)
    • Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5 (movement one #3 to seven measures after #5)
    • Berlioz – Hungarian March (#4 to two measures after #5)
    • Mahler – Symphony No. 1 (Movement III solo m. 15 – m. 24)
    • Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries
  • Final Round:
    • Respighi – Fountains of Rome
    • Berlioz – Overture to Romeo Juliet
    • Bruckner – Symphony No. 4
    • Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6
    • Mahler – Symphony No. 5
    • Brahms – Symphony No. 2
    • Revueltas – Sensemaya
    • Strauss – Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
    • Gershwin – An American in Paris
    • Stravinsky – Petrushka (1947)

• Chamber Music

  • Preliminary Round: 4-7 minutes of music, Ensembles of Trios and larger are permitted.
  • Final Round: 10-15 minutes of music, 2 pieces, 1 must be from a composer of an underrepresented background
  • Music from preliminary round CANNOT be repeated for finals and personnel in group cannot change between preliminary and final rounds.

Competition Details:

• Finals may include anything from the preliminary round and sightreading. (Military and Orchestra)

• There is an age limit for the student divisions. A participant who will be 20 years old or older on December 1, 2024 is NOT ELIGIBLE to apply in either student division. There are no exceptions.

• All preliminary round recordings are due by midnight on April 15, 2024

• Finalists will be announced by April 17, 2024