United States Navy Band Concert/Ceremonial Band Trombone Audition October 18, 2019

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.

The trombone audition will take place on October 18, 2019 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 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: [email protected].

(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. EDT on October 4, 2019.

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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. Hindemith: Trombone Sonata, Movement III, beginning to 11 after [R]

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

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

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

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

6. Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (Trombone II) -Movement I (two excerpts) -Movement III (one excerpt)

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

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

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

10. Fillmore: The Circus Bee, beginning to m. 52 (2nd ending)

11. Jones: Tip Toe, one before [G] to [J]

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1. Hindemith, Trombone Sonata, Movement III

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2. Mozart, Tuba mirum

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3. Rossini, Overture to La Gazza Ladra

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4. Hindemith, March from Symphonic Metamorphosis

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5. Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries

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6. Mahler, Symphony No. 5

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7. Saint-Saëns, Symphony No. 3

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2 8. Ravel, L’enfant et les Sortileges [Unnamed (treble staff)]

33 Vibrer avec la conlisse 34 b Œ œ ˙ ˙ œ w œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ mf molto espressivo portando 3 3 3 3 b 3 œ œ 3 & ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ -˙ -œ œ -˙ œ

35 ˙™ œ œ œ œ j &b œ œ Ó Œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ nœ 3 pp p pp

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9. Bernstein, Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

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10. Fillmore, The Circus Bee (play upper divisi)

h = 152

Candidates may be asked to perform second endings or both endings. Please prepare accordingly.

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11. Jones, Tip Toe