Saxophone audition repertoire

Undergraduate and graduate alto and tenor saxophone audition requirements

all major scales
two contrasting etudes and/or a piece from the saxophone literature in which you may best demonstrate tone quality, technique, articulation, phrasing and expression

Example of etudes/alto saxophone literature:

48 Famous Studies for oboe or saxophone by Ferling
Selected Studies for Saxophone by Voxman
Bozza, Improvisation et Caprice
Creston: Sonata
Dressel: Bagatellen
Eccles: Sonata
Glazunov: Concerto
Handel: Sonata
Heiden; Sonata
Lunde: Sonata
Maurice: Tableaux de Provence
Tull: Sarabande and Gigue

Examples of etudes/tenor saxophone literature:

48 Famous Studies for oboe or saxophone by Ferling
Selected Studies for Saxophone by Voxman
Burkholder: Sonata
Caravan: Quiet Time
Porpora: Sinfonia
Schmidt: Sonatina
Vivaldi: Sonata in g minor

Saxophone studio website

Visit the saxophone studio website for more information about the program.

Contact

Jonathan Bergeron, Saxophone

Office: Bldg. 37, Room 189
Phone: 928-523-3166
Email: Jonathan.Bergeron@nau.edu