M.M. Percussion

PERCUSSION

Keyboard:

1. Contemporary 4-mallet work of your choice (ex. Abe – Marimba d’Amore, Burritt – Caritas, Scirroco; Druckman – Reflections on the Nature of Water; Etezady – Boomslang; Klatzow – Dances of Earth and Fire; Maslanka – Variations on Lost Love; Sueyoshi – Mirage; Schwantner – Velocities; Sammut – Cameleon; Stout – Rumble Strips or Sendimental Structures; Viñao – Khan Variations or Burritt Variations; Mackey – See Ya Thursday; Lansky – Three Moves)
2. 2-mallet solo of your choice (ex. Two by Gene Koshinski or a movement from the Violin Sonatas and Partitas or Suites for Solo Cello by J.S. Bach)
3. 2 contrasting Xylophone/Glockenspiel orchestral excerpts

Snare Drum:

1. Concert solo of your choice (ex. works by Delécluse, Tompkins, etc.)
2. Rudimental solo of your choice (ex. 14 Modern Contest Solos by John S. Pratt, etc.)
3. 2 contrasting orchestral excerpts

Timpani:

1. Solo of your choice (ex. works by Hochrainer, Carter, Delécluse, or equivalent)
2. 2 contrasting orchestral excerpts

Optional (highly recommended)*:

1. Multi-percussion solo of your choice (ex. works by Xenakis, Volans, Lang, Cangelosi, Kitazume, etc.)
2. Drum-set: demonstration of 4 contrasting styles (ex. rock, swing, funk, bossa nova, etc.)

3. Non-Western Percussion (hand drums, steel pan, gamelan, Brazilian instruments, etc.)

   * send video via email to Dr. Salgado (esalgado3@unl.edu)

Auditions will also include a short interview with the UNL Percussion Faculty.