Graduate Wind Conducting The goal of the graduate program in wind band conducting at The University of Texas at Austin is to provide an environment in which students can experience all learning, teaching, and administrative aspects of a comprehensive university band program. This includes: Conducting, teaching, and administrative tasks with Wind Ensemble/Wind Symphony/Symphony Band/Concert Band Conducting, teaching, and administrative tasks with Longhorn Band & Longhorn Pep Band Organizing rehearsal plans Planning and conducting sectionals for all ensembles The graduate programs in band/wind ensemble conducting are designed to be small and highly select. The objective of the master’s and doctoral programs in band/wind ensemble conducting is to prepare highly competent conductors of wind music. Graduates will be prepared to function effectively in professional and academic settings. The faculty of The University of Texas at Austin considers study in music history, theory and related fields essential components of a conductor’s preparation. The musical environment provided by the University and the Austin metropolitan area represents an ideal setting for graduate study in wind conducting. The Butler School of Music maintains an excellent library and a distinguished faculty, in addition to sponsoring several outstanding wind performing organizations. These performing ensembles, which are composed entirely of students, differ in size, purpose and repertoire. Collectively they provide an outstanding musical resource for those enrolled in the conducting program. Admission Procedure The graduate programs in band/wind ensemble conducting are designed to be small and highly select. It is expected that the applicant will have had significant experience as a conductor (no less than two years of professional experience). Requirements for admission include: 1. A bachelor’s degree in music from an accredited institution. Exceptions may be made for students with degrees in other fields if equivalent training can be demonstrated. 2. A mastery of advanced conducting techniques gained through conducting experience beyond the training level. 3. Familiarity with a substantial repertoire of music (see Repertoire List). 4. A video excerpt recording of a performance (with the camera facing the conductor) of between ten to twenty minutes, and a video excerpt of approximately ten minutes of rehearsal. In both cases, the repertoire is of the candidates choosing. The committee will be looking for a demonstration of unusually effective musical sensitivity on the part of the applicant, as well as the ability to communicate effectively with and stimulate a group of performers. Applicants interested in the master’s degree should be familiar with and be able to conduct approximately 25% of the repertoire in both lists. Applicants interested in the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree should be familiar with and be able to conduct at least 50% of the repertoire in both lists. Questions can be addressed to the graduate director of admissions at: mga@mail.music.utexas.edu and online application materials may be found at: https://music.utexas.edu/apply/graduate-admissions Repertoire List Wind Ensemble Repertoire Beethoven – Rondino Beethoven – Octet Benson – The Solitary Dancer Berg – Kammerkonzert Dahl – Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Orchestra Dvorak – Serenade in d minor, op. 44 Etler – Clarinet Concerto Fiser – Report Gounod – Petite Symphonie Hindemith – Konzertmusik, op. 41 Hindemith – Konzertmusik, op. 49 Hovhaness – Symphony No. 4 Ives – Scherzo (Over the Pavements) Mahler – Um Mitternacht Mendelssohn – Overture für Harmoniemusik Messiaen – Oiseaux Exotiques Messiaen – Couleurs de la Cite Celeste Messiaen – Et expecto Ressurectionem Mortuorem Mozart – Serenade No. 11, K. 375 Mozart – Serenade No. 12, K. 388 Mozart – Gran Partitta, K. 361 Poulenc – Suite Francaise Reynolds – Scenes Reynolds – Scenes Revisited Strauss – Serenade, op. 7 Strauss – Suite, op. 4 Varese – Integrales Varese – Octandre Band Repertoire Bassett – Sounds, Shapes and Symbols Benson – The Leaves are Falling Benson – The Passing Bell Berlioz – Symphonie, op. 15 Colgrass – Winds of Nagual Copland – Emblems Corigliano – Circus Maximus, Symphony No. 3 Dahl – Sinfonietta Grainger – Colonial Song Grainger – Lincolnshire Posy Grantham – Fantasy Variations Grantham – Southern Harmony Harbison – Three City Blocks Hindemith – Symphony in B flat Husa – Apotheosis of this Earth Husa – Music for Prague 1968 Krenek – Dream Sequence Mackey – Wine-Dark Sea, Symphony for Band Mennin – Canzona Maslanka – Symphony No. 4 Maslanka – Symphony No. 8 Milhaud – Suite Francaise Schoenberg – Theme and Variations, op. 43a Stucky – Fanfares and Arias Vaughan Williams – Tocatta Marziale
