Wind Symphony Spring Concert
7:30pm, Friday, April 25th
Gantner Concert Hall
Singing Statesmen Concert
7:30pm, Saturday, April 26th
Gantner Concert Hall
The pinnacle for the Statesmen 2024-25 season is the Spring concert which combines the vast amount of work and dedication that this ensemble has worked for all year. This event often sells out, so get your tickets in advance, and be prepared to be amazed, once again, by UWEC's choral excellence.
Alumni Band Concert
2:00pm, Sunday, April 27th
Gantner Concert Hall
University Band Concert
7:30pm, Tuesday, April 29th
Gantner Concert Hall
Composition Studio Recital
5:00pm, Monday, April 28th
Phillips Recital Hall
Christine Harada Li Violin Faculty Recital
7:30pm, Thursday, May 1st
Gantner Concert Hall
First Fridays: Mid-Century Modern American Music from the 1940s-1960s
7:30pm, Friday, May 2nd
Clearwater Recital Room, Pablo Center
Join UW-Eau Claire faculty for an evening of chamber music featuring American composers from the mid-20th century, including Samuel Barber, Leonard Berstein, Florence Prince, George Walker, and more.
Ella McGinley Bass Recital
7:30pm, Monday, April 28th
Phillips Recital Hall
Featuring Mozart's Violin Sonata in E minor and Brahms's Cello Sonata in E minor 1st mvt.
Emma Tolzmann Piano Recital
5:00pm, Thursday, May 1st
Gantner Concert Hall
Composers featured are Scarlatti, Beethoven, Liszt, Ravel, and Chaminade.
Percussion Ensemble Performance
5:00pm, Sunday, May 4th
Riverside Theatre
Sean Carey Performance (Assisted by Percussion Ensemble)
5:00pm, Monday, May 5th
JAMF Theatre (Pablo Center)
String Academy Recital
2:00pm, Sunday, May 18th
Phillips Recital Hall
Sam Wyland Horn Recital
5:00pm, Tuesday, April 29th
Phillips Recital Hall
Contemporary Ensemble Concert
5:00pm, Thursday, May 1st
Phillips Recital Hall
Memorial High School Orchestra Concert
7:30pm, Monday, May 19th
Gantner Concert Hall
Confluence Dance Project Performances
7:30pm, Friday, May 9th and Saturday, May 10th
JAMF Theatre (Pablo Center)
This spring, the best of dance at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire will take stage on the Jamf Theatre in the Pablo Center at the Confluence. Showcasing faculty, guest, and student choreography, the Confluence Dance Project will demonstrate an array of choreography and the versatility of students in the dance program. For two nights only, come see the exciting works created by professionals and students in the field and enjoy the breadth of talented dancers on stage.
Guys and Dolls
7:30pm, Thursday, May 1st, Friday, May 2nd, and Sunday May 3rd
1:30pm, Sunday, May 4th
RCU Theatre (Pablo Center)
Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, Guys and Dolls ran for 1,200 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1950. It received nearly unanimous positive reviews from critics and won a bevy of awards, including Tony Awards, Drama Desks, and Oliviers. Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result. Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually, everyone ends up right where they belong.
Live Streaming
Can't make it campus for the performance? Check out the Live Stream from Gantner Concert Hall or Phillips Recital Hall.
Audition Requirements for Flute
Requirements the same for incoming freshmen and transfer students:
Major scales in at least two octaves
Two contrasting works or movements, contrasting both in tempo and in style, i.e., a slow legato work in the "singing style," and a faster technical work. Entrance auditions on flute should be equal to the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list. See suggested repertoire below.
Sight-reading
Suggested repertoire:
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas
Henri Büsser: Prélude et Scherzo
Valerie Coleman: Fanmi Imèn, Danza de la Mariposa
George Enesco: Cantabile et Presto
Gabriel Fauré: Fantasie
George Frideric Handel: Sonatas
Paul Hindemith: Sonata
Arthur Honneger: Danse de la chèvre
Louis Ganne: Andante et Scherzo
Philippe Gaubert : Fantaisie, Nocturne et Allegro Scherzando
Katherine Hoover: Kokopeli, Winter Spirits
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concertos, Andante in C
Francis Poulenc: Sonata
Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasias, Suite in A Minor, Sonatas
Audition Requirements for Oboe
Requirements the same for incoming freshmen and transfer students:
1. Scales: All major scales, 2 octaves or full range of student’s ability
2. One melody from the 40 Progressive Melodies of Barrett’s Oboe Method (imslp.org) (can also be found in Gekler’s Oboe Method, Book 2)
3. Prepared solo of two contrasting movements, accompaniment is optional. Entrance auditions on oboe should be equal to the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list. See suggested repertoire below.
4. Sight-reading
Suggested repertoire:
Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto for Oboe in d minor (imslp.org)
Benjamin Britten: Six Metamorphoses after Ovid
Madeline Dring: Danza Gaya (trevcomusic.com)
Vivian Fine: Sonatina for Oboe and Piano (imslp.org)
Ulysses Kay: Suite in B (trevcomusic.com)
Alyssa Morris: Four Personalities (trevcomusic.com)
Carl Nielsen: Fantasy Pieces (imslp.org)
Clara Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 22 (imslp.org)
Robert Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 94 (imslp.org)
Camille Saint-Saëns: Oboe Sonata (imslp.org)
William Grant Still: Incantation and Dance (trevcomusic.com)
Georg PhilippTelemann: Sonata in A Minor (imslp.org)
Audition Requirements for Clarinet
Requirements for incoming freshmen:
1. Scales
a) Chromatic: low E to high G above staff
b) All scales 2 octaves, except E, F, F#, and G, which should be prepared 3 octaves if possible
c) Transfer students only: Melodic minor scales through four sharps and flats
2. Two contrasting solos or solo with contrasting etude, accompaniment optional. Entrance auditions on clarinet should be equal to the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list or on the MSHSL approved music list. See suggested repertoire below.
3. Sight-reading
4. Bass clarinet applicants should ideally audition on Bb clarinet, but if this is not an option, please prepare a solo equal to the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest bass clarinet list.
Suggested repertoire:
Etudes:
Rose: 32 Etudes
Voxman: Selected Studies
Solos:
Paquito D’Rivera: Vals Venezolano and Contradanza
Adolphus Hailstork: Three Smiles for Tracey, mvt II
Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata
W. A. Mozart: Concerto
Willson Osborne: Rhapsody
Johann Stamitz: Concerto in Bb Major
Eva Wasserman-Margolis: The Generation of Hope
C.M. v.Weber: Concertino
C.M. v.Weber: Concerto No. 1 or 2
Audition Requirements for Bassoon
Requirements for incoming freshmen and transfer students are the same:
1. Scales
a) Chromatic: low B-flat to top of student's range
b) Major scales: two or more octaves, through four sharps/flats including C major
2. Prepared solo, preferably with accompaniment (if applicable). Entrance auditions on bassoon should be equal to the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list. See suggested repertoire below.
3. Sight-reading
Suggested repertoire:
Galliard, J. E. - Six Sonatas: two movements from any sonata
Hailstork, Adolphus - Bassoon Set: any two movements
Hindemith, Paul - Sonata
Hurlstone, William - Sonata: any movement
Merci, Luigi - Sonata in G minor
Mozart, W. A. - Concerto, K. 191: any movement
Telemann, G. P. - Sonata in F minor
Weber, C. M. von - Concerto: any movement
Weissenborn, J. - Capriccio
Wilson, Jacqueline - Dance Suite: any two movements
Audition Requirements for Saxophone
Music majors and minors must perform the prescribed repertoire below.
Transfer students have one additional requirement over incoming freshmen:
1.Scales
a) Chromatic: low B-flat to high F
b) All major scales: two octaves when possible
c) TRANSFERS: also prepare minor scales: through four sharps/flats including a minor
2. Prepared solo, preferably with accompaniment. Entrance auditions on saxophone should be equal to the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list. See suggested repertoire below.
3. Sight-reading
Suggested repertoire: Alto Saxophone:
Creston: Sonata
Eccles: Sonata
Frackenpohl: Dorian Elegy
Handel-Rascher: Sonata No. 3
Jacobi: Sonata
Rueff: Chanson et Passepied
Audition Requirements for Trumpet
Music majors and minors must perform the prescribed repertoire below.
Incoming Freshmen:
1. Scales
a) Chromatic: low B-flat to top of student's range
b) Major scales: two octaves - C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D, A, E
2. Prepared work(s) exhibiting flexibility, lyrical and technical qualities. Genres of prepared works should include contrasting styles from the baroque, classical, and 20th century musical periods. Entrance auditions on trumpet should be equal to the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list. See suggested repertoire below.
3. Possible sight-reading
Transfer Students:
1. Scales
a) Chromatic: low G to top of student's range
b) All major scales: two octaves
c) Natural and harmonic minor: two octaves
2. Prepared work(s) exhibiting flexibility, lyrical and technical qualities. Genres of prepared works should include contrasting styles from the baroque, classical, and 20th century musical periods. Entrance auditions on trumpet should be equal to the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list. See suggested repertoire below.
3. Possible sight-reading
Suggested Solo Repertoire:
Arban, Jean-Baptiste, Carnival of Venice
Arutunian, Alex, Concerto for Trumpet
Balay, Guillaume, Andante and Allegretto
Bozza, Eugene, Badinage
Bozza, Eugene, Caprice
Clarke, Herbert L., Maid of The Mist, Bride of The Waves, The (Polka Brillante), From The Shores of The mighty Pacific, Sounds From The Hudson, The Southern Cross, The Debutante
Enesco, George, Legende
Goedicke, Alexander, Concert Etude
Handel, George Frideric, Aria con Variazioni
Hindemith, Paul, Sonata For Trumpet
Hummel, Johann Napomuk, Concerto for trumpet
Haydn, Joseph, Concerto for Trumpet
Kennan, Kent, Sonata for trumpet
Neruda, Johann Baptist Georg, Concerto For Trumpet
Ropartz, Guy, Andante and Allegro
Thome, Francis, Fantasie
Charlier Theo, 36 Etudes transcendantes #2, 4, 6, 24
(Charlier Etudes must be in addition to a Solo)
Audition Requirements for French Horn
Requirements the same for incoming freshmen and transfer students:
1. Major and minor scales up through four sharps and flats
2. Prepared solo representing both lyrical and technical ability, or two works/movements that represent those areas. Entrance auditions on French horn should be equal to the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list. See suggested repertoire below.
3. Sight-reading
Suggested repertoire:
Mozart Any of the four Concerti and Concert Rondo
Strauss, R. Concerto Op. 11 (No. 1)
Strauss, Fr. Concerto
Hindemith Sonate
Heiden Sonata
Audition Requirements for Trombone
Transfer students have additional requirement over incoming freshmen:
1. Scales
a) Major scales ascending-descending in two octaves (where possible)
b) Chromatic scales in two octaves ascending &descending from any pitch
transfers only add:
c) Minor scales through four flats/sharps including a minor
2. Prepared solo or two contrasting movements. Entrance auditions on trombone should be equal to or surpass the performance proficiency required for Class A solos or movements from the Sonata Category on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list. See suggested repertoire below.
3. Sight-reading - may be included with audition panel's discretion
Suggested repertoire:
Olmutz Concerto, Elizabeth Raum, Editions Bim
Red Sky, Anthony Barfield, Self Published
"Andante et allegro J. Ed.", Barat, Southern Music Co.
Sonata No. 3 in a minor, B. Marcello, Kendor Music Co.
Sonata in f minor, Telemann, Ostrander, International Music Co.
Annie Laurie, A. Pryor, Ludwig Music Co.
Morceau Symphonique, A. Guilmant, Warner Brothers
Concertino, F. David, International Music Co. (Mvts. I &II or II &III)
Hasse Suite, Hasse, Gower Rubank
Thoughts of Love, A. Pryor, Carl Fischer
Cavatine, C. Saint-Seans, Durand & Co.
Romance, C. M. von Weber, Kalmus
Concerto for Trombone, L. Grondahl (pick two movements)
Audition Requirements for Euphonium
1. Major and minor scales up through four sharps and flats
2. Prepared solo representing both lyrical and technical ability, or two works/movements that represent those areas. Entrance auditions on euphonium or tuba should be equal to the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list. See suggested repertoire below.
3. Sight-reading
Suggested Repertoire:
Euphonium:
Guilmant Morceau Symphonique
Barat, J.E. Introduction and Dance
Mozart Concerto for Bassoon, K. 191, Mvmt. I or Mvmt. III
Audition Requirements for Tuba
1. Major and minor scales up through four sharps and flats
2. Prepared solo representing both lyrical and technical ability, or two works/movements that represent those areas. Entrance auditions on euphonium or tuba should be equal to the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list. See suggested repertoire below.
3. Sight-reading
Suggested Repertoire:
Haddad, Don Suite for Tuba, Mvmt. I
Vaughan-Williams, R. Concerto in F minor, Mvmt. I
Gregson, Edward Tuba Concerto, Mvmt. I
Audition Requirements for Percussion
Scales
Auditioning student may be asked to play all major scales and arpeggios on the xylophone or marimba.
TWO prepared solos (memorization optional) demonstrating the student's musical and technical abilities on concert/orchestral snare drum (NOT marching/rudimental), and keyboard/mallet percussion (4-mallet technique encouraged but not required). An additional solo/etude on timpani and/or multiple percussion is fine, but not a requirement. Entrance auditions on percussion should, at minimum, be equal to or exceed the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list. See www.wsmamusic.com under Festival Music List for possible repertoire suggestions. If you have any questions regarding repertoire, reach out to Dr. Crowell directly at croweljw@uwec.edu.
Play an orchestral snare drum roll - begin as quiet as comfortable for around 3 seconds, then crescendo up about 3 seconds to the loudest roll comfortable, hold for a couple of seconds, then back down to the softer level again.
Requirements for transfer students:
Scales
All major scales and arpeggios on the xylophone or marimba.
THREE prepared solos (memorization optional) demonstrating the student's musical and technical abilities on concert/orchestral snare drum (NOT marching/rudimental), keyboard/mallet percussion (4-mallet technique encouraged but not required), and timpani. An additional solo/etude on multiple percussion is fine, but not a requirement. Transfer auditions on percussion should exceed the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list. If repertoire suggestions are needed please contact Dr. Crowell.
Shared requirements for all applicants:
Sight-reading required in all areas of percussion performance.
Students are required to bring CONCERT size snare drum sticks, one pair medium mallets, and one pair timpani sticks. Concert snare drum, mallet instruments, small percussion, and timpani will be furnished at the audition site if needed. Please contact Dr. Crowell at least 5 days before the audition with any equipment requests so as to have the correct instruments in place for your audition time.
Audition Requirements for Violin
Music majors and minors must perform the prescribed repertoire below.
Requirements for incoming freshmen and transfers are the same:
One three-octave major or minor scale and two contrasting pieces.
Audition Requirements for Viola
Requirements for incoming freshmen and transfers are the same:
One three-octave scale, major or minor. Two contrasting pieces, WSMA Class A or equivalent
Audition Requirements for Cello
Requirements for incoming freshmen and transfer students are the same:
One major or minor scale, one Etude (Popper, Lee, Duport etc.), and one movement of a sonata or concerto from the standard violoncello repertoire.
Audition Requirements for String Bass
Requirements for incoming freshmen and transfers are the same:
One two-octave major or minor scale of the applicant's choice;
Two contrasting pieces (these may be a movement of a solo work, or an orchestral excerpt)
Applicants interested in participating in the jazz program should prepare a head and walking bass line for a jazz standard (this may count as one of the two contrasting pieces in the requirement above).
Audition Requirements for Guitar
Guitar candidates for incoming first-year and transfer students must display proficiency in the following areas:
One major or one minor scale and two contrasting etudes, pieces or movements of a larger solo work from the standard classical guitar repertoire.
Applicants interested in participating in the jazz program should prepare a jazz standard and play the head, comp and improvise over a backing track (this may count as one of the two contrasting pieces in the requirement above).
Audition Requirements for Harp
Audition Requirements for Piano
Incoming freshmen and transfer requirements are the same:
1. Three prepared solos (at least two from memory) representing three of the four musical eras (Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Twentieth Century). Entrance auditions on piano should be equal to the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list. See sample repertoire below.
2. Sight-reading, demonstration of technical facility via scales and arpeggi, pitch recognition and aural memory.
Suggested repertoire:
Bach, J.S. - Inventions and Sinfonias
Bach, J.S. - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I &II
Beethoven - Bagatelles
Beethoven - Sonatas
Chopin - Preludes, Op. 28
Chopin - Nocturnes
Debussy - Children's Corner
Debussy - Pour le Piano
Ginastera - Twelve American Preludes
Ginastera - Rondo on Argentine Children's FolkTunes, Op. 19
Haydn - Sonatas
Kennan - Three Preludes
Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words
Mozart - Rondo in D major, K. 485
Mozart - Fantasy in d minor, K. 397
Mozart - Sonatas
Audition Requirements for Voice
Music majors and minors must perform the prescribed repertoire below.
The audition will consist of two songs sung from memory and a sight-singing example which will be provided during the audition. One memorized song must be in English and one song must be in a foreign language. Folk songs, spirituals, popular songs, or music theatre selections are not allowed. No a cappella or recorded accompaniments are permitted.
The voice faculty suggests that appropriate literature for high school auditionees may be found in the Twenty-six Italian Songs & Arias published by Alfred Publishing, the Joan Boytim/Hal Leonard series, the Boosey & Hawkes Imperial Edition series, or the Oxford series. Songs from the Class A State Music Festival lists are recommended.
Accompanist:
You must perform your pieces with accompaniment - this can either be pre-recorded or live. The accompaniment should be audible on the video.
You should memorize the music for your audition.
Audition Requirements for Musical Theatre
Requirements for incoming freshmen and transfer students:
The audition will consist of excerpts from two songs sung from memory and a sight-singing example which will be provided during the audition. Each excerpt must be 32 bars in length and from the musical theatre repertoire. One should be an up-tempo and the other a ballad. Folk songs, spirituals, or popular songs are not allowed. No a cappella or recorded accompaniments are permitted.
The voice faculty suggests that appropriate literature for high school auditionees may be found in the Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology published by Hal Leonard or from vocal scores of the complete musicals.
Accompanist:
You must perform your pieces with accompaniment - this can either be pre-recorded or live. The accompaniment should be audible on the video.
You should memorize the music for your audition.
Audition Requirements for Composition
For students interested in becoming a composition major, the composition audition consists of a meeting with a composition faculty member to discuss your musical works and to take a musicianship exam. For this meeting, bring some of your compositions (2-3 of your best works) along with you and any recordings if you have them. In addition, you must audition on your principal instrument (which might be voice) and take the piano placement exam (if not auditioning on piano). We also encourage composition students to audition on their secondary instruments (if you have one) as well. Be sure to read the requirements for the audition process for those instruments. If you are accepted into the composition program, but not on your principal or secondary instrument, you may take five semesters of piano lessons to fulfill the applied instrument requirement.
