United States Navy Band

Concert/Ceremonial Band
Tuba Audition
February 6, 2023

The United States Navy Band announces an immediate vacancy for tuba in the Concert/Ceremonial Band.
The audition will take place at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. on Monday, February 6,
2023. Applications must be submitted by Monday, January 23. There will be no pre-screening round for this
audition. Once confirmed, all eligible applicants will be placed on the audition list and will receive a
designated report time one week prior to the audition.

Located in Washington, D.C., the Navy’s premier concert/ceremonial band is staffed by 85 world-class
musicians who rotate between concert and ceremonial duties. For nearly 100 years, the Concert Band has
performed marches, patriotic selections, orchestral transcriptions, and modern wind ensemble repertoire on
national tours, public concerts, and educational conferences. The Ceremonial Band performs music at
official military and government functions as well as other special events, including ceremonies at the
White House, Pentagon, and Arlington National Cemetery.

Starting salary for a new member of the U.S. Navy Band is $66,900-$74,208 plus 30 days paid leave
annually and full benefits for members and their dependents. Those selected for positions in the U.S. Navy
Band are advanced to the paygrade of E-6 (Musician First Class) following recruit training, under a contract
for permanent assignment to the U.S. Navy Band, Washington, D.C.

All applicants must be aged 18 to 41 and otherwise qualified for service in the U.S. Navy. Please note that
the Navy has strict requirements with regard to medical readiness and physical appearance. The Navy
permits visible tattoos; however, scalp, face, and ear tattoos are prohibited, as are any tattoos that are
offensive, racist, extremist, or sexist.

All applicants are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Proof of vaccination is required in
order to enter the audition site.

To register for this audition, complete the steps below by 11:59 pm ET on Monday, January 23, 2023:

(1) Fill out the U.S. Navy Band Audition Application

(2) Current military members only - send a Letter of Endorsement to
usnbauditions@us.navy.mil

Following submission of your application, you will receive email correspondence from a Navy Band
auditions manager. It is important to reply to all email correspondence in a timely manner in order to
successfully complete your registration, confirm attendance at the audition, and provide vaccination status.

For more information about Navy Band auditions, email usnbauditions@us.navy.mil or contact the
auditions supervisor at 202-433-2840.

RELEASED December 2, 2022

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Live audition repertoire:

Candidates will perform on contrabass tuba (BBb or CC). Please prepare all selections as presented in this
packet. When applicable, please prepare both octaves. Sight-reading and ensemble playing may also be
required during the live audition.

Snedecor: Etude #4 from Low Etudes for Tuba

Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folk Song, Mvt. 4, pickup to m. 4 to the end of the movement
Liszt/arr. Brown: Les Preludes

1. Pickup to m. 20 to 3 mm. after [B]

2. 16 mm. before [E] to downbeat of 6 mm. before [E]
3. 7 mm. after [E] to 13 mm. after [F]
Verdi/arr. Lake: La Forza del Destino
1. 3 mm. before [4] to 11 mm. after [5]
2. [7] to [9]
Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy, Mvt. 3 Rufford Park Poachers, pickup to m. 51 to m. 84

Holst: First Suite in Eb

1. Mvt 1, beginning to m. 9
2. Mvt 1, 8 mm. after [B] to downbeat of [C]
Hindemith: Symphony in Bb
1. Mvt 1, [I] to downbeat of [K]
2. Mvt 1, 8 mm. after [N] to the end of the movement
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
1. mm. 654-668
2. mm. 694-705
Vaughan Williams: Toccata Marziale, beginning to [10]

Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever

1. Introduction and first strain, take both endings
2. Pickup to the breakstrain and stop at the Grandioso
Fucik - Laurendeau: Thunder and Blazes
1. Pickup to the 2nd strain, take the second ending and stop
2. 10 mm. from the D.S. and stop at the D.S.
Liszt/King: Mazeppa
Barnes: Symphony No. 3, Mvt. 1, mm. 4-34

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Snedecor: Etude #4 from Low Etudes for Tuba

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Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folk Song, Mvt. 4

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Liszt/arr. Brown: Les Preludes

(1)

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Liszt/arr. Brown: Les Preludes

(2)

(3)

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Verdi/arr. Lake: La Forza del Destino

(1)

(2)

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Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy, Mvt. 3 Rufford Park Poachers

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Holst: First Suite in Eb

(1)

(2)

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Hindemith: Symphony in Bb

(1)

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Hindemith: Symphony in Bb
(2)

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Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

(1)

(2)

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Vaughan Williams: Toccata Marziale

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Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever (1) (play both endings)

(2)

Fucik - Laurendeau: Thunder and Blazes

(1)

(2)

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Liszt/King: Mazeppa

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Barnes: Symphony No. 3

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