Concours OSM

The repertoire

The repertoire

2024 EDITION: WOODWINDS AND BRASS

The Competition comprises three rounds: preliminary, semifinal and final. In the final round, candidates will be accompanied by the OSM. 

For all rounds: 

  • Candidates may not perform the same work in two different rounds. 
  • Repeats are optional as long as candidates respect usual performance practices. 
  • Candidates must respect the allotted time for each round in all circumstances. 

Preliminary Round: 

  • Recordings that include orchestral accompaniment are not permitted. 
  • The quality of the video recording can have an impact on the jury’s decision. It is recommended to use the most advanced human and technical resources available to ensure a high-quality recording.

Semifinal Round: 

  • Candidates may modify their program or the order of works provided they notify the Competition before October 2, 2024. 
  • Excerpts from works in accordance with standard performance practice, such as movements, are allowed in certain cases. However, a request must be submitted to the Competition for pre-approval. 
  • Two works must be memorized in the semifinal round. 

Final Round: 

  • In July 2024, when semifinalists are announced, the candidates’ chosen concertante piece for the final round must be disclosed to the Competition. Their choice cannot be subsequently changed. 
  • The concertante work for the final round must be performed from memory.

FLUTE

Preliminary round

  1. Two contrasting movements of your choice, from the following repertoire:
      • J.S. Bach, Flute Sonata in B minor, BWV 1030
      • J.S. Bach, Flute Sonata in E major, BWV 1035

     

  2. One work of your choice, from the following repertoire:
      • Casella, Sicilienne et burlesque for Flute and Piano, op. 23
      • Dutilleux, Sonatine for Flute and Piano
      • Ganne, Andante et Scherzo for Flute and Piano
      • Gaubert, Fantaisie for Flute and Piano
      • Kattenburg, Sonata for Flute and Piano, op. 5
      • Sancan, Sonatine for Flute and Piano

     

Semifinal round (minimum 30 minutes / maximum 45 minutes)

  1. One sonata of your choice, selected from the following repertoire:
      • Bonis, Flute Sonata in C- sharp minor, op. 64
      • Damase, Sonate en concert, op. 17
      • Hindemith, Flute Sonata
      • Liebermann, Sonata for Flute and Piano, op. 23
      • Martinů, First Sonata for Flute and Piano
      • Muczynski, Sonata for Flute and Piano, op. 14
      • Prokofiev, Sonata for Flute and Piano in D major, op. 94
      • Reinecke, Sonata “Undine”, op. 167
      • Schulhoff, Sonata for Flute and Piano
      • Taktakichvili, Sonata for Flute and Piano in C major

     

  2. One piece of your choice, with a style and aesthetic that contrasts with the piece chosen for item 1 of the semi-final. This piece cannot be a sonata and must be submitted for approval to the Competition. Modifications are permitted until October 2, 2024. 
  3. Mandated Canadian piece:
      • Denis Gougeon, Six thèmes solaires, VII. Flûte-saturne, for solo flute

Final round

A concerto or a concertante work selected from the following repertoires:

  • Ibert, Flute Concerto
  • Jolivet, Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra
  • Liebermann, Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, op. 39
  • Mozart, Flute Concerto no. 1 in G major, K. 313
  • Mozart, Flute Concerto no. 2 in D major, K. 314
  • Nielsen, Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, FS 119
  • Reinecke, Flute Concerto in D major, op. 283

CLARINET

Preliminary round

  1. Weber, Concertino for Clarinet in E-flat major, op. 26, J.109
  2. One work of your choice, from the following repertoire:
      • Debussy, Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano
      • Schumann, Fantasiestücke for Clarinet and Piano, op. 73
      • Stravinsky, Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo, K033

     

Semifinal round (minimum 30 minutes / maximum 45 minutes)

  1. One sonata of your choice, selected from the following repertoire:
      • Bernstein, Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
      • Brahms, Clarinet Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 120 no. 1
      • Brahms, Clarinet Sonata no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 120 no. 2
      • Hindemith, Clarinet Sonata in B-flat major
      • Horovitz, Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano
      • Poulenc, Clarinet Sonata, FP 184
      • Saint-Saëns, Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E-flat major, op. 167

     

  2. One piece of your choice, with a style and aesthetic that contrasts with the piece chosen for item 1 of the semi-final. This piece cannot be a sonata and must be submitted for approval to the Competition. Modifications are permitted until October 2, 2024.
  3. Mandated Canadian piece:
      • Giancarlo Scalia, Three Miniatures for solo clarinet
        I. Lento – Allegro – Meno Mosso – Allegro
        II. Molto Lento
        III. Moderato – Piu Mosso – Moderato

Final round

A concerto or a concertante work selected from the following repertoires:

  • Copland, Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra, with Harp and Piano
  • Françaix, Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
  • Mozart, Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
  • Nielsen, Clarinet Concerto, op. 57
  • Weber, Clarinet Concerto no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 74, J118

OBOE

Preliminary round

  1. Two contrasting movements of your choice, from the following repertoire:
      • J.S. Bach, Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020
      • J.S. Bach, Sonata in G minor, BWV 1030b
      • J.S. Bach, Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 1031
      • J.S. Bach, Sonata in E major, BWV 1035

     

  2. One work of your choice, from the following repertoire:
      • Britten, Six Metamorphoses after Ovide, op. 49 [choose three of the six movements]
      • Carter, Inner Song for Oboe
      • Doráti, Cinq pièces pour le hautbois (Boosey & Hawkes) [choose three of the five]
      • Holliger, Study II for Oboe Solo
      • Holliger, Oboe Solo Sonata [choose two contrasting movements]
      • Ohana, Sarc for Oboe Solo
      • Silvestrini, Six études romantiques for Oboe Solo [choose three of the six studies]
      • Yun, Piri for Oboe Solo

     

Semifinal round (minimum 30 minutes / maximum 45 minutes)

  1. One sonata of your choice, selected from the following repertoire:
      • Dutilleux, Sonata for Oboe and Piano
      • Hindemith, Sonata for Oboe and Piano
      • Jacob, Sonata for Oboe and Piano
      • Milhaud, Sonatina for Oboe and Piano
      • Saint-Saëns, Sonata for Oboe and Piano in D major, op. 166
      • Sancan, Sonatina for Oboe and Piano

     

  2. One piece of your choice, with a style and aesthetic that contrasts with the piece chosen for item 1 of the semi-final. This piece cannot be a sonata and must be submitted for approval to the Competition. Modifications are permitted until October 2, 2024.
  3. Mandated Canadian piece:
      • Suzanne Hébert-Tremblay, Deux monodies for oboe
        I. Zéphyr apaisé
        II. Scherzo

Final round

A concerto or a concertante work selected from the following repertoires:

  • Martinů, Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra, H. 353
  • Mozart, Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314
  • R. Strauss, Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra, AV 144; TrV 292
  • Vaughan Williams, Oboe Concerto in A minor
  • Zimmermann, Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra

BASSOON

Preliminary round

  1. Two contrasting movements of your choice, from the following repertoire:
      • Devienne, Bassoon Sonata no. 5, op. 24
      • Vivaldi, Bassoon Concerto of your choice

     

  2. One work of your choice, from the following repertoire:
      • Arnold, Fantasy for Bassoon, op. 86
      • Bitsch, Bassoon Concertino
      • Bozza, Fantaisie for Bassoon and Piano
      • Jacob, Partita for Solo Bassoon
      • Dutilleux, Sarabande et Cortège for Bassoon and Piano
      • Jeanjean, Prélude et Scherzo for Bassoon and Piano
      • Nussio, Variations on an Arietta by Pergolesi for Bassoon and Piano

     

Semifinal round (minimum 30 minutes / maximum 45 minutes)

  1. One sonata of your choice, selected from the following repertoire:
      • Coulthard, Lyric Sonatina for Bassoon and Piano
      • Devienne, Bassoon Sonata no. 3 in F major, op. 24
      • Dubois, Sonatine-tango for Bassoon and Piano (1984)
      • Morawetz, Sonata for Bassoon and Piano (1981)
      • Mozart, Sonata for Bassoon in B-flat major, K, 292 (Piano version, ed. Bärenreiter)
      • Previn, Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
      • Saint-Saëns, Bassoon Sonata, op. 168
      • Tansman, Sonatine for Bassoon and Piano

     

  2. One piece of your choice, with a style and aesthetic that contrasts with the piece chosen for item 1 of the semi-final. This piece cannot be a sonata and must be submitted for approval to the Competition. Modifications are permitted until October 2, 2024.
  3. Mandated Canadian piece:
      • Mathieu Lussier, Cinq Caprices for bassoon
        I. En forme de rhapsodie
        II. En forme d’élégie
        III. En forme de tarantelle
        IV. Lamento
        V. Fantaisie

Final round

A concerto or a concertante work selected from the following repertoires:

  • Françaix, Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra
  • Hummel, Bassoon Concerto in F major
  • Jolivet, Concerto for Bassoon, String Orchestra, Harp and Piano
  • Mozart, Bassoon Concerto in B- flat major, K. 191
  • Tomasi, Bassoon Concerto
  • Weber, Bassoon Concerto in F major, op. 75

ALTO SAXOPHONE

Preliminary round

  1. The Allemande and one movement of your choice from the following Partitas:
      • J.S. Bach, Partita in A minor, BWV 1013
      • J.S. Bach, Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004

     

  2. One work of your choice, from the following repertoire:
      • Bassett, Music for Saxophone and Piano
      • Desenclos, Prélude, cadence et finale
      • Gotkovsky, Brillance for Alto Saxophone and Piano
      • Harbison, San Antonio for Alto Saxophone and Piano
      • Lemay, Oran for Saxophone and Piano
      • Milhaud, Scaramouche for Alto Saxophone and Piano
      • Sancan, Lamento et Rondo
      • Swerts, Klonos for Alto Saxophone and Piano

     

Semifinal round (minimum 30 minutes / maximum 45 minutes)

  1. One work of your choice, selected from the following repertoire:
      • Albright, Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano
      • Bolcom, Lilith for Alto Saxophone and Piano
      • Ciesla, Ocres rouges for Saxophone and Piano
      • Creston, Sonata for Alto Saxophone, op. 19
      • Decruck, Sonata for Alto Saxophone in C-sharp minor
      • Denisov, Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano
      • Maslanka, Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano
      • Muczynski, Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, op. 29
      • Nodaira, Arabesque III for Alto Saxophone and Piano
      • Reinecke, Sonata “Undine”, op. 167
      • Schulhoff, Hot-Sonate for Alto Saxophone and Piano, W 95
      • Wanamaker, Sonata deus sax machina
      • Yoshimatsu, Fuzzy Bird Sonata, for Alto Saxophone and Piano

     

  2. One piece of your choice, with a style and aesthetic that contrasts with the piece chosen for item 1 of the semi-final. This piece cannot be a sonata and must be submitted for approval to the Competition. Modifications are permitted until October 2, 2024.
  3. Mandated Canadian piece:
      • Dorothy Chang, Mirage

Final round

A concerto or a concertante work selected from the following repertoires:

  • Constant, Concertante for Alto Saxophone and Piano
  • Glazounov, Saxophone Concerto, op. 109
  • Husa, Élégie et Rondeau for Alto Saxophone and Piano
  • Larsson, Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra, op. 14
  • Martin, Ballade for Saxophone and String Orchestra
  • Tomasi, Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
  • Waignein, Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra

HORN

Preliminary round

  1. One work of your choice, from the following repertoire:
      • Dukas, Villanelle for Horn and Piano
      • Saint-Saëns, Morceau de concert, op. 94

     

  2. One work of your choice, from the following repertoire:
      • Bozza, En forêt for Horn and Piano, op. 40
      • Françaix, Divertimento for Horn and Piano
      • Pilss, Tre Pezzi in forma di Sonata:  II. Intermezzo
      • Rossini, Prelude, Theme and Variations for Horn and Piano
      • Schumann, Adagio and Allegro for Horn and Piano in A-flat major, op. 70
      • F. Strauss, Theme and Variations in E-flat major, op. 13
      • Weber, Concertino for Horn and Orchestra in E minor, op. 45

     

Semifinal round (minimum 30 minutes / maximum 45 minutes)

  1. One sonata of your choice, selected from the following repertoire:
      • Beethoven, Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, op. 17
      • Borroff, Sonata for Horn and Piano
      • Ewazen, Sonata for Horn and Piano
      • Heiden, Sonata for Horn and Piano
      • Hindemith, Horn Sonata in F major
      • Koechlin, Horn Sonata, op. 70
      • Prokofiev, Sonata for Flute and Piano in D major, op. 94
      • Rheinberger, Horn Sonata, op. 178
      • Vignery, Sonata for Horn and Piano, op. 7
      • Wilder, Sonata for Horn and Piano no. 3

     

  2. One piece of your choice, with a style and aesthetic that contrasts with the piece chosen for item 1 of the semi-final. This piece cannot be a sonata and must be submitted for approval to the Competition. Modifications are permitted until October 2, 2024.
  3. Mandated Canadian piece:
      • Elizabeth Raum, Idiom, for horn

Final round

A concerto or a concertante work selected from the following repertoires:

  • Glière, Horn Concerto, op. 91
  • Gougeon, Cor et âme for Horn and Orchestra
  • Knussen, Horn Concerto, op. 28
  • Mozart, Horn Concerto no. 2 in E-flat major, K. 417
  • Mozart, Horn Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
  • R. Strauss, Horn Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 11
  • R. Strauss, Horn Concerto no. 2 in E-flat major, TrV 283

TRUMPET

Preliminary round

  1. Two contrasting movements of your choice, from the following repertoire:
      • Fasch, Trumpet Concerto in D major, FaWV L:D1
      • Hummel, Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, S.49

     

  2. One work of your choice, from the following repertoire:
      • Bozza, Caprice for Trumpet and Piano
      • Bozza, Rustiques
      • Brandt, Concertpiece no.1, op. 11
      • Brandt, Concertpiece no. 2, op. 12
      • Enesco, Légende for Trumpet and Piano
      • Honegger, Intrada for Trumpet and Piano, H. 193
      • Ketting, Intrada for Trumpet

     

Semifinal round (minimum 30 minutes / maximum 45 minutes)

  1. One sonata of your choice, selected from the following repertoire:
      • Antheil, Trumpet Sonata
      • Davies, Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
      • Ewazen, Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
      • Hindemith, Trumpet Sonata in B-flat major
      • Hubeau, Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
      • Kennan, Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
      • Peeters, Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, op. 51
      • Pilss, Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
      • Purcell, Sonata in D major, Z. 850
      • Stevens, Sonata for Trumpet and Piano

     

  2. One piece of your choice, with a style and aesthetic that contrasts with the piece chosen for item 1 of the semi-final. This piece cannot be a sonata and must be submitted for approval to the Competition. Modifications are permitted until October 2, 2024.
  3. Mandated Canadian piece:
      • Stacey Brown, Five Sketches for solo trumpet
        I. Playful
        II. Scurrying
        III. Wistful
        IV. Mellifluous
        V. Noble Impish

Final round

A concerto or a concertante work selected from the following repertoires:

  • Arutiunian, Trumpet Concerto
  • Haydn, Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, Hob. VIIe/1
  • Liptak, Trumpet Concerto
  • Telemann, Trumpet Concerto, TWV 51:D7
  • Tomasi, Trumpet Concerto
  • Turrin, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra

TENOR TROMBONE

Preliminary round

  1. David, Concertino for Trombone, op. 4
  2. One work of your choice, from the following repertoire:
      • Bozza, Ballade for Trombone and Piano
      • Day, Sonata in One Movement
      • Defaye, Deux Danses for Trombone and Piano
      • Martin, Ballade for Trombone and Piano
      • Šulek, Sonata “Vox Gabrieli”

Semifinal round (minimum 30 minutes / maximum 45 minutes)

  1. One sonata of your choice, selected from the following repertoire:
      • Castérède, Sonatine for Trombone and Piano
      • Ewazen, Sonata for Trombone and Piano
      • Filas, Sonata “At the End of the Century” for Trombone and Piano
      • Hindemith, Trombone Sonata
      • Stephenson, Sonata for Trombone and Piano

     

  2. One piece of your choice, with a style and aesthetic that contrasts with the piece chosen for item 1 of the semi-final. This piece cannot be a sonata and must be submitted for approval to the Competition. Modifications are permitted until October 2, 2024.
  3. Mandated Canadian piece:
      • John Weinzweig, Riffs II for solo trombone

Final round

A concerto or a concertante work selected from the following repertoires:

  • Creston, Fantasy for Trombone and Orchestra, op. 42
  • Grøndahl, Trombone Concerto
  • Jacob, Trombone Concerto
  • Rota, Trombone Concerto in C
  • Tomasi, Trombone Concerto

BASS TROMBONE

Preliminary round

  1. Sachse, Concertino for Bass Trombone.
  2. One sonata of your choice, selected from the following repertoire:
      • Bozza, New Orleans for Bass Trombone and Piano
      • Defaye, Deux Danses for Bass Trombone and Piano
      • Hidas, Meditation for Bass Trombone Solo
      • Koetsier, Allegro Maestoso for Bass Trombone and Piano
      • Woud, First Song for Bass Trombone Solo

Semifinal round (minimum 30 minutes / maximum 45 minutes)

  1. One sonata of your choice, selected from the following repertoire:
      • Fries, Bass Trombone Sonata, op. 41
      • Gillingham, Sonata for Bass Trombone and Piano
      • Hartley, Sonata Breve for Bass Trombone Solo
      • Martelli, Sonata for Bass Trombone and Piano
      • Schnyder, Sonata for Bass Trombone and Piano
      • Stevens, Sonatina for Bass Trombone and Piano
      • Taylor, Sonata for Bass Trombone and Piano
      • Wilder, Sonata for Bass Trombone and Piano

     

  2. One piece of your choice, with a style and aesthetic that contrasts with the piece chosen for item 1 of the semi-final. This piece cannot be a sonata and must be submitted for approval to the Competition. Modifications are permitted until October 2, 2024.
  3. Mandated Canadian piece:
      • Dean Blair, Sonata dialogues for solo trombone
        I. Boss and “yes man”
        II. Stubborn Husband and Willing Wife
        III. Awkward Couple Dancing
        IV. Man Wrestling With His Conscience

Final round

A concerto or a concertante work selected from the following repertoires:

  • Brubeck, Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra
  • Ewazen, Concerto for Tuba or Bass Trombone
  • R. George, Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra
  • Filas, Romance Concertante for Bass Trombone and Orchestra
  • Nelhybel, Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra
  • Raum, Concerto for Bass Trombone
  • Taaffe Zwilich, Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra
  • J. Williams, Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra

TUBA

Preliminary round

  1. One work of your choice, from the following repertoire:
      • Castérède, Sonatina for Tuba and Piano
      • Stevens, Sonatina for Tuba and Piano

     

  2. One work of your choice, from the following repertoire:
      • Bozza, Concertino for Tuba
      • Capuzzi, Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra (arr. Castelinet) [choose two contrasting movements]
      • Koetsier, Concertino for Tuba
      • Plog, 3 Miniatures for Tuba and Piano
      • Raum, Romance for Tuba and Piano
      • Wilhelm, Concertino for Tuba and Piano, 1st movement

     

Semifinal round (minimum 30 minutes / maximum 45 minutes)

  1. One sonata of your choice, selected from the following repertoire:
      • Beversdorf, Sonata for Tuba and Piano
      • Frackenpohl, Sonata for Tuba and Piano
      • GardonyiSonata for Tuba and Piano
      • Hindemith, Tuba Sonata
      • Madsen, Sonata for Tuba and Piano, op. 34
      • Plog, Sonata for Tuba and Piano
      • Uber, Sonatina
      • Wilder, Sonata for Tuba and Piano

     

  2. One piece of your choice, with a style and aesthetic that contrasts with the piece chosen for item 1 of the semi-final. This piece cannot be a sonata and must be submitted for approval to the Competition. Modifications are permitted until October 2, 2024.
  3. Mandated Canadian piece:
      • Thomas Schudel, Line Drawings for solo tuba

Final round

A concerto or a concertante work selected from the following repertoires:

  • Arutiunian, Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra
  • Brougton, Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra
  • Gregson, Tuba Concerto
  • Plau, Concerto for Tuba and Strings
  • Vaughan Williams, Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra in F minor
  • J. Williams, Tuba Concerto
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