Program Requirements

Bachelor of Music: Bass Trombone

Prescreening required; must be video recording. Video should be taken from left side so mouthpiece is clearly visible.

Prescreening and audition unaccompanied. 

Fall 2024 Audition Dates: 

Early Decision: TBD ||| Regular Decision: TBD

Fall 2024 Audition Formats:

All applicants whose program requires an audition are asked to audition on campus. Virtual auditions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants should wait to receive their prescreening results before contacting the Office of Music Admission about virtual audition options.

For Prescreening and Final Audition:

All repertoire required. No substitutions.

Solo Selection:

  • Lebedev, Concerto

Orchestral Excerpts:

  • Berlioz, The Damnation of Faust  "Hungarian March"  

  • Haydn, The Creation

  • Mahler, Symphony No. 7, first movement

  • Schumann, Symphony No. 3, fourth movement

  • Wagner, Die Walküre "Ride of the Valkyries," B-Major section

Other Degrees

Master of Music: Bass Trombone