Audition Requirements: FINAL DEADLINE APRIL 20, 2025

Age Requirements:

        Participants: Must be age 18 or older as of June 20, 2025 ( no age limit)        

        Auditors: All ages welcome

*High school students are eligible to apply as Participants after fitting within age requirements.

*Auditors do not need to submit an application or audition recording.  Simply register prior to the day(s) you plan to audit by contacting us.  The daily cost for auditors will be $50/day or $40/day for 3 or more days.  

Recorded Audition: See repertoire and recording requirements below. Please try to record selections all in the same room where we can hear you clearly and not too far away from the mic, usually about 6-10 feet is great!

Audition Repertoire:

PARTICIPANTS: 

Required solo and TWO of the 3 excerpts below according to your instrument type.  Copies of excerpts can be found on tromboneexcerpts.org and imslp.org:

Recording requirements: Edits cannot be made within tracks. In order to preserve anonymity, please do not speak on tracks, also do not write your name in the filename. Piano accompaniment is optional but not required.  Please no videos. Recording may be submitted via mp3 to our email here.

Tenor:

Solo:
David Concertino 1st movement without cadenza

Excerpts (please select 2):
Mozart: Requiem - Tuba Mirum, mm 1-18 

Berlioz: Hungarian March (2nd trombone part) - 6 mm before #4 to 3 mm after #5

Ravel: Bolero - Two measures after #10 to #11

Bass:

Sol0:

Sachse Concertino beginning until 8 after C

Excerpts (please select 2):

Hadyn: Creation #26 

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - mm. 595-Letter N

Wagner: Das Rheingold - Entry of the Gods - last 15 measures

APPLICATION CHECKLIST:

• Complete online APPLICATION - Final Deadline April 20, 20245

• Pay application fee (checkout following application submission)

• Submit mp3 recording here by the final April 20, 2025 deadline. You can submit your application before your recording!

Applications/recordings received after the April 20 deadline will be accepted but evaluated on a rolling basis according to space available. Notification of admission status will be sent by May 5. After acceptance, a confirmation deposit of $100 will be due May 10 to reserve your place which goes towards your tuition. Students receiving scholarships will be refunded this fee after if scholarship is awarded after acceptance.