Program Requirements

Bachelor of Music: Tenor Trombone

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

Prescreening and audition unaccompanied. If possible, prescreening repertoire should be separated into different video files. It is also acceptable to upload a single video file that contains all required prescreening repertoire. Please see the Bienen School Supplement for more information. 

Fall 2026 Audition Dates: 

Early Decision: TBD | Regular Decision: February 7 & 14

For Prescreening and Final Audition:

All repertoire required. No substitutions.

  • Solo Selection: Saint-Saëns, Cavatine, Op.144

Orchestral Excerpts:

  • Berlioz, The Damnation of Faust  “Hungarian March” (second trombone)

  • Mozart, Requiem “Tuba Mirum” (second trombone)

  • Ravel, Boléro

  • Saint-Saëns, Symphony No. 3 in C minor, slow movement

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

Other Degrees

Master of Music: Tenor Trombone