Program Requirements

Master of Music: Double Bass

Prescreening required; must be video format.

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 Graduate Application for more information. 

Fall 2026 Audition Dates:

February 6, 12, third date TBD

For Prescreening:

  • Two contrasting solo pieces

  • Orchestral excerpts—one from each of the following three composers: 
    • Mozart, choose one from symphonies 35, 39, or 40
    • Strauss, choose one from Ein Heldenleben, Don Juan, or Also Sprach Zarathustra
    • Beethoven, choose one from symphonies 3,5, or 9

For Final Audition:

  • Two contrasting solo pieces
  • One movement from J.S. Bach, Suites for Violoncello
  • All of the following orchestral excerpts: 
    • Mozart, Symphony No. 35, 1st movement: measures 13-48
    • Beethoven, Symphony No. 5: Scherzo and Trio
    • Strauss, Ein Heldenleben: #9-end at 6 measures after #12
    • Brahms, Symphony No. 2, 1st movement: letters E-F

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Bachelor of Music: Double Bass