Faculty
Paul Ellison
,
Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Double Bass and Co-Chair of Strings
Timothy Pitts
,
Professor of Double Bass
Audition Requirements
Online Prescreening Submission due December 1, 2023 by 11:59 PM (EST)
Prescreening submission is by video and should include the live audition repertoire. When recording the prescreening submission, please record with your full body and instrument in the frame. Multiple uploaded files of your prescreening requirements are acceptable. If you have not heard from us by January 4, 2024, please email us.
Required Repertoire for the prescreening submission and live audition
- Two contrasting movements of solo Bach (from any of the solo suites for cello)
- Two contrasting movements of a major concerto
- Representative excerpts from: a Mozart Symphony (Nos. 39, 35, 40, 41); Brahms Symphony No. 1 or 2; Beethoven Symphony No. 5, 3rd movement; Strauss Don Juan or Ein Heldenleben
- Students are expected to know major and minor scales and arpeggios in three octaves for the audition.
No accompanist is needed or desired for the audition.
Auditions will be held on February 12 or 16, 2024.