Auditions: Graduate/Certificate - Trombone

We encourage all applicants, if at all possible, to audition in-person.

Live audition dates are scheduled during the weekends in February. Review list of audition dates by instrument here.
Recorded video auditions are available by request and must be submitted by February 1 to your Blue Demon Domain (for undergraduates) or your application portal (for graduates/post-masters), in the “edit portfolio" section. To enable the recorded audition submission, contact musicadmissions@depaul.edu.

Audition Repertoire

Graduate Tenor Trombone:

Romantic Solo (choose one of the following or a comparable piece): Tomasi Concerto, Martin Ballade, Creston Fantasy, Casterede Sonatine.
Baroque Solo (choose one of the following or a comparable piece): two contrasting movements from the Galliard Sonata, Marcello Sonata, Handel Concerto in f minor, Pergolesi Sinfonia, Albinoni Concerto in Bb, Albrechtsberger Concerto.
Orchestral Excerpts (prepare all): Ravel Bolero, Wagner Ride of the Valkyries (B Major section only), Rossini William Tell Overture, Saint-Saens Symphony #3, Mahler Symphony #3 (1st loud solo only), Mozart Tuba Mirum.

Graduate Bass Trombone:

Romantic Solo: first page from Spillman Bass Trombone Concerto AND one other romantic concerto of your choice.
Orchestral excerpts (prepare all):

Verdi Falstaff (trombone basso - Act 3, first 5 bars of rehearsal 7 and rehearsal 14-15)
Wagner Das Rheingold (trombone 4 - entire last page: final soft chorale and final "entrance of the gods" excerpt)
Wagner Ride of the Valkyries (B Major section only)
Rossini William Tell Overture.

Recorded Interview Questions (only applicable to those who select a recorded submission to audition)

Please upload a video that is no longer than 2-3 minutes and responds to the below questions: