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Bassoon Audition Requirements

Undergraduate (BM in Music Education, Performance, Music Therapy; BA in Music; BS in Music and Health)

  • Two contrasting solo pieces/movements. These may be from concerti, sonatas, or unaccompanied works; one selection may be an etude. Select repertoire that best represents your performance level.
  • All major scales across the full range of the instrument (2 octaves required, 3 octaves Bb, B, and C encouraged)

Master of Music

  • Two contrasting solo pieces/movements. These may be from concerti, sonatas, or unaccompanied works; one selection may be an etude. Select repertoire that best represents your musicianship and artistic outlook.
  • Three contrasting orchestral excerpts:
    • Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, mm. 139-171
    • Ravel: Bolero, Reh. 2-3
    • Rimsky-Korsakov: Solo and cadenzas from Scheherazade, II
    • Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, mm. 1-15 and Reh. 12
    • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No, 4, II, m. 274-end
    • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No, 4, II, m. 274-end
  • You are welcome to bring an additional selection (~3-5 minutes) that you feel strengthens your audition and/or demonstrates your artistry.

Doctor of Musical Arts, Artist Diploma

Please prepare a 60-minute program that best represents your artistry, including at least three orchestral excerpts. At least one work must be by a composer from a historically marginalized background, and at least one work must have been written in the past 50 years.

Applicants at all levels are encouraged to contact Professor Andy Sledge at andy.sledge@mail.wvu.edu to discuss audition repertoire.

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