INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES AUDITIONS Bass Trombone Packet There are five (5) components to the tenor trombone audition. All five components are required of all tenor trombonists. • Etude 1: #15 from “24 Melodious Etudes” (All) by Vasiliev [page 2] • Etude 2: “The Moon is High” (All) by Mike Carubia [page 3-4] • Excerpt 1: “Ride of the Valkyries” (both bracketed sections) by Wagner [page 5] • Excerpt 2: “Hands Across the Sea” (Full excerpt) by Sousa [page 6] • Excerpt 3: “Ein Heldenleben” (excerpt) by Strauss [page 6] For more detailed information on the bass trombone audition process, including scheduling, policies and procedures, please visit: fineartscomm.lamar.edu/bands/auditions/bass-trombone