posted not too long ago on Jason Heath's doublebassblog
http://doublebassblog.org/2006/12/do...-a-survey.html
but as Jason rightfully cites, the list is from a David Sickle article in the ISB journal published a LOOONG time ago (1990). Fortunately, nothing much has changed regarding bass auditions since then except that today sometimes for some of those listed orchestras 70 people will show up for an audition today that would only attract about 10 people back in 1990.
Required Solo
Times Requested
Solo of Choice
34
Bach: any Cello Suite
9
Bach Bourees from Cello Suite No. 3
..5
Bottesini Concerto in B
.5
Vanhal Concerto
.4
Koussevitzky Concerto
..4
Dittersdorf Concerto
.3
Baroque Sonata
..2
Excerpts
.Times Requested
Beethoven Symphony No. 9
..36
Beethoven Symphony No. 5
..32
Strauss Ein Heldenleben
.26
Mozart Symphony No. 40
..21
Strauss Don Juan
17
Verdi Otello
..17
Mahler Symphony No. 1
.16
Mozart Symphony No. 35
..15
Britten Young Persons Guide
.14
Brahms Symphony No. 1
.13
Brahms Symphony No. 2
.12
Prokofiev Lt. Kije
..12
Stravinsky Pulcinella
12
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
..10
Mozart Symphony No. 39
10
Ginastera Variaciones Concertante
..10
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
9
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
.9
Mahler Symphony No. 2
9
Bach Suite No. 2 in B
8
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
8
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4
.7
Bach Violin Concerto in E
.6
Beethoven Symphony No. 3
6
Schubert Symphony in C Major
..6
Smetana Bartered Bride
6
Saint Saens Elephant
5
Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra
5
Wagner Meistersinger Prelude
.5
Mozart Symphony No. 41
.5
Haydn Symphony No. 8
3
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6
.3
Brahms Symphony No. 4
..3
Haydn Symphony No. 88
.3
Haydn Symphony No. 31
.3
Verdi Rigoletto
..3
Mozart Marriage of Figaro
2
Strauss Death and Transfiguration
2
Bruckner Symphony No. 7
2
Schoenberg Chamber Symphony
2
Franck Symphony in D
.2
Dvorak Symphony No. 9
..2
Mozart Per Questa Bella Mano
2
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
.2
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet
.2
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
.2
Ginastera Concerto for Strings
..2
Verdi La Forza Del Destino
..2
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Here is a list of the orchestras that David Sickle surveyed:
Austin Symphony
Boston Symphony
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestra (no longer exists)
Columbus (OH) Symphony Orchestra
Columbus (GA) Symphony Orchestra
Delaware Symphony Orchestra
Denver Symphony
Detroit Symphony
Florida Orchestra
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Grand Rapids Symphony
Hartford Symphony
Honolulu Symphony
Houston Symphony
Jacksonville Symphony
Kansas City Symphony
Los Angeles Philharmonic
The Louisville Orchestra
Minnesota Orchestra
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Nashville Symphony Orchestra
National Symphony Orchestra
New Mexico Symphony
New York Philharmonic
North Carolina Symphony
Omaha Symphony
Orchestra Symphonique de Quebec
Oregon Symphony
Philadelphia Orchestra
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Rochester Symphony
Sacramento Symphony
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
San Antonio Symphony
San Diego Symphony
San Francisco Symphony
San Jose Symphony (no longer exists)
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Spokane Symphony Orchestra
Springfield (MA) Symphony
Symphony Novia Scotia
Syracuse Symphony
Toledo Symphony
Toronto Symphony
Tuscon Symphony (hippies)
U.S. Air Force Symphony Orchestra
Vancouver Symphony
Virginia Symphony
