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Thank you for the tips!! I was not aware of that and I will definitely look around for better excerpts to express my musicality. Do you think the Pulcinella suite by Stravinsky excerpt would be okay?

@Andrew Chilcote Thank you for your feed back!! So far my audition rep includes the first movement of the Vanhal concerto, Sarabande from the first bach suite and my orchestral excerpt is from Strauss Alpine symphony. Do you have any idea on how competitive prescreening is (compaired to live...

Does anyone know the current acceptance for double basses at Juilliard or Manhattan School of Music for the 2019 fall semester for freshman and what can really make one stand out in a great way!? How can I improve my application and prescreening to get me noticed?

Hello fellow bassist I am currently searching for a new concerto to begin working on. I usually enjoy romantic style pieces however, I recently came upon the Vanhal Concerto and it seems to be one worth my while. How would you say Vanhal compares to other concertos like Kuss (though, keeping in...