SoJung Kim joins the podcast to share her journey from discovering the double bass in Korea to joining the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. A graduate student at the Colburn Conservatory studying with Peter Lloyd, SoJung has performed with the One Korea Youth Orchestra and Orchestra Ensemble Seoul, spent summers at the Pacific Music Festival and… Continue reading 1156: SoJung Kim’s journey from Korea to the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Category: Audition-related Episodes
Episodes covering tactics, tips, and techniques for audition preparation.
1155: Orion Miller on preparation, structure, and trusting the process
?Orion Miller? joins the podcast to talk about his path from growing up in New York City to joining the ?San Francisco Symphony? bass section. Orion studied at the ?Shepherd School of Music at Rice University? with Tim Pitts and spent formative summers at places like ?Tanglewood?, ?Music Academy of the West?, and ?Aspen Music… Continue reading 1155: Orion Miller on preparation, structure, and trusting the process
1145: Bowen Ha on his audition process
Bowen Ha joined the San Francisco Symphony at the start of the 2024–25 season after training at Juilliard with Timothy Cobb and Harold Robinson, and appearing as a substitute with major orchestras. Born in Shanghai, Bowen’s path ran from piano to cello and finally to bass, through Interlochen, the Shanghai Conservatory’s affiliated program, and Juilliard.… Continue reading 1145: Bowen Ha on his audition process
1117: Darren Sacks on teaching double bass
In this episode, we chat with Darren Sacks, a double bass audition coach, UMass Boston Associate Lecturer, and Greater Boston freelance bassist, to discuss winning strategies for double bass auditions. Darren shares insights from his 9 years of coaching experience, during which he’s helped students gain acceptance into major youth orchestras like the Boston Youth… Continue reading 1117: Darren Sacks on teaching double bass
1115: Tim Rinehart on audition breakthroughs
Tim Rinehart is the Principal Double Bassist of the Oregon Symphony. A graduate of Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, Tim studied with Paul Ellison while also earning a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. He is the winner of the 2025 International Society of Bassists Orchestral Division Competition and has performed with numerous prestigious orchestras… Continue reading 1115: Tim Rinehart on audition breakthroughs