Bobby Scharmann is Associate Principal Bass with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra and has been documenting his audition journey and what he has learned through the 24 professional orchestra auditions he took. We last had Bobby on the podcast in 2020, and it was great to catch up with him and dig into his preparation process… Continue reading 1011: Bobby Scharmann on winning an orchestra audition
Category: Audition-related Episodes
Episodes covering tactics, tips, and techniques for audition preparation.
992: Sean O’Hara on long-term progress
Sean O’Hara recently won an audition for a double bass section position in the Fort Worth Symphony. In this episode, we talk about Sean’s journey from the San Francisco Bay area to UCLA to study with Chris Hanulik, his time working with Brian Johnson at Cal State Fullerton, his with studying with Tim Pitts at… Continue reading 992: Sean O’Hara on long-term progress
988: Kaelan Decman on his audition path and process
Kaelan Decman joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as Associate Principal Bass in the spring of 2022. Before his appointment, he was a member of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra bass section. He graduated from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. We talk about his… Continue reading 988: Kaelan Decman on his audition path and process
955: Christian Hales on auditioning and his path so far
Christian Hales joined the Charleston Symphony in 2022 as Principal Bass. I got together with him in person here in the San Francisco Bay Area before he departed for this exciting new chapter in his life. We talk about how he got into music, his initial career goals and how they shifted toward orchestral performance,… Continue reading 955: Christian Hales on auditioning and his path so far
816: Noah Reitman on his path to the Vancouver Symphony
Noah Reitman has been assistant principal bass of the Vancouver Symphony since 2015 and is also currently the president of the Vancouver Musicians’ Association. He also coaches bass and chamber music at Idyllwild Arts in California in the summers. He is also on the faculty at the VSO School of Music where he teaches bass… Continue reading 816: Noah Reitman on his path to the Vancouver Symphony