In the past several years, I have been working to integrate new excerpts into audition lists that I can control (mainly university placement auditions and festival audition lists). My goal in doing so has been to create lists that represent a broad range of styles, time periods, and composers’ identities. In the process, I’ve successfully used a number of excerpts (including works by Tania Leon, Hilda Paredes, Margaret Bonds, and Clarice Assad, among others) that I believe are extremely effective in audition settings. Bring your bassoon and work through these excerpts with Ben Roidl-Ward