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Strings Audition Information
We are not currently accepting applications
for our String Quartet Fellowship program. Our current quartet, the Omer
Quartet, will be continuing in this position during the 2019-20 academic year.
We expect the position to be open again in Fall 2020, with applications due
December 1, 2019. Please contact
us to get more
information about the program.
Violin, Viola and Cello
Live
Audition Requirements
Master of Music in Performance
A
30-minute program that includes:
- A first movement of a major concerto from
memory
- Two contrasting movements of an
unaccompanied work by Bach from memory
- A virtuosic work
- Three standard orchestral excerpts
- Other repertoire of the auditionee's choice
as needed to fill out program
Doctor of Musical Arts
A
60-minute program that includes:
- A first movement of a major concerto from
memory
- Two contrasting movements of an
unaccompanied work by Bach from memory
- A virtuosic work
- One contemporary work (written after 1950)
- Three standard orchestral excerpts
- Other repertoire of the auditionee's choice
as needed to fill out the program
Double Bass
Master of Music in Performance
A 30-minute program that includes:
- Two contrasting movements of a major
concerto from memory
- Two contrasting movements of an unaccompanied
work by Bach from memory
- Three contrasting standard orchestral
excerpts
- Other repertoire of the auditionee's choice
as needed to fill out program
Doctor of Musical Arts
An approximately 60-minute program that includes:
- A major concerto from memory
- Two contrasting movements of an
unaccompanied work by Bach from memory
- A virtuosic work
- One contemporary work (written after 1950)
- Three contrasting standard orchestral
excerpts
Harp
MM in Performance, Doctor of Musical Arts
A 30
minute program that includes:
- A movement from a concerto from memory
- A solo from a time period that contrasts
with the concerto
- A virtuosic work
- Three to five standard orchestral excerpts
- Other solos of the auditionee's choice as
needed to fill out the program
Updated
on 09/14/2018