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Strings Audition Information

Violin, Viola, Cello

BM, BA, BME, and Music Minor

1. Movement of an unaccompanied work by Bach, performed from memory
2. First movement of a standard major concerto, or comparable single-movement work, performed from memory
3. Standard etude

Double Bass

BM, BA, BME, and Music Minor

1. A three-octave major scale and arpeggio
2. First movement of a standard concerto - OR - two contrasting movements from a baroque sonata or Bach cello suite
3. Two orchestral excerpts chosen from the standard audition repertoire

Harp

BM, BA, BME, and Music Minor

1. Movement of a concerto or solo work, performed from memory
2. Movement from a solo work or etude in a style that contrasts from the first selection
3. Two orchestral or operatic excerpts of the auditionee's choice from the standard repertoire. One preferably to include a cadenza.

Audition notifications will be sent via email on or before December 22, 2017.

Updated on 09/14/2018