Peabody Institute - Johns Hopkins University

String Audition Information

Violin

• Concerto from standard repertoire, 1st movement (with cadenza if applicable) or 2nd plus 3rd movement
• Two contrasting movements from an unaccompanied Bach sonata or partita
• One concert etude from one of the following: Kreutzer, Rode, Dont, Gavinie, Paganini

Viola

• Two contrasting movements of unaccompanied Bach or one unaccompanied work
• One movement from a standard sonata (Brahms, Schubert, Schumann, Shostakovich) or a comparable work
• One movement from the Bartok, Walton, or Hindemith concertos or a virtuoso movement from a standard classical concerto

Cello

Cellists must upload a pre-screening video containing 10-15 minutes of music from the audition repertoire. The pre-screening video must be uploaded by December 1 for February Auditions and April 15 for May Auditions.

• The first movement of a concerto from standard literature
• Two contrasting movements from any Bach suite or Baroque sonata
• One etude from one of the following: Duport 21 Etudes, Popper High School of Cello Playing, Piatti 12 Caprices

Double Bass

• Two contrasting pieces from the standard repertoire. Individual movements of sonatas, concertos, or suites are acceptable.
• Two contrasting orchestral excerpts

Harp

The Bachelor of Music degree program at Peabody Conservatory is designed to offer gifted students the training to prepare themselves for careers in performance, composition, computer music, music education, recording arts, and related areas of professional activity.

More information

Also available:

• BM in Music Education/Harp
• BM in Recording Arts/Harp
• Minor in the Business of Music
• Minor in Musicology
• Minor in Liberal Arts
• Five-Year BM/MM Program
• Joint Degree with Yong Siew Toh Conservatory

Updated on 09/15/2018