Undergraduate Music Audition Requirements and Repertoire - UNCSA

Strings Audition Information

Violin (BM)

• One movement of a Bach solo sonata or partita, preferably from memory
• One major movement of a concerto from the standard repertoire
• An additional work of your choice
• You may be asked to demonstrate ability to sight-read

If you have any questions about the audition process or requirements, please contact violin faculty members Kevin Lawrence (lawrencek@uncsa.edu), Ida Bieler (bieleri@uncsa.edu) or Janet Orenstein (orensteinj@uncsa.edu) about their respective studios.

Viola (BM)

• Two contrasting movements from Bach Cello Suites, Violin Sonatas, or Partitas, preferably from memory
• One major movement of a concerto from the standard repertoire
• An additional work of your choice
• You may be asked to demonstrate ability to sight-read

If you have any questions about the audition process or requirements, please contact string department chair Kevin Lawrence at lawrencek@uncsa.edu.

Cello (BM)

• One fast movement of a standard concerto
• Two contrasting movements of solo Bach
• One Popper or Piatti etude

If you have any questions about the audition process or requirements, please contact cello professor Brooks Whitehouse at whitehouseb@uncsa.edu.

Double Bass (BM)

• Two contrasting works: one demonstrating lyricism, and another demonstrating more virtuosic technique.
• Examples of suitable repertoire for the audition would be the fast and slow movements from a standard concerto (Cimador, Dragonetti, Dittersdorf, Bottesini, Vanhal, Hoffmeister, etc.); unaccompanied Bach; and/or movements from a Baroque sonata by Marcello, Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Handel, Pergolesi, or Corelli.
• A minimum of 10 minutes of music should be prepared for the audition.

If you have questions regarding specific repertoire or the audition process, please contact double bass professor Paul Sharpe if there are questions regarding specific repertoire.

Harp (BM)

From memory, three solos of contrasting nature. These must demonstrate the technical and musical level attained thus far.

• one from the Baroque period,
• one from the Romantic period and
• one from the 20^th century

If you have any questions about the audition process or requirements, please contact harp professor Jacquelyn Bartlett at bartlettj@uncsa.edu.

Updated on 10/11/2018