Eastman School of Music

Graduate Audition l Eastman School of Music

String Audition Information

 

 

 

 

 

Violin

 

2019 Rochester Audition Dates: February 1st, February 8th, February 15th, February 22nd

 

 

Pre-screening requirement:  

 

 

l  By December 1, all graduate violin applicants seeking a Rochester audition must upload a preliminary audition recording.

 

l  The pre-screening recording must include the following: 

 

 

ü  One movement of a concerto

 

ü  One movement of solo Bach

 

ü  One Paganini or equivalent high-virtuosity piece

 

 

 

MM auditions requirements:  

 

 

l  Prepared repertoire should include: 

 

 

ü  Two contrasting movements from an unaccompanied Bach sonata or partita, one of which should be a fugue or the Chaconne.

 

ü  A complete concerto by a composer such as Brahms, Sibelius, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Bruch, Vieuxtemps, etc.

 

ü  Paganini caprice or equivalent high-virtuosity piece.

 

 

 

DMA audition requirements:


 

l  Prepared repertoire should include: 

 

 

ü  A complete concerto by a composer such as Brahms, Sibelius, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Bruch, Vieuxtemps, etc.

 

ü  Complete solo Bach sonata or partita, which should include a fugue or the Chaconne.

 

ü  A Paganini caprice or equivalent high-virtuosity piece.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viola

 

2019 Rochester Audition Dates: February 1st, February 8th, February 15th, February 22nd

 

 

DMA: Prescreening Requirement: 

 

DMA applicants must upload a preliminary audition recording (video preferred) including one movement of a concerto, one movement of Bach, 

and one movement of a sonata.

 

 

MM auditions requirements

 

Each of the following: 

 

 

l  2 movements of a major concerto (memorized)

 

l  2 movements of a major sonata

 

l  2 movements of solo Bach (memorized)

 

l  A work composed within the past 50 years

 

 

 

 

DMA audition requirements:

 

Each of the following:

  

 

l  A major concerto from the 20th century, or contemporary repertoire

 

l  Two major works for viola and piano or solo viola, one written in the past 50 years

 

l  A complete solo suite or sonata/partita of J.S. Bach

 

 

 

 

 

 

Violoncello

 

2019 Rochester Audition Dates: January 25th, February 1st, February 8th, February 15th

 

 

Pre-screening Requirement:  

 

 

l  By December 1, all graduate cello applicants seeking a live audition must upload a preliminary pre-screen recording (video required).

 

l  The pre-screening video recording must include 2 movements of an unaccompanied work by Bach and one movement from a standard concerto.

 

 

 

MM auditions requirements:  

 

 

l  Prepared repertoire should include 3 contrasting movements of solo Bach, a complete concerto, and a sonata movement or other work of personal musical interest.

 

l  Performance from memory is required for Bach and the concerto.

 

 

 

 

DMA audition requirements:  

 

 

l  Prepared repertoire should include 3 contrasting movements of solo Bach, a complete concerto, and a sonata movement or other work of personal musical interest.

 

l  Performance from memory is required for Bach and the concerto.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Double Bass

 

2019 Rochester Audition Dates: January 25th, February 15th, February 22nd

 

 

DMA: Prescreening Requirement:  

 

 

l  DMA applicants must upload a preliminary audition recording (video preferred)

 

 

 

 

MM and DMA audition requirements:

 

Prepared repertoire should include the following: 

 

 

l  Bottesini Concerto, Tubin Concerto, Nino Rota Divertimento Concertante, or other selection approved in consultation with Professor VanDemark 

 

l  Two contrasting movements of solo Bach

 

l  A contemporary solo work

 

l  Orchestral excerpts: Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben #9-12, and the final movement of Mozart Symphony No. 35.

 

l  Applicants in jazz studies and contemporary media should refer to the section on jazz for additional requirements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harp

 

Note: Harp applicants auditioning on-campus do not need to bring their own instruments.

 

2019 Rochester Audition Dates: February 15th, February 22nd

 

 

DMA: Prescreening Requirement:  

 

 

l  DMA applicants must upload a preliminary audition recording (video required)

 

 

 

 

MM auditions requirements: 

 

Each of the following: 

 

 

l  Bach-Grandjany Etudes for Harp – No. 2 or No. 10 only – OR – one of the Posse Eight Great Concert Etudes for Harp

 

l  Three works of contrasting style from the following periods: 20th-century French, contemporary, and Baroque or Classical

 

 

 

 

DMA audition requirements:  

 

 

l  Applicants must prepare a 40-minute audition program, to be performed from memory, including works representing at least three contrasting style periods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lute

 

2019 Rochester Audition Dates: February 8th, February 15th, February 22nd

 

 

      l  See Early Music requirements above.