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.