Undergraduate Audition l Eastman School of Music

Strings Audition Information

Violin (BM)

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

Pre-screening requirement:  

l  Before December 1, all undergraduate violin applicants seeking a live audition must upload a preliminary audition recording.

l  The prescreening recording must include one movement of a concerto (accompanied or unaccompanied) and one movement of solo Bach.

Live Audition Repertoire  

• l  A movement of a concerto from the standard repertoire by a composer such as Mozart, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Bruch, Vieuxtemps, etc. Prepared repertoire should include either the first or the last movement including cadenza.

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  l  Two contrasting movements from an unaccompanied Bach sonata or partita.

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  l  An etude from one of the standard etude books, such as those of Kreutzer, Fiorillo, Rodé, Paganini, or Dont.

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  l  Three-octave major and minor scales and arpeggios.

  
  

Viola (BM)

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

• l  Three contrasting selections or major movements, which must be taken from three significant works representing different compositional periods. One of the selections must be by Bach.

  l  One etude or technical study

  
  

Violoncello (BM)

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

Pre-screening requirement:  

l  Before December 1, all undergraduate and graduate cello applicants seeking a live audition must upload a preliminary video pre-screening recording.

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

Live Audition Repertoire 

l  One movement of a standard concerto (preferably from memory)

l  Sonata movement or other work of personal musical interest

l  Two contrasting movements of a Bach suite (preferably from memory)

l  Two contrasting etudes (e.g., Popper or Duport)

Double Bass (BM)

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

l  One movement from one of the following double bass concerti: Bottesini, Capuzzi, Dittersdorf, Dragonetti, Koussevitsky, or Vanhal

l  One contrasting solo work of the applicant’s choice

l  One orchestral excerpt of the applicant’s choice from the standard repertoire

l  Two scales (one major, one melodic minor) of the applicant’s choice in two or three octaves.

Harp (BM)

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

Harp applicants must audition either on-campus or by self-prepared recording.  Regional auditions are not offered for harp.

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

l  Bach-Grandjany Etudes for Harp – No. 3 or No. 6 only

l  Dittersdorf Concerto for Harp,  movement 1 – measures 23 to 80   0R  Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp, movement 1 – measures 44 to 120

l  one solo work by Marcel Grandjany or Marcel Tournier

l  one contemporary work for harp written after 1930