Mannes, the New School for Music
Mannes Graduate Audition Information
Keyboards Audition Information
Piano (MM)
Prescreen Repertoire
All applicants for the piano concentration must submit a preliminary audition recording via Acceptd. On the basis of this prescreening, they may be invited to the required live audition. Piano applicants currently enrolled in a degree program at Mannes are not prescreened.
The prescreening audition must include the following repertoire only:
A prelude and fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier or two contrasting movements from a keyboard suite by J.S. Bach
Audition Repertoire
All pieces must be performed from memory.
Collaborative Piano Instrumental (MM)
Prescreen Repertoire
No prescreening recording is needed.
Audition Repertoire
Franck: Sonata for violin and piano (complete sonata)
Beethoven: Sonata for violin and piano in C minor, Op. 30, no. 2 (complete sonata)
OR
Brahms: Sonata for violin and piano in A major, op. 100 (complete sonata)
Schubert: "Ganymed" (high key) OR "Liebesbotschaft" (high key) OR
Brahms: “Meine Liebe ist Grun" (high key) OR
Schumann: “Die alten, bosen Lieder” from Dichterliebe (high key)
Debussy: Il pleure dans mon coeur OR
Faure: Mandoline
W.A. Mozart: an aria of the applicant's choice, to be played and sung in the original language OR Puccini: "Donde lieta" from La Bohème, to be played and sung in the original language
A solo work of the applicant's choice not to exceed 10 minutes in length (from memory)
Collaborative Piano Vocal (MM)
Prescreen Repertoire
No prescreening recording is needed.
Audition Repertoire
Schubert: "Ganymed" (high key) OR "Liebesbotschaft" (high key)
Schumann: "Die alten, bösen Lieder" from Dichterliebe (high key)
OR
Brahms: "Meine Liebe ist Grün" (high key)
W.A. Mozart: an aria of the applicant's choice, to be played and sung in the original language
OR
Puccini: "Donde lieta" from La Bohème, to be played and sung in the original language
Beethoven: Sonata for violin and piano in C minor, Op. 30, no. 2 complete OR
Brahms: Sonata for violin and piano in A major, Op. 100 complete
All Master of Music collaborative piano auditions require a two-hour rehearsal with the singer and violinist who will perform at the audition. Mannes will assign the singer and violinist, and will cover the rehearsal and audition fees.
Updated on 03/29/2019