Audition Requirements

Follow the links to view audition requirements in the following disciplines:

Violin

• Two contrasting movements, including applicable cadenzas, from a concerto of the standard repertory (for example: Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, etc.)
• A major movement of an unaccompanied Partita or Sonata of J.S. Bach (for example: fuga, ciaconna)
• A Paganini caprice
• Two contrasting movements of a nineteenth- or twentieth-century sonata for violin and piano

Viola - MM

• Two movements from the Bach Cello Suites, or two movements from the Bach Violin Sonatas and Partitas.
• One movement from the standard sonata repertoire, such as Brahms, Schubert, Clarke, or Schumann.
• One movement of a major concerto, such as Walton, Bartók, or Hindemith.

Viola - AD and DMA

• An entire Bach Suite or Sonata or Partita, from the above list.
• An entire romantic sonata, as above.
• An entire concerto, as above.

Violoncello

• Two contrasting movements, including applicable cadenzas, from a concerto of the standard repertory (for example: Haydn D major, Dvorak, Schumann, Elgar, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations, or Bloch Schelomo)
• Three movements, including a Prelude, from an unaccompanied Suite by J.S. Bach
• Two contrasting movements of a nineteenth or twentieth century sonata for cello and piano
• A work of the applicant's choice: either a contemporary work (such as the Sonatas by Crumb or Ligeti), or a piece to display the applicant's technical virtuosity (such as those by Popper, Davidov, or Servais)

Double Bass

• A three-octave major/minor scale of applicant's choice.
• Three selections from three different periods of time: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary (choices may be a movement of a concerto or sonata).
• Three significant orchestral excerpts.