Collaborative Piano Audition Requirements
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Additional Application Requirements for Collaborative Piano
- Upload to the admissions portal a sample of scholarship writing.
Graduate Audition Requirements
1. GERMAN ART SONG
Schubert – Die Forelle (Db major)
Brahms Botschaft (Bb minor)
Brahms – Meine Liebe ist gr羹n (D# minor)
Schumann Waldesgespr瓣ch (D# minor)
Strauss Allerseelen (Eb major)
2. FRENCH ART SONG
Debussy – Beau soir (E major)
Debussy Apparition (E major)
Debussy Il pleure dans mon coeur (D# minor)
Faur矇 Mandoline (G major)
Faur矇 Clair de lune (Bb minor)
Duparc – Chanson triste (Eb major)
3. ENGLISH ART SONG
Barber – The Monk and His Cat (F major)
Quilter – Love’s Philosophy (F major)
Vaughn Williams – The Roadside Fire (Db major)
Copland – Heart! We will forget (Eb major)
Hundley – Will there really be a morning? (Bb major)
4. ARIA
Quando m’en vo from La boh癡me by Puccini
Deh vieni non tardar from Le nozze di Figaro by Mozart
Steal me, sweet thief from The Old Maid and the Thief by Menotti
Smanie implacabili from Cos穫 fan tutte by Mozart
5. COMPLETE INSTRUMENTAL SONATA
Beethoven Violin Sonata in F Major, Op. 24
Spring Beethoven Violin Sonata in C Minor, Op. 30
Beethoven Cello Sonata in A Major, Op. 69
Brahms Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Played with either Clarinet or Viola)
Brahms Clarinet Sonata in Eb Major, Op. 120 No. 2 (Played with either Clarinet or Viola)
Franck Violin Sonata in A Major (Played with either Violin, Cello, or Flute)
Poulenc Clarinet Sonata
Poulenc Flute Sonata
Prokofiev 2nd Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 94a (Played with either Violin or Flute)
Online Submission
Audition Video Requirements
- Each audition piece, including multi-movement and cyclic works, must be recorded in one continuous, unedited take.泭
- Video recording should be made with a camera in a single, fixed location so that the camera view is consistent.泭The camera should be focused on the performer, who泭must泭be visible at all times.泭If possible, please angle the camera so that the performer’s face,泭fingers泭and feet are all visible.泭
- If at all possible, please set up the camera to the right of the pianist, limit background noise, and make sure the performance space is well lit. The entire keyboard should be visible.泭
- Recordings of each piece must be unedited and should be uploaded to YouTube. The YouTube link(s) should then be added to your application on Slate.泭
- Graduate applicants who would like to be considered for a graduate assistantship will be expected to sight-read during the synchronous interview with the piano faculty. For this reason, the applicants will need to have a working instrument (piano or keyboard) available during the interview.
Audition Contact
Joe McAllister
Assistant Professor, Collaborative Piano & Opera
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