Audition and Repertoire Requirements

An audition video must accompany your application and should be uploaded as part of the on-line application. 

Applicants must present two contrasting selections. The following repertoire is intended as a guide, representing the minimum requirements in terms of difficulty:

Violin: 1st mvt. Mozart or any standard Romantic / modern concerto, plus any selection from Bach’s Solo Sonatas and Partitas.

Viola: One movement from a Bach Suite, plus a contrasting movement from the standard viola repertoire.

Cello: One movement from an unaccompanied Bach Suite and one movement from a standard concerto, such as Saint-Saëns, Haydn, Dvořák, or Elgar.

Piano: Any first movement of a Beethoven trio, plus a movement from another contrasting work (trios, quartets, or quintets by Brahms, Schumann, Dvořák, Fauré, Ravel, etc.) or works of comparable difficulty.

Quartets: Two contrasting movements from the standard quartet repertoire.

Other Ensembles: Two contrasting movements from the standard chamber repertoire.