Viola

Prescreening:

• The Prelude and any dance movement from a J.S. Bach Cello Suite, or two contrasting movements from a Bach solo violin sonata or partita.
• One movement from a concerto, sonata, or other work of an applicant’s choosing.

Final Auditions:

• The Prelude and any dance movement from a J.S. Bach Cello Suite, or two contrasting movements from a Bach solo violin sonata or partita. You may use your original prescreening repertoire selections for this requirement.
• One movement from a concerto of your choosing.
• One movement from a sonata, or another work of the applicant’s choosing. Applicants are encouraged to explore works by underrepresented composers.

One or more of the chosen selections should be performed from memory.

Recorded Auditions:

Please record a 15-minute audition in one continuous and unedited take, comprised of the requirements listed below. Other than Bach, please stop at an appropriate place in the music to fit your audition within the expected time frame; as a rough guideline, attempt to play a similar amount of your concerto and sonata/work of your choice. Please make every possible effort to record non-solo works with piano accompaniment. Your tape must include:

• One complete movement from a J.S. Bach cello suite, solo violin sonata or partita (no repeats).
• The first movement from a major concerto.
• One movement from a sonata, or another work of the applicant’s choosing. Applicants are encouraged to explore works by underrepresented composers.

*One or more of the chosen selections must be performed from memory.