Strings
Audition Requirements for Strings
Violin
- A movement from a Bach Sonata or Partita for violin solo.
- A movement of a concerto or a major concert piece.
- One major or minor scale (three octaves) and one major or minor arpeggio (three octaves)
- One etude (Kreutzer, Fiorillo, Dont or similar)
Viola
- An etude exemplifying the applicant's technical standard (i.e. Campagnoli or Kreutzer)
- One major or minor scale (three octaves) and one major or minor arpeggio (three octaves)
- A movement from one of Bach's Suites for solo cello
- A concerto movement or piece from the standard repertoire, including but not limited
to:
- Bloch Suite Hebraique
- Handel-Casadesus B Minor Concerto
- Hummel Fantasie
- Stamitz Concerto
- Vaughan Williams Suite
- Weber Andante and Hungarian Rondo
Cello
- One major or minor scale (three octaves) and one major or minor arpeggio (three octaves)
- One movement of a Bach Suite
- One fast movement and one slow movement from a concerto (i.e. Boccherini, Vivaldi, Haydn or 19th century work)
- One movement or complete work of your choice
Double Bass
- One major or minor scale (two octaves) and one major or minor arpeggio (two octaves)
- One standard etude demonstrating technical abilities
- Two works contrasting in tempo and style