Auditions

Master of Music Audition Repertoire

Applicants must present a live audition. In the case of international students who cannot audition in person, a recorded audition (video) may be submitted for conditional acceptance. Acceptance into the M.M. program remains conditional until the student has played a successful live audition and passed written entrance examinations in September. The criteria for the validating audition and written tests administered in September are the same as for regular entrance auditions.

Applicants must be prepared to perform from memory two works from the standard solo repertory, chosen from the following:

  1. Classical: one allegro movement from a sonata by Mozart, Beethoven, or Schubert.
  2. Romantic/20th century: one major solo work by a 19th or 20th-century composer.

In addition, applicants should prepare the six selections from the list below, in the printed high (soprano) keys. A singer will be provided. Memorization is not required.

  1. Barber: The Daisies
  2. Schubert: Liebesbotschaft or Die Forelle or Der Musensohn
  3. Strauss: Allerseelen or Standchen
  4. Debussy: Green
  5. Faure: Clair de lune
  6. Puccini: Quando me'n vo

All candidates will be asked to sight-read excerpts from the vocal literature.

Graduate Performance Diploma Audition Requirements

  1. Prepare one Mozart recitativo accompagnato and aria to be played and sung at the same time in the original language.

    For example:
       Dorabella's recit "Ah, scostati" and aria "Smanie implacabili" from Così fan tutte
       Count's recitative and aria "Hai gia vinta la causa-Vedro mentr'io sospiro" from Le Nozze di Figaro
       Donna Elvira's Recitative "In quali eccessi" and aria "Mi tradì" from Don Giovanni

  2. Prepare one Puccini aria to be played and sung at the same time in the original language.

  3. Prepare one French OR German aria to be played and sung at the same time in the original language.

  4. Prepare the following:

    1. Stravinsky: Anne Truelove's Aria and Cabaletta (The Rake's Progress, Act I)
    2. Schubert: Ganymed or Gretchan am Spinnrade (high key)
    3. Debussy: Il pleure dans mons coeur or Green (Ariettes Oubliees, high key)
    4. Brahms: Meine Liebe ist Grün or Von Ewiger Liebe or Botschaft (high key)
    5. Schumann: Mondnacht or Die alten bösen Lieder (high key)
    6. Barber: St. Ita's Vision or The Crucifixion from Hermit Songs

 

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