Piano Audition Requirements
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Applicants will be notified if they advance to the audition round to perform on campus. All auditions must be completed by February 8. First-year undergraduates invited to audition will be considered for scholarships.
- The prescreening video must consist of at least 15 minutes of music.
- Prepare a program of three works from different stylistic periods, demonstrating musical breadth and technical proficiency. One of the works should be the first or last movement from a Classical sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, or Clementi.
- Individual movements from larger works are permitted.
- All music must be performed from memory.
- The prescreening video must consist of at least 15 minutes of music.
- Prepare a program of three works from different stylistic periods; a Sonata-Allegro movement by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, or Clementi is suggested for one of the selections.
- Individual movements from larger works are permitted.
- Memorization is preferred, but not required.
- For the live audition, prepare a program at least 20 minutes in length consisting of three or more works from different stylistic periods; repertoire may differ from the prescreening video, if desired, but must demonstrate musical breadth and technical proficiency.
- All music must be performed from memory.
- Length of the live audition is 20 minutes, which will include a sight-reading portion.
- For the live audition, prepare a program at least 20 minutes in length consisting of three or more works from different stylistic periods; repertoire may differ from the prescreening video, if desired.
- All music must be performed from memory.
- Length of the live audition is 20 minutes, which will include a sight-reading portion.
- For the live audition, prepare a program at least 20 minutes in length consisting of three or more works from different stylistic periods; repertoire may differ from the prescreening video, if desired.
- Memorization is preferred, but not required.
- Length of the live audition is 20 minutes, which will include a sight-reading portion.
For questions regarding specific piano audition repertoire, contact:
Michael Bukhman
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