We encourage all applicants to audition in person if possible. Audition registration will be available after prescreen results are sent. Register for a live audition by January 15.
Prescreen Repertoire - Due Dec. 1
A prescreen is required for all applicants who list piano as their primary instrument. Please review our Prescreen Information page carefully before submission.
Memorization is required. The complete program must include works from at least two stylistic periods. Students must prepare approximately 20 minutes of repertoire, including:
• The first movement of a Classical sonata (required)
• Additional repertoire of the applicant's choice
Audition Repertoire
Master's and Post-Master's Certificate candidates must present a 40–55 minute program that includes at least three complete solo works from different stylistic periods. A complete Classical sonata (including Schubert) is required. All repertoire must be performed from memory.
All sonatas, variations, suites, and other multi-movement works must be prepared in their entirety.
Sets of pieces intended to be performed as a unified work must be prepared in their entirety (e.g., Chopin Preludes Op. 28; Schumann's Carnaval, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Brahms' Fantasies, Op. 116).