Suggested Repertoire - Strings
The audition should consist of:
- Scales - two or three octaves.
- Any etude of the student's choice.
- Two contrasting short pieces or movements from sonatas or concertos, with piano accompaniment
Consider the following lists as a general guide. Works similar in style to those listed may be substituted.
Violin
Concertos: Seitz, Accolay, Viotti, Vivaldi, Mozart, Mendelssohn or Bruch
Sonatas: Handel, Le Clair, Corelli or Telemann
Etude Studies: Kreutzer, Dont or Mazas
Viola
Accolay/Doty - Concerto in a minor
Handel - Concerto in b minor
Haydn/Elkan - Divertimento in C
Seitz/Lifschey - Concerto #2 or #3
Seitz/Klotman - Concerto #5
Whistler/Hummel - Concert and Contest Collection
Cello
Bach - Cello Suites
Bruch - Kol Nidre
Faure - Elegie
Haydn - Concerto in C (1st mvt.)
Lalo - Concerto(Intermezzo)
Saint-Saens - Concerto in a minor (1st mvt.)
Vivaldi - Sonatas (3rd mvt.)
String Bass
Bottesini - Reverie
Capuzzi - Concerto (1st mvt.)
Ciordano - Larghetto
Halsey Stevens - Arioso
Marcello - Sonata in G (1st & 4th mvts.)
Ratez - Menuet Varie
Saint-Saiens - The Elephant
Simandl/Durkee - Larghetto
Harp
Two or three works from different periods, memorized.
