Transforming Young Musicians

Audition requirements:

• Contrasting solo materials of 6-10 minutes.
• If you are also applying to programs from List 1, please ensure that one of your selections is the exposition of a major concerto.

Programs:

• Ascent Cello, Viola & Chamber Music Festivals
• Boston University Tanglewood Institute (Strings)
• Brevard Music Center High School Division
• Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival
• Greenwood Music Camp
• Interlochen Center for the Arts
• Kinhaven Music School
• Luzerne Music Center
• Madeline Island Chamber Music
• New England Conservatory Summer Orchestra Institute
• New England Music Camp
• Summer@SFCM Harp Immersive
• VIA Academy

Heifetz International Music Institute

• Ages 14-30:
  • Violin
    1. One movement of Bach from the Sonatas and Partitas or the Cello Suites BWV 1001-1012. (Playing the Fugue of BWV 1001 and 1003 or Ciaconna of BWV 1004 is encouraged but not required. The Ciaconna can be either the first Minore section (m. 1 – 128) or the Maggiore and final Minore combined (m. 129 – 248).
    2. One virtuoso work for solo instrument OR with piano accompaniment (some Sonatas can fulfill this requirement)*
    3. One significant Concerto movement
  • Viola:
    1. One movement of Bach from the Sonatas and Partitas or the Cello Suites BWV 1001-1012
    2. One virtuoso work for solo instrument OR with piano accompaniment (some Sonatas can fulfill this requirement)*
    3. One significant Concerto movement
  • Cello:
    1. One movement of Bach from the Sonatas and Partitas or the Cello Suites BWV 1001-1012
    2. One virtuoso work for solo instrument OR with piano accompaniment (some Sonatas can fulfill this requirement)*
    3. One significant Concerto movement
• ONLY ages 16+:
  • String Scholar Fellowship: All Sr. Div. Requirements + a work reflecting some important part of the applicant’s identity as an artist. This could be a work by a traditional composer who occupies a particularly important part of the applicant’s artistic identity, or might be a work by a lesser-known or less-represented composer that has been important to the applicant’s artistry. As part of this video requirement, please include at the beginning a brief introduction (no more than 2 minutes long) explaining why you selected this piece and how it represents your artistic identity.
  • Chamber Music Fellowship: All Sr. Div. Requirements + a work reflecting some important part of the applicant’s identity as a chamber music artist (note -this may or may not be chamber music). This could be a work by a traditional composer who occupies a particularly important part of the applicant’s artistic identity, or might be a work by a lesser-known or less-represented composer that has been important to the applicant’s artistry. These recordings can include chamber music collaborators, but the applicant does not have to submit a chamber music recording; merely something that shows the applicant’s aptitude related to chamber music. As part of this video requirement, please include at the beginning a brief introduction (no more than 2 minutes long) explaining why you selected this piece and how it represents your artistic identity.

Junior Session 

• 14 and under (Please note that artists under 10 will be required to live off campus)
  1. One movement of Bach from the Sonatas and Partitas or the Cello Suites BWV 1001-1012. Suzuki transcriptions of Bach works are also accepted.
  2. One virtuoso work for solo instrument OR with piano accompaniment (some Sonatas can fulfill this requirement) OR one significant Concerto movement*

Meadowmount School of Music

List 2 repertoire with a minimum of 15 minutes of music included and 3 chamber music excerpts:

• Violin Chamber Music Excerpts (PDF)
• Viola Chamber Music Excerpts (PDF)
• Cello Chamber Music Excerpts (PDF)

Ravinia Steans Institute

• Violin, viola, and cello applicants only
•  Be sure to offer selections of contrasting character. No chamber music, concertos, or other works with orchestra will be accepted except as noted. Unaccompanied recordings will not be accepted unless the piece was written to be unaccompanied. 
• Violin:
  1. Two (2) contrasting movements of a work from the Classical era. Contrasting movements from a concerto by Mozart or Beethoven, preferably performed with orchestra, will be accepted.
  2. Two (2) contrasting movements of a work from the Romantic era. No concerto excerpts will be accepted for this requirement.
  3. A piece of your choice. A movement of a chamber work will be accepted only if you are playing first violin.
• Viola:
  1. Two (2) contrasting movements of a work from the Classical or Baroque era, or a suitable substitute. Concertos by Stamitz, Telemann, or Hoffmeister will be accepted.
  2. Two (2) contrasting movements of a work from the Romantic era
  3. A piece of your choice
• Cello:
  1. Two (2) contrasting movements of a work from the Classical era. Movements from a Haydn concerto will be accepted.
  2. Two (2) contrasting movements of a work from the Romantic era
  3. A piece of your choice

Sphinx Performance Academy

3 octave scale in any key, in addition to the List 2 repertoire