Application Requirements:
- Send the following items to musthe53@uwec.edu. Materials are due February 16 for the March 2 audition.
- Résumé, including a cover letter stating the meaning of music in your life and leadership qualities you could bring to the quartet and the orchestra program. Be sure that you have included your contact information, including both your address and your e-mail, on the resumé.
- Video upload (YouTube or Vimeo) with high audio quality
- Two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from your current music teacher or orchestra director
Eligibility
- High school senior or college student at the time of the application
Prescreen Video
- Recordings must contain all audition repertoire listed below.
- Before sending, please view your recording all the way through to ensure its quality.
List of Repertoire
Violin
1. Required piece: Any movement of choice from a Bach Solo Violin Partita or Sonata (BWV 1001–1006)
2. Choose one of the following:
Brahms: Violin Concerto, Mvt I
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1, Mvt I or III
Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Mvt. I
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Mvt. I
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3, 4 or 5
Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3, Mvt. I
Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Mvt. I
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Mvt I
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2, Mvt I
Viola
1. Required piece: A Prelude from any of J.S. Bach Cello Suites BWV 1007-1012
2. Choose one of the following:
Stamitz: Viola Concerto Mvt. I
Hoffmeister: Viola Concerto Mvt. I
Bartok: Viola Concerto Mvt. Any movement
Walton: Viola Concerto Mvt. I or II
Hindemith: Der Schwanendreher Any movement
Violoncello
1. Required piece: A Prelude from any of J.S. Bach Cello Suites BWV 1007-1012
2. Choose one of the following:
C.P.E. Bach Violoncello Concerto in A minor, Mvt. I
A. Dvorak: Concerto No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 104 any Movement
E. Elgar: Concerto in E minor Op. 85, Mvt. IV
J. Haydn: Concerto in C Major, Mvt. I or III
J. Haydn: Concerto in D Major, Mvt. I or III
E. Lalo: Concerto in D minor, Mvt. I
C. Saint-Saëns: Violoncello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Op. 33, Mvt. I
R. Schumann: Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 Mvt. I
D. Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 107 Mvt. I
P. Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major, Op. 33
For more information or questions contact:
Tulio Rondón, Cohen Quartet Coordinator
Department of Music and Theatre Arts
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Department of Music & Theatre Arts
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
(715) 836-3389
rondontj@uwec.edu
