Four letters of recommendation should be submitted attesting to proven and potential success in the field of music. The applicant must receive a majority recommendation of acceptance from the departmental faculty. The applicant must receive a majority vote of acceptance from the full Graduate Studies Committee. The solo, chamber, and concerto repertoire a student will be required to study for graduation will depend upon an evaluation of this background. For admission to the DMA program in viola, each applicant must play an audition showing a high and consistent level of artistry as well as a background indicating considerable performance experience.
Preliminary audition is by tape.
Please include a movement from a concerto and two contrasting movements of Bach. The applicant should present for audition a program of 60-70 minutes duration, including one work from each of the four categories below. One piece must be written after 1970. Hindemith - Der Schwanendrehrer 3. C. A substantial work such as Brahms, Clarke, Hindemith, Rochberg, Shostakovich, Schumann, Vieuxtemps, or Bax.