(Master of Music Only)

Application

Applicants must submit a resume detailing their education, collaborative piano experience and a collaborative repertoire list (both instrumental and vocal). The list should be typed up as a Word or PDF document, organized first by instrument and/or voice type, then by composers in alphabetical order. Contact Dr. Pei-Shan Lee (peishan.lee@csun.edu) if you have any questions about the audition repertoire.

 Apply for an arranged audition

Audition Requirements

A. Art Songs (choose one song for each language)

All works must be performed in the high keys unless otherwise stated.

German Art Song

Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade

Strauss: Allerseelen

Strauss: Morgen

Wolf: Verborgenheit

French Art Song

Duparc: Extase

Fauré: Mandoline

English Art Song

Barber: Crucifixion (from Hermit Songs)

Copland: Heart, we will forget him

B. Instrumental Sonata/Duo (choose one of the following)

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 5 in F major, op. 24, first movement

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 3 in A major, Op. 69, first movement

Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Clarinet No. 1 in f minor, op. 120, no. 1, first movement

Prokofiev: Sonata for Flute and Piano, op. 94, first movement

C. Orchestral Reductions (choose one of the following)

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, first movement

Mozart: Flute Concerto in G major, first movement

Mozart: Come Scoglio (from Cosi fan tutte) 

D. Solo

Applicant's choice to be performed by memory (any piece or movement under 10 minutes)

 E. Sight-Reading

 Applicants will sight-read excerpts of an instrumental or vocal work. A short personal interview will follow at the end of the audition.