Graduate Conducting Audition Requirements

All Frost School of Music applicants must submit a prescreening audition, uploaded to SlideRoom, by December 1.

• Master of Music in Choral Conducting

  The prescreening must include:
  

  • A video that demonstrates 10 minutes of rehearsal and 10 minutes of performance. The camera should face the conductor so the committee can easily see the conductor's gesture and face. The repertoire in the performance does not need to be the same as that of the rehearsal. 
  • If invited to audition, applicants will be notified of their invitation, and given a list of pieces to prepare at that time.

• Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting

  The prescreening must include:
  

  • A video that demonstrates 15 minutes of rehearsal and 15 minutes of performance. The camera should face the conductor so the committee can easily see the conductor's gesture and face. The repertoire in the performance does not need to be the same as that of the rehearsal.
  • If invited to audition, applicants will be notified of their invitation, and given a list of pieces to prepare at that time.

• Orchestral Conducting

  The prescreening must include:

  • A video that demonstrates three works from a rehearsal or concert, not necessarily complete performances. The camera should face the conductor so the committee can easily see the conductor's gestures and face  
  • A video of your performance on your major instrument

   

  Interviews and live auditions will be held February 3 and February 4. Applicants will be contacted by faculty to schedule an audition/interview if approved, once a preliminary review of your supplemental application has been completed. If invited to audition, applicants must prepare:

  • Bright Sheng: Tibetan Swing (score will be provided to the applicants who are invited to audition) 
  • Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 

• Wind/Band Conducting

  The prescreening must include:

  • A video that demonstrates three works from a rehearsal or concert, not necessarily complete performances. The camera should face the conductor so the committee can easily see the conductor's gestures and face  
  • A video of your performance on your major instrument

   

  Finalists will be contacted by faculty after a review of prescreening videos is complete and will be notified of the audition repertoire at that time. 

• All application requirements can be found under Application & Program Requirements
• If invited to campus for a live audition, students will receive information directly from the department