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Listed below are the audition procedures as well as the various audition requirements/repertoire for each degree level.

Graduate Audition Requirements

  1. A major work from the Baroque period, such as Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor.
  2. A complete work from the Romantic period, such as any large work by César Franck.
  3. A complete work from the contemporary period, such as Duruflé's Toccata from Suite Op. 5.

Doctoral and Professional Studies Audition Requirements

Prepare a full-length recital. Repertoire must include works from at least four contrasting style periods, including the 20th century.