Information for prospective orchestral performance students applying to Manhattan School of Music.
Please find the prescreening and audition requirements for your instrument below. Unless otherwise noted, the required excerpts denote standard excerpts. Excerpts do not need to be recorded with accompaniment. Each excerpt may be recorded and uploaded as a separate video, there is no need to record the entire list in a single take.
The Orchestral Performance program is a focused program for graduate students who wish to prepare intensely for orchestral careers. Students in this program have required mock auditions each semester in place of required recitals and enroll in specialized Orchestral Repertoire classes. If you are only interested in the Classical Program, you can navigate to the Classical Division section of the Prescreening and Audition Requirements Website.
If you are interested in applying to both the Orchestral Performance program and the Classical program, please see the instructions for doing so on your instrument below.
Applicants will submit the required repertoire listed below as separate video recordings by February 1, 2022. Each selection or movement may be uploaded as a separate video. Professional or studio recordings are not required, but the sound quality should be as good as possible. Orchestral Percussion applicants will also participate in a Zoom audition, and Orchestral Flute applicants may be invited for a Zoom callback audition. More information about Zoom auditions can be found below. Unless otherwise noted, the required excerpts denote standard excerpts. Excerpts do not need to be recorded with accompaniment. Each excerpt may be recorded and uploaded as a separate video; there is no need to record the entire list in a single take. There is no sightreading requirement for the 2022 application cycle.
All Orchestral Double Bass applicants are required to submit a video recording for prescreening purposes in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition in New York City. The recording must include all of the repertoire as listed below. Prescreening recordings must be uploaded directly to your application. It is not required that the format be a professional or studio recording, but the sound quality must be as good as possible.
*You are currently viewing the requirements for the Orchestral Performance Program. The OP program is a small, specialized curriculum that includes rigorous orchestral repertoire classes and regular mock auditions place of traditional recital requirements. Applicants to OP Double Bass who are also interested in the Classical program are required to submit a separate application. If you are also interested in the Classical Program, please view the requirements for this program here.
There is no prescreening requirement for Orchestral Bassoon.
*You are currently viewing the requirements for the Orchestral Performance Program. The OP program is a small, specialized curriculum that includes rigorous orchestral repertoire classes and regular mock auditions in place of traditional recital requirements. Applicants to Orchestral Bassoon are also eligible to be considered for the Classical program without submitting a second application. If you are interested in applying to both programs, please indicate your desire to do so when prompted in the application. If you are only interested in the Classical Program, please view the Classical requirements here.
All Orchestral Cello applicants are required to submit a video recording for prescreening purposes in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition in New York City. The recording must include all of the repertoire as listed below. Prescreening recordings must be uploaded directly to your application. It is not required that the format be a professional or studio recording, but the sound quality must be as good as possible.
*You are currently viewing the requirements for the Orchestral Performance Program. The OP program is a small, specialized curriculum that includes rigorous orchestral repertoire classes and regular mock auditions place of traditional recital requirements. Applicants to OP Cello who are also interested in the Classical program are required to submit a separate application. If you are also interested in the Classical Program, please view the requirements for this program here.
All Orchestral Clarinet applicants are required to submit a video recording for prescreening purposes in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition in New York City. The recording must include all of the repertoire as listed below. Prescreening recordings must be uploaded directly to your application. It is not required that the format be a professional or studio recording, but the sound quality must be as good as possible.
*You are currently viewing the requirements for the Orchestral Performance Program. The OP program is a small, specialized curriculum that includes rigorous orchestral repertoire classes and regular mock auditions place of traditional recital requirements. Applicants to OP Clarinet who are also interested in the Classical program are required to submit a separate application. If you are also interested in the Classical Program, please view the requirements for this program here.
All Orchestral Flute applicants are required to submit a video recording for prescreening purposes in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition in New York City. The recording must include all of the repertoire as listed below. Prescreening recordings must be uploaded directly to your application. It
*You are currently viewing the requirements for the Orchestral Performance Program. The OP program is a small, specialized curriculum that includes rigorous orchestral repertoire classes and regular mock auditions place of traditional recital requirements. Applicants to OP Flute who are also interested in the Classical program are required to submit a separate application. If you are also interested in the Classical Program, please view the requirements for this program here.
Applicants to Orchestral Flute will perform a preliminary round of auditions and be possibly called back later in the day for a final round, similar to an orchestral audition.
Audition Repertoire
There is no prescreening requirement for Orchestral Harp.
*You are currently viewing the requirements for the Orchestral Performance Program. The OP program is a small, specialized curriculum that includes rigorous orchestral repertoire classes and regular mock auditions in place of traditional recital requirements. Applicants to Orchestral Harp are also eligible to be considered for the Classical program without submitting a second application. If you are interested in applying to both programs, please indicate your desire to do so when prompted in the application. If you are only interested in the Classical Program, please view the Classical requirements here.
There is no prescreening requirement for this instrument.
*You are currently viewing the requirements for the Orchestral Performance Program. The OP program is a small, specialized curriculum that includes rigorous orchestral repertoire classes and regular mock auditions in place of traditional recital requirements. Applicants to Orchestral Horn are also eligible to be considered for the Classical program without submitting a second application. If you are interested in applying to both programs, please indicate your desire to do so when prompted in the application. If you are only interested in the Classical Program, please view the Classical requirements here.
All Orchestral Percussion applicants are required to submit a video recording for prescreening purposes in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition in New York City. The recording must include all of the repertoire as listed below. Prescreening recordings must be uploaded directly to your application. It is not required that the format be a professional or studio recording, but the sound quality should be as good as possible.
Snare Drum
Marimba
Xylophone
Tambourine
Timpani
Glockenspiel
Cymbals
*You are currently viewing the requirements for the Orchestral Performance Program. The OP program is a small, specialized curriculum that includes rigorous orchestral repertoire classes and regular mock auditions in place of traditional recital requirements. Applicants to Orchestral Percussion are also eligible to be considered for the Classical program without submitting a second application. If you are interested in applying to both programs, please indicate your desire to do so when prompted in the application. If you are only interested in the Classical Program, please view the Classical requirements here.
*You are currently viewing the requirements for the Orchestral Performance Program. The OP program is a small, specialized curriculum that includes rigorous orchestral repertoire classes and regular mock auditions in place of traditional recital requirements. Applicants to Orchestral Trombone are also eligible to be considered for the Classical program without submitting a second application. If you are interested in applying to both programs, please indicate your desire to do so when prompted in the application. If you are only interested in the Classical Program, please view the Classical requirements here.
*You are currently viewing the requirements for the Orchestral Performance Program. The OP program is a small, specialized curriculum that includes rigorous orchestral repertoire classes and regular mock auditions in place of traditional recital requirements. Applicants to Orchestral Trumpet are also eligible to be considered for the Classical program without submitting a second application. If you are interested in applying to both programs, please indicate your desire to do so when prompted in the application. If you are only interested in the Classical Program, please view the Classical requirements here.
All Orchestral Violin applicants are required to submit a video recording for prescreening purposes in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition in New York City. The recording must include all of the repertoire as listed below. Prescreening recordings must be uploaded directly to your application. It is not required that the format be a professional or studio recording, but the sound quality must be as good as possible.
*You are currently viewing the requirements for the Orchestral Performance Program. The OP program is a small, specialized curriculum that includes rigorous orchestral repertoire classes and regular mock auditions place of traditional recital requirements. Applicants to OP Violin who are also interested in the Classical program are required to submit a separate application. If you are also interested in the Classical Program, please view the requirements for this program here.
*You are currently viewing the requirements for the Orchestral Performance Program. The OP program is a small, specialized curriculum that includes rigorous orchestral repertoire classes and regular mock auditions place of traditional recital requirements. Applicants to OP Viola who are also interested in the Classical program are required to submit a separate application. If you are also interested in the Classical Program, please view the requirements for this program here.
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