Fisher Center

Advanced Professional Studies

Prescreening Repertoire Requirements

All collaborative works must have piano accompaniment.

Please note that these are the prescreening requirements for applicants of either the undergraduate double-degree program or the Advanced Professional Studies program.

For Piano

  • A work by J. S. Bach
  • A movement of a classical sonata
  • A movement or work from the romantic era

For Violin

  • A movement from an unaccompanied Bach partita or sonata
  • A movement of a standard concerto
  • A work of your choice

For Viola

  • A movement from an unaccompanied Bach suite (originally for cello) or partita or sonata (originally for violin)
  • A sonata or concerto movement 
  • A work of your choice

For Cello

  • A movement from an unaccompanied Bach suite
  • A movement of a concerto
  • A work of your choice

For Bass

  • An étude
  • Two contrasting sonata movements
  • A work of your choice

For Harp

Two pieces of the following level of difficulty:
  • Bach/Grandjany études
  • Marcel Tournier: Feerie
  • Nina Rota: Sarabande and Toccata
  • Handel: Concerto in B-Flat Major

For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon

  • An étude
  • A concerto movement
  • A work of your choice

For Horn

  • An étude
  • A concerto movement
  • Two of the following excerpts:
    • Wagner: Short Call from Siegfried's Rheinfahrt
    • Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
    • Shostakovich: Low tutti from Symphony No. 5 (1st movement)
    • Brahms: Symphony No. 3 (3rd movement)
    • Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (opening)

For trumpet, trombone, or tuba

  • An étude
  • A concerto or sonata movement
  • A work of your choice

For Percussion

  • Marimba: Mallet solo (5-12 minutes)
  • Timpani: An étude of choice. The following are recommended: Elliott Carter Eight Pieces for Solo Timpani, Richard Hochrainer Etuden Für Timpani, Jacques Delecluse Vingt Etudes
  • Snare Drum: An étude of choice. The following are recommended: Cirone Portraits in Rhythm, Delecluse Douze Etudes, Smith Publications' The Noble Snare Collection
  • Something Else (optional): Send us something else that makes you a unique musician. Possibilities could include orchestra excerpts, steel drum playing, multiple percussion solo, drumset, even another instrument

For Composition

  • A portfolio of scores that best represent the applicant's creative potential 
  • Recordings of the works submitted (preferably not in MIDI format)
  • A recording of the applicant playing an instrument or singing