Audition for the Bachelor of
Music Degree in Performance (Violin)
To gain admission to the B.Mus. in Performance (Violin), a student
must pass an entrance audition before a faculty jury of three, to
be appointed by the chairperson. The audition will occur near the
end of the second semester of college and must demonstrate the student’s
ability to perform well challenging repertoire representing several
historical periods and styles. A student wishing to perform an entrance
audition must notify the chairperson in writing at least three weeks
prior to the audition. Only after passing the entrance audition
may the student declare as a major the B.Mus. in Performance (Violin).
A student who does not pass the entrance audition in the second
semester may have a second opportunity in the third semester. A
prospective candidate for the B.Mus. in Performance (Violin) may
declare a major in Music prior to the semesters stated above. The
student will be listed as a candidate for the B.A. Music until he
or she passes the audition or portfolio review.
Repertoire Requirements for the Audition
for the Bachelor of Music in Performance (Violin)
The entrance audition for the degree B. Mus. in Performance (Violin)
shall consist of the following repertoire to be performed from memory:
1. the first movement of Mozart, Concerto No. 4 in D Major,
K. 218; Mozart, Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219, Haydn,
Concerto in C Major, H. 7a/1; Viotti, Concerto No.
22 in A Minor, G97; or the first movement of any other Classical
concerto of comparable or greater difficulty;
2. the first or last movement of Bruch, Concerto No. 1 G Minor,
Op. 26; Lalo, Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21; Saint-Saens,
Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61; Mendelssohn, Concerto
in E Minor, Op. 64; Barber, Concerto, Op. 14; or the
first or last movement of any other Romantic or Twentieth-Century
concerto of comparable or greater difficulty; and
3. any two movements (one slow, one fast) from the unaccompanied
sonatas and partitas of J.S. Bach, BWV 1001-1006.
During the four years of study at Wooster candidates for the B.
Mus. in Violin Performance are expected to acquire sufficiently
professional intonation, dexterity, and control and variety of tone
and articulation; strong ability to craft artistic phrases and project
line and other formal relationships; and musical sensitivity and
understanding sufficient to distinguish with the instrument between
various styles of music in order that the junior and senior recitals
will consist of advanced performances of
1. a complete unaccompanied sonata or partita by Bach,
2. a complete Classical sonata,
3. a complete Romantic sonata,
4. a complete Romantic or Twentieth-Century concerto,
5. a virtuoso showpiece,
6. a substantial work from the first half of the twentieth century,
and
7. a substantial work composed after 1950.
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