Faculty
Marianne Gedigian , Professor of Flute
Audition Requirements
Prescreening Submission due December 1, 2023 by 11:59 PM (EST)
Multiple uploaded files of your prescreening requirements are acceptable. If you have not heard from us by January 4, 2024, please email us.
Required prescreening repertoire is by video submission:
- Two contrasting movements from the Bach Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013 or from a Bach sonata (accompanied)
- A work for solo flute to be chosen from the following:
- Bostonian Scenes, 1. Promenade Along with Charles River, Valerie Coleman
- Zinfandel (flute version), Reena Esmail
- Chant for solo flute, Timothy Hagen
- Yuhwa (The Goddess of the Willow Trees) for solo flute, Adolphus Hailstork
- Homeland (Flute Alone) by Allison Loggins-Hull
- Two movements from a Mozart concerto (accompanied)
- Two contrasting works or movements of applicant's choice (accompanied, where applicable)*
- Five orchestral excerpts
Required graduate live audition repertoire:
- Bach: a sonata chosen from among the following: B Minor, A Major, E Minor, E Major, or the Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013
- Mozart: Concerto in G Major, KV 313, complete with cadenzas
- A major twentieth century sonata or single movement work with contrasting sections for flute and piano
- An unaccompanied work or movement from the twenty-first century*
- A contrasting work or movement of the applicant's choice*
- Five contrasting orchestral excerpts
The complete live audition program must be performed with piano, with the exception of the unaccompanied works. The Shepherd School will provide a pianist and one hour of rehearsal time. Additional rehearsal time must be arranged and paid for by the applicant. All piano parts must be made available to the Shepherd School pianist three weeks before the scheduled audition date. The applicant must be prepared to perform all chosen works in their entirety. However, the audition committee may decide to hear only certain portions.
Auditions will be held on January 23, 2024.
*Optional Resources: