Online Preliminary Submission due December 1, 2024 by 11:59 PM (EST)
Please use the link at the bottom of this page to upload your prescreening materials in multiple files. There is a $10 fee to use this service.
Cello applicants are also reminded to be aware of the high school requirements for admission to Rice University.
Required preliminary repertoire is by video submission
- Étude by Popper or Grützmacher or Caprice by Piatti, Franchomme, or Paganini
- One movement (or about five minutes) of a major concerto
- Prelude from an unaccompanied Cello Suite by Bach
Required audition repertoire
- Étude by Popper or Grützmacher or Caprice by Piatti, Franchomme, or Paganini
- An important movement of a major concerto demonstrating your virtuosity and artistry
- Prelude and one other movement from an unaccompanied Cello Suite by Bach
The concerto and Bach suite should be played from memory, if possible. No accompanist is needed or desired for the audition.
Auditions will be held February 3, 10, or 17, 2025
If you are under the age of 18 at the time of your audition, we will need this form filled out.
