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Orchestral Conducting (Graduate Diploma)
Prescreen
Information
All candidates must submit a professional résumé.
- In addition to the résumé, all applicants must submit video
recordings as follows:
Include four to five excerpts showing various musical styles,
artistic and technical challenges, and gestural/expressive abilities. Only
standard orchestral repertoire, operatic works, and contemporary works are
acceptable. Do not include Pops, Jazz, Band, or Broadway repertoire.
- Each excerpt should be no more than 5 minutes in length,
unedited.
- At least one example of both a rehearsal and a performance of
the same work should be included.
- Videos must be representative of the applicant’s recent work.
- The applicant should be clearly visible.
Live
Audition Repertoire
Each applicant must have the following
mandatory materials prepared for the auditions. Applicants must bring their own
scores to the audition.
- BARTÓK Dance Suite, BB
86a
- - BIZET "Je dis que rien ne
m'épouvante" (“Michaela’s aria”) from Carmen
- - HAYDN Symphony No. 102 in B-flat
Major, Hob. I:102
- - WEBERN Passacaglia, Op. 1
- - One romantic symphony of choice which
can be conducted by memory
Audition Procedures
Selected applicants will be invited for
a live audition which will include:
All applicants invited to audition must submit an essay
addressing the following topics: “Why do you conduct? What do you hope to
get out of the conducting program at Juilliard?” Instructions on how to do
so will be provided when pre-screening results become available.
- Examinations in basic musicianship, dictation, score
terminology, languages, repertoire, music history, etc.
- A personal interview to determine the
applicant’s knowledge of the audition repertoire and his/her ability to
play a simple score reduction on piano. As part of this interview, you
will also be asked to perform a short solo piece of your choice on your
primary instrument.
- At the conclusion of the interview and testing, select
applicants who have demonstrated sufficient knowledge in the testing and
interview will be invited to appear in front of the Juilliard Orchestra
the following day. An additional interview may take place at the
conclusion of the orchestra session.
If you are not called back for the
conducting rounds, you may reasonably conclude that you are no longer under
consideration for the program.
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Orchestral Conducting (MM)
Prescreen
Repertoire
All candidates must submit a professional résumé.
- In addition to the résumé, all applicants must submit video
recordings as follows:
Include four to five excerpts showing various musical styles,
artistic and technical challenges, and gestural/expressive abilities. Only
standard orchestral repertoire, operatic works, and contemporary works are
acceptable. Do not include Pops, Jazz, Band, or Broadway repertoire.
- Each excerpt should be no more than 5 minutes in length,
unedited.
- At least one example of both a rehearsal and a performance of
the same work should be included.
- Videos must be representative of the applicant’s recent work.
- The applicant should be clearly visible.
Live
Audition Repertoire
Each applicant must have the following
mandatory materials prepared for the auditions. Applicants must bring their own
scores to the audition.
BARTÓK Dance Suite, BB
86a
- BIZET "Je dis que rien ne
m'épouvante" (“Michaela’s aria”) from Carmen
- HAYDN Symphony No. 102 in B-flat
Major, Hob. I:102
- WEBERN Passacaglia, Op. 1
- One romantic symphony of choice which
can be conducted by memory
Audition Procedures
Selected applicants will be invited for
a live audition which will include:
- All applicants invited to audition must submit an essay
addressing the following topics: “Why do you conduct? What do you hope to
get out of the conducting program at Juilliard?” Instructions on how to do
so will be provided when pre-screening results become available.
- Examinations in basic musicianship, dictation, score
terminology, languages, repertoire, music history, etc.
- A personal interview to determine the
applicant’s knowledge of the audition repertoire and his/her ability to
play a simple score reduction on piano. As part of this interview, you
will also be asked to perform a short solo piece of your choice on your
primary instrument.
- At the conclusion of the interview and testing, select
applicants who have demonstrated sufficient knowledge in the testing and
interview will be invited to appear in front of the Juilliard Orchestra
the following day. An additional interview may take place at the
conclusion of the orchestra session.
If you are not called back for the
conducting rounds, you may reasonably conclude that you are no longer under
consideration for the program.
Orchestral Conducting (Artist Diploma)
Prescreen
Repertoire
All candidates must submit a professional résumé.
- In addition to the résumé, all applicants must submit video
recordings as follows:
Include four to five excerpts showing various musical styles,
artistic and technical challenges, and gestural/expressive abilities. Only
standard orchestral repertoire, operatic works, and contemporary works are
acceptable. Do not include Pops, Jazz, Band, or Broadway repertoire.
- Each excerpt should be no more than 5 minutes in length,
unedited.
- At least one example of both a rehearsal and a performance of
the same work should be included.
- Videos must be representative of the applicant’s recent work.
- The applicant should be clearly visible.
Live
Audition Repertoire
Each applicant must have the following
mandatory materials prepared for the auditions. Applicants must bring their own
scores to the audition.
- BARTÓK Dance Suite, BB
86a
- - BIZET "Je dis que rien ne
m'épouvante" (“Michaela’s aria”) from Carmen
- - HAYDN Symphony No. 102 in B-flat
Major, Hob. I:102
- - WEBERN Passacaglia, Op. 1
- - One romantic symphony of choice which
can be conducted by memory
Audition Procedures
Selected applicants will be invited for
a live audition which will include:
- All applicants invited to audition must submit an essay
addressing the following topics: “Why do you conduct? What do you hope to
get out of the conducting program at Juilliard?” Instructions on how to do
so will be provided when pre-screening results become available.
- Examinations in basic musicianship, dictation, score
terminology, languages, repertoire, music history, etc.
- A personal interview to determine the
applicant’s knowledge of the audition repertoire and his/her ability to
play a simple score reduction on piano. As part of this interview, you
will also be asked to perform a short solo piece of your choice on your
primary instrument.
- At the conclusion of the interview and testing, select
applicants who have demonstrated sufficient knowledge in the testing and
interview will be invited to appear in front of the Juilliard Orchestra
the following day. An additional interview may take place at the
conclusion of the orchestra session.
If you are not called back for the
conducting rounds, you may reasonably conclude that you are no longer under
consideration for the program.
Updated
on 03/14/2019