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Auditions
2009-2010 Audition Dates and Audition Registration Forms
Auditions are required for admission to some undergraduate programs. Consult the audition requirements for your major. All auditions are evaluated by faculty members from the relevant departments. Westminster provides an accompanist for vocal auditions. Auditions are by appointment only and are limited to those who have submitted an application form and application fee. The application form and processing fee must be must be received at least three weeks prior to the selected audition date. Therefore, it is to your advantage to sign up early for an audition.
As long as the above criteria have been met and unless notified to the contrary, students should assume that the date they have selected is confirmed. Although the scheduled audition date will appear on correspondence regarding completion of the applicant file, no correspondence specific to auditions will be sent until approximately two weeks prior to the scheduled date.
We urge all applicants to audition in person whenever possible. Taped auditions are accepted for applicants living more than 250 miles from Princeton or having extenuating circumstances.
Program Specific Requirements:
| Organ Performance (Westminster Choir College) |
All of the following, of which one must be from memory:
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| Piano (Westminster Choir College) |
All of the following from memory:
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| Voice Performance (Westminster Choir College) |
Four songs from memory from the classical repertoire, representing various languages and/or style periods. The singer should demonstrate musical and vocal ability that gives promise of successful college-level study. Suggested repertoire selections for all voice auditions include songs and arias of the 17th and 18th centuries, art songs from the 19th and 20th centuries, including spirituals, and/or operatic and oratorio literature when suitable for the singer. An accompanist will be provided for on-campus auditions. |
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Music Education |
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| Music Theater (Voice) (School of Fine and Performing Arts) |
An accompanist will be provided for on-campus auditions. Please bring easily readable and properly marked music in correct keys. All of the following must be performed from memory:
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| Music Theater (Piano) (School of Fine and Performing Arts) |
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| Sacred Music (Westminster Choir College) |
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| Theory and Composition (Westminster Choir College) |
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| Bachelor of Arts in Music (School of Fine and Performing Arts) |
Piano, Organ, Voice Principal
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Primary Instrument Audition Requirements
(Westminster Choir College and the School of Fine and Performing Arts)
| Organ |
Students with little or no organ background may audition for entrance to the organ department by following the requirements for piano principals. Organ faculty will evaluate the piano audition for organ principals. |
| Piano |
All of the following, of which one must be from memory:
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| Voice |
Two memorized songs from the classical repertoire. Suggested repertoire selections for all voice auditions include songs and arias of the 17th and 18th centuries, art songs from the 19th and 20th centuries, including spirituals, and/or operatic and oratorio literature when suitable for the singer. |











