WCC Audition and Interview Requirements

1. Apply to Rider University via the Common Application.
2. Receive access to your Be A Bronc Applicant dashboard via email: This will take at least 2 to 3 Business Days 
3. Log in to your Be A Bronc Applicant account to register for an audition. 
4. Review audition requirements: 
   • All of the following are required. All of the following must be from memory. 
   • 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.
5. You will not receive academic acceptance prior to your audition. Admission decisions will be provided 1 to 2 weeks after your completed audition.

1. Apply to Rider University via the Common Application.
2. Receive access to your Be A Bronc Applicant dashboard via email: This will take at least 2 to 3 Business Days 
3. Log in to your Be A Bronc Applicant account to register for an audition. 
4. Review audition requirements: 
   • Audition on primary instrument: organ, piano, OR voice.
     • Organ/Piano: All of the following, of which one must be from memory:
       • One organ work by Bach, or another Baroque composer.
       • Two selections by romantic or contemporary composers, one lyric and one virtuosic.
       • One hymn, of the applicant’s choice
       • Sight-reading 
     • 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 and/or art songs from the 19th and 20th centuries, including spirituals, and/or operatic and oratorio literature when suitable for the singer
   • Interview with the Music Education faculty.
5. You will not receive academic acceptance prior to your audition. Admission decisions will be provided 1 to 2 weeks after your completed audition.

1. Apply to Rider University via the Common Application.
2. Receive access to your Be A Bronc Applicant dashboard via email: This will take at least 2 to 3 Business Days 
3. Log in to your Be A Bronc Applicant account to register for an audition. 
4. Review audition requirements: 
   • Audition on primary instrument: organ, piano, OR voice.
     • Piano: All of the following, of which one must be from memory:
       • An invention or prelude & fugue by J.S. Bach.
         A first movement of a sonata by Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven (excluding Beethoven op. 49; op. 79; and op. 27, no. 2)
       • A 19th, 20th, or 21st-century composition.
     • Organ: 
       • One organ work by Bach, or another Baroque composer.
       • Two selections by romantic or contemporary composers, one lyric and on virtuosic.
       • One hymn, of the applicant’s choice.
       • Sight-reading.
     • 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 and/or art songs from the 19th and 20th centuries, including spirituals, and/or operatic and oratorio literature when suitable for the singer.
5. You will not receive academic acceptance prior to your audition. Admission decisions will be provided 1 to 2 weeks after your completed audition.

No prescreens are required for WCC.

Please try to virtually attend the early action audition in December. If this isn't possible, the student can attend a different audition date (all other Early Action benefits stand besides for receiving their decision by Dec 20th).

OR the student can schedule a one-off interview via Zoom with the faculty before Early Action decisions should be sent (before Dec 20th).

In both cases please reach out to Christina Ficarra to inform us of your decision.

The student will need to schedule another one-off audition with the faculty. Please reach out to Christina Ficarra to have this scheduled.

Please visit our Auditions and Interviews page for the most up-to-date audition information.

Audition Schedules will be posted to the student's Be A Bronc Applicant Dashboard two weeks before their audition. Audition schedules will have all information students will need such as when to arrive, an overview of the day, and approximate group audition times. Group numbers will be sent to you the Tuesday before your audition via text message and email notification.

Decisions will be released within two weeks after your audition.

Please refer to the above list for the requirements by major.

There is a non-refundable audition/interview fee of $50 to register for your audition/interview. The fee is collected at the time of registration and must be paid in order for the registration form to be submitted.