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Graduate Audition Information

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Graduate Audition Information
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Audition Dates for Fall 2027 Enrollment

December 12, 2026

January 23, 2027

February 15, 2027

February 20, 2027

 

If none of our audition days work with your calendar, please email musicadmissions@kent.edu to set up a personalized audition at a day and time that is mutually convenient for you and the applied teacher who teaches your instrument or voice part. 

 

Audition Requirements

 

Brass

Graduate Requirements


Trumpet: 

  • Two works contrasting in period and style, including one 20th-century work. These works may be movements from a concerto/sonata or separate works.
  • A selection of standard orchestral excerpts.
  • Sight-reading may be included. 
Contact Dr. Amanda Bekeny at abekeny@kent.edu for more information. 


Horn: 

  • A Mozart concerto and a contrasting solo work.
  • A selection of standard orchestral excerpts.
  • Sight-reading may be included.
Contact Dr. Benjamin Hottensmith at bhottens@kent.edu for more information. 


Trombone: 

  • Two movements from solo(s) of applicant鈥檚 choice, demonstrating musicality, technical proficiency, range and contrasting styles.
  • Preferred Tenor Trombone orchestral excerpts are Mozart 鈥淭uba Mirum鈥 solo from Requiem; 鈥淩ide of the Valkyries鈥 (2nd trombone); and Mahler Symphony No. 3, 1st Mvt., 1st trombone solos.
  • Preferred Bass Trombone orchestral excerpts are Haydn The Creation (solo), Franck Symphony in D Minor (solo), Wagner 鈥淩ide of the Valkyries.鈥
  • Sight-reading may be included.
Contact David Mitchell at demitche@kent.edu for more information. 


Euphonium: 

  • Two movements from solo(s) of applicant's choice, demonstrating musicality, technical proficiency, range, and contrasting styles
  • Preferred Tenor Tuba orchestral excerpts are Holst "Mars" from The Planets; "Bydlo" form Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition; Strauss "Don Quixote"
  • Sight-reading may be included. 
Contact David Mitchell at demitche@kent.edu for more information.


Tuba: 
  • Two contrasting etudes (Bordogni/Rochut and Kopprasch preferred) and a concerto from the standard repertoire.
  • A selection of standard orchestral excerpts. Proficiency on both bass tuba and contrabass tuba preferred. 
  • All major and minor scales (2 octaves).  
  • Sight-reading may be included.
Contact Dr. Kenneth Heinlein at kheinlei@kent.edu for more information. 
Conducting

Graduate Requirements

Band: 

  • To be considered as a candidate, applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and a 15-20 minute conducting video prior to February 1.
  • The Director of Bands will notify applicants if they are invited to audition.  
  • Applicants who attend the 鈥淜ent Wind Band Conductor鈥檚 Symposium鈥 are not required to submit video.
  • Applicants should hold an undergraduate degree in music. 
  • Preference will be given to those with public school teaching experience. 
  • An on-campus audition is required.
  • Please contact Dr. Benjamin Lorenzo, at blorenz1@kent.edu for more information. 

Choral: 

  • To be considered as a candidate, applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and 20-minute choral conducting video prior to February 1. The video should include both rehearsal and performance footage. If possible, the conductor should be facing the camera.
  • The Director of Choral Activities will notify candidates if they are invited to audition.
  • Applicants should hold an undergraduate degree in music.
  • An on-campus audition and interview is required.
  • Please contact Dr. Matthew Swope, Director of Choral Activities, at mswope6@kent.edu for additional information.

Orchestra: 

  • To be considered as a candidate, applicants must submit a 30-45 minute video recording (or links to online videos) of conducting, including (if possible) rehearsal footage from the perspective of the orchestra. 
  • The Director of Orchestras will then notify candidates if they are invited to audition. 
  • An on-campus audition and interview will then be arranged.
  • Please contact Dr. Isaac Terceros, Director of Orchestra, at itercero@kent.edu for more information. 
Percussion

Graduate Requirements

  • Solo work demonstrative of proficiency on keyboard percussion (solo marimba work preferred).
  • Standard orchestral excerpts for xylophone or glockenspiel, snare drum and timpani.
  • Etude or solo for snare drum and timpani (or multiple percussion).
  • Optional: demonstration of jazz skills on drum set, vibraphone, or steel pan. 
Contact Dr. Matt Holm at mholm2@kent.edu for more information. 
Piano

Graduate Requirements

Solo Piano

  • Four works representing at least three different style periods, including a complete Classical Sonata.
  • All selections composed prior to 1950 should be memorized.
  • Sight-reading may be included.
For more information or to confirm your repertoire is acceptable,  please contact Dr. Donna Lee, Coordinator of Piano, at dlee3@kent.edu or 330-672-9241.
Strings

Graduate Requirments

Strings 

  • Violin: Two contrasting movements from an unaccompanied Bach Sonata or Partita and the first movement from a standard concerto.
  • Viola: Two contrasting movements from a Bach suite and the first movement from a standard concerto.
  • Cello: Two contrasting movements from a Bach suite and the first movement from a standard concerto.
  • Bass: One movement of a Bach Cello Suite. Two contrasting movements of a concerto or other significant solo work. Orchestral Excerpts: Beethoven Symphony No. 5, 3rd movement, and Mozart Symphony No. 40, 4th movement, mm. 49-70 or applicant鈥檚 choice. Scales with varied bow articulations (staccato, legato, detache, marcato). 
Contact our string faculty for more information:
- Violin: Amy Glick at aglick1@kent.edu
- Viola: James Rhodes at jrhodes36@kent.edu
- Cello: Hannah Moses at hmoses1@kent.edu
- Double Bass: Bryan Thomas at bcthomas@kent.edu
- Orchestra: Dr. Isaac Terceros at itercero@kent.edu 
Voice

Graduate Requirements

  • Present a variety of languages and a variety of performance styles.
  • Typically, songs or arias presented are from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th Century repertory and include an oratorio aria or an opera aria.
  • Candidates are requested to provide their own accompanist. If this is not possible, a recording of the accompaniment is acceptable.
  • Additionally, candates will be asked to demonstrate musical sight-reading ability and proficiency in Italian, German, and French diction through poetic excerpts.
Contact Coordinator of Voice, Dr. Jay White, at jwhite99@kent.edu for more information. 
Woodwinds

Graduate Requirements

Flute: 

  • First movement exposition of either Mozart Concerto (G or D major).
  • Two other works of contrasting period and style, including one 20th century work. These may be movements from a concerto/sonata or separate works.
  • A selection of standard orchestral excerpts.
  • Sight-reading may be included.
Contact Dr. Suyeon Ko at sko1@kent.edu for more information. 


Oboe: 

  • Two works contrasting in period and style, including one 20th century work. These may be movements from a concerto/sonata or separate works.
  • A selection of standard orchestral excerpts.
  • Sight-reading may be included.
Contact Danna Sundet at dsundet@kent.edu for more information. 


Clarinet: 

  • Two works contrasting in period and style, including one 20th century work. These may be movements from a concerto/sonata or separate works.
  • A selection of standard orchestral excerpts.
  • Sight-reading may be included.
Contact Amitai Vardi at avardi@kent.edu for more information. 


Bassoon: 

  • Two works contrasting in period and style. These may be movements from a concerto/sonata or separate works.
  • A selection of standard orchestral excerpts. 
  • Sight-reading may be included.
Contact Mark DeMio at mdemio@kent.edu for more information. 


Saxophone: 

  • Two works contrasting in period and style, including one 20th century work. These may be movements from a concerto/sonata or separate works.
  • Sight-reading may be included.
Contact Dr. Perry Roth at proth4@kent.edu for more information. 
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