Harp Audition Requirements

Undergraduate

Two of the following solo pieces or works of comparable difficulty:

• Prokofiev: Prelude in C
• Dussek: Sonata (Zabaleta arr.)
• Pescetti: Sonata in C minor

Two of the following cadenzas:

• Nutcracker, "Waltz of the Flowers"
• Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Español
• Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
• Ravel: Cadenza from Piano Concerto in G

Graduate

One of the following works:

• Handel: Concerto in B-flat
• Debussy: Danses Sacres et Profanes
• Ravel: Introduction et Allegro
• Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299

Two of the following excerpts:

• Donizetti: Solo and cadenza (in D major) from Lucia di Lammermoor
• Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
• Ravel: Cadenza from Tzigane
• Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Español
• Tchaikovsky: Cadenzas from Swan Lake

Professional Diploma in Orchestral Studies

All five graduate excerpts listed above; a complete sonata or concerto

Performance Diploma

Three major works, including a complete sonata or concerto. At least two stylistic periods must be represented.