Audition:
If the pre-screening is passed, an audition will be scheduled with one of the Jacobs School of Music choral ensembles during the February audition weekend. The audition process will consist of four parts: 1) a written diagnostic examination, 2) a private conducting session with the Choral Conducting faculty, 3) a conducting session with an SATB choir, and 4) an interview with the Choral Conducting Department faculty.
1.)The written diagnostic examination will be administered to all applicants to determine the depth of their musical knowledge and interests, current research skills, analysis skills, etc. (Note that this examination is not in lieu of the graduate entrance examinations.) This exam will include a short dictation of a four-part Bach chorale and identification of select choral scores.
2.)During the private conducting session with the Choral Conducting faculty, the applicant will be expected to conduct the section "Let Nimrod, the mighty hunter"(Nimrod Chorus) from Benjamin Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb (from rehearsal 2 up to rehearsal 9, Boosey & Hawkes edition). The applicant will also conduct a recitative and be prepared to sing it as well. Applicants should prepare the following recitative according to their intended degree program.