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Organ Auditions Guide

For auditions taking place during the 2022–2023 academic year

All information is current as of press time and subject to change. Contact schools for up-to-date information. While every effort was made to include as many schools as possible, inclusion in the guide is voluntary.

Key:
B=Bachelor’s
M=Master’s
MSM=Master of Sacred Music
D=Doctoral
PC=Performer’s Certificate
AD=Artist Diploma

Appalachian State University–Hayes School of Music • Boone, N.C.
Degree(s): B, M, PC
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Jan. 21, Feb. 4, 11, 25, Mar. 4
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: A work by Bach, Buxtehude, Böhm, de Grigny, or F. Couperin; two contrasting works.
Additional skill demonstration: one prepared hymn
Examinations: aural skills; theory
Piano auditions: allowed
828-262-6467
belljr@appstate.edu
music.appstate.edu

Arizona State University • Tempe, Ariz.
Degree(s): B, M, D
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: by appointment
Application deadline: Dec. 1
Repertoire: B: one prelude and fugue from Eight Little Preludes and Fugues (formerly attr. Bach); two chorale preludes from Orgelbüchlein; one Romantic or modern work. M: 15–20 minutes including pre-Bach; one major Bach work; one later work. D: at least 20 minutes including pre-Bach work; one major Bach work; one later work.
Additional skill demonstration: M/D: hymn sight-reading; simple score analysis
Piano auditions: B—allowed; M/D—not allowed
602-909-2810
kimberly.marshall@asu.edu
music.asu.edu/admissions

Augustana University • Sioux Falls, S.D.
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Feb. 2
Application deadline: Jan. 21
Repertoire: two contrasting works
Piano auditions: not allowed
605-521-9636
schempp@augie.edu
augie.edu

Ball State University • Muncie, Ind.
Degree(s): B, M, D
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: TBA
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: see website
Additional skill demonstration: see website
Examinations: music theory placement
Piano auditions: allowed
765-285-5400
scprice@bsu.edu
bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/music/auditions-and-admissions/undergraduate-auditions#accordion_organ

Bard College • Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: yes
Audition dates: by appointment
Application deadline: Jan. 1
Repertoire: one Bach work; one movement from a 19th-century work; one post-1900 work
Additional skill demonstration: hymn sight-reading
Additional materials required at audition: organ and piano repertoire list
Piano auditions: allowed
845-758-7379
rlouprette@bard.edu
music.bard.edu

Brigham Young University • Provo, Utah
Degree(s): B, M
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Jan. 28
Application deadline: Dec. 1
Repertoire: For those with organ background: one Bach work (prelude and fugue or chorale prelude); one 19th- or 20th-century work; for those with piano background: one Bach work; one Classical, Romantic, or 20th-century work.
Additional skill demonstration: For those with organ background: one hymn; For all: one major and one minor scale, four octaves in parallel motion and contrary motion in two octaves; one major, one minor, and one dominant-seventh or diminished-seventh arpeggio, four octaves.
Examinations: Aliferis
Piano auditions: allowed
801.422.3260
doncook@byu.edu
music.byu.edu

California State University—Fullerton • Fullerton, Calif.
Degree(s): B, M, AD
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: spring
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: B: one Bach prelude and fugue; one movement from a Mendelssohn sonata or equivalent; one 20th- or 21st-century work. M: at least 30 minutes, including works from three different periods.
Additional skill demonstration: prepared hymn; sight-reading
Additional materials required at audition: M: three letters of recommendation; repertoire list
Piano auditions: allowed
657-278-8238
aedwards@fullerton.edu
fullerton.edu/arts/music

Capital University • Columbus, Ohio
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: TBA
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: at least two contrasting works (three preferred) (minimum expected difficulty level of Prelude in g or Prelude in F from Eight Little Preludes and Fugues (formerly attr. Bach))
Additional skill demonstration: hymn sight-reading
Examinations: music theory placement
Piano auditions: allowed
614-236-6736
cbaker@capital.edu
capital.edu

The Catholic University of America–Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art • Washington, D.C.
Degree(s): B, M
Recorded pre-audition required: yes
Audition dates: Dec. 3, Jan. 14, Feb. 4
Application deadline: Mar. 1
Repertoire: one Bach work; one 19th-century work; one 20th- or 21st-century work
Piano auditions: allowed
202-319-6335
cua-music@cua.edu
arts.catholic.edu

The Cleveland Institute of Music • Cleveland, Ohio
Degree(s): B, M, D, PC, AD
Recorded pre-audition required: yes
Audition dates: Feb. 12, 26
Application deadline: Dec. 1
Repertoire: one Bach work; one lyric 19th-, 20th-, or 21st-century work; one virtuosic 19th-, 20th-, or 21st-century work
Additional skill demonstration: two stanzas of a prepared hymn; sight-reading
Examinations: D: diagnostic examinations
Piano auditions: not allowed
216-795-3107
admission@cim.edu
cim.edu

Colorado State University • Fort Collins, Colo.
Degree(s): B, M
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Jan. 21, Feb. 11, 18
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: B: one German Baroque work; one contrasting Romantic or contemporary work. M: One pre-1750 work (not Bach); one major Bach work; one Baroque chorale prelude; one major Romantic work; one lyric post-1800 work; one major Post-Romantic or contemporary work.
Additional skill demonstration: B: hymn sight-reading; scales; sight-reading
Examinations: interview
Piano auditions: allowed
970-491-5529
smtd@colostate.edu
music.colostate.edu/admissions/undergrad-apply

Concordia University Chicago • River Forest, Ill.
Degree(s): B, M
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Nov. 12, Feb. 18, 20; recorded auditions through Mar. 31
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: two contrasting works from standard literature
Additional skill demonstration: one prepared hymn
Examinations: theory placement; aural skills evaluation
Piano auditions: allowed
708-209-3060
music@cuchicago.edu
cuchicago.edu

Concordia University Wisconsin • Mequon, Wis.
Degree(s): B, M
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: recorded: Feb. 4, 11
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: two contrasting works, 8 minutes maximum
Additional skill demonstration: one prepared hymn
Piano auditions: allowed
262-243-4265
johanna.anderson@cuw.edu
cuw.edu/music

Duquesne University–Mary Pappert School of Music • Pittsburgh, Pa.
Degree(s): B, M, AD
Recorded pre-audition required: yes
Audition dates: Dec. 2, Jan. 6, 20, Feb. 3, 17
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: one Bach fugue; one Romantic work; one 20th- or 21st-century work
Additional skill demonstration: one prepared hymn; hymn sight-reading, with pedals
Examinations: musicianship placement; aural skills assessment
Piano auditions: allowed
412-396-6080
musicadmissions@duq.edu
duq.edu/musicadmissions

East Carolina University • Greenville, N.C.
Degree(s): B, M, PC
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Dec. 3, Jan. 21, Feb. 11, 18, Mar. 18
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: see website
Additional skill demonstration: sight-reading, scales, arpeggios
Piano auditions: allowed
252-328-4281
musicadmissions@ecu.edu
music.ecu.edu

The Eastman School of Music • Rochester, N.Y.
Degree(s): B, M, D, PC
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Fridays in Feb.
Application deadline: Dec. 1
Repertoire: see website
Piano auditions: allowed
585-274-1060
admissions@esm.rochester.edu
esm.rochester.edu

Florida State University • Tallahassee, Fla.
Degree(s): B, M, D
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Jan. 27, Feb. 10, 24
Application deadline: Dec. 1
Repertoire: B: three contrasting works. M/D: three contrasting works including one major Bach work
Piano auditions: allowed; one major Bach work, one contrasting work
850-644-6102
musicadmissions@fsu.edu
music.fsu.edu

Furman University • Greenville, S.C.
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Dec. 2, Jan. 20, 21, Feb. 17, 18, Mar. 3
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: two contrasting works not to exceed 10 minutes; one piano work from any period
Examinations: aural skills
Piano auditions: allowed
864-294-2118
furmanmusicadmin@furman.edu
furman.edu/music

Gustavus Adolphus College • St. Peter, Minn.
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: by appointment
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: two contrasting works
Additional skill demonstration: one prepared hymn with introduction, standard harmonization, and alternate harmonization
Piano auditions: allowed
507-933-7447
cwinterf@gustavus.edu
gustavus.edu/music

Hillsdale College • Hillsdale, Mich.
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: by appointment before Feb.
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: one Bach work; two contrasting works
Additional skill demonstration: hymn playing; sight-reading
Piano auditions: allowed
517-607-2287
dstauff@hillsdale.edu
hillsdale.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/scholarships/music-scholarships/

Hope College • Holland, Mich.
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Jan. 16, Feb. 17, 18
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: one Bach work; one contrasting work
Additional skill demonstration: sight-reading; one prepared hymn (two stanzas)
Examinations: aural skills; theory
Piano auditions: allowed
616-395-7650
lewis@hope.edu
hope.edu/academics/music

Indiana University of Pennsylvania • Indiana, Pa.
Degree(s): B, M
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: see website
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: three works, including one Baroque work, of contrasting styles; see website for suggested audition material.
Additional skill demonstration: sight-reading; one prepared hymn (include at least three registration changes)
Examinations: piano placement; music theory placement
Piano auditions: allowed
724-840-7308
orgel@iup.edu
iup.edu/music/undergrad/audition/keyboard.html

Iowa State University • Ames, Iowa
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: February and TBA
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: two contrasting works
Additional skill demonstration: hymn sight-reading
Additional materials required at audition: background musical experiences with keyboard instruments, singing, and playing instruments, solo and in ensembles
Piano auditions: not allowed
352-388-3848
minerva@iastate.edu
music.iastate.edu

The Juilliard School • New York, N.Y.
Degree(s): B, M, D, PC, AD
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Feb. 28, Mar. 1
Application deadline: Dec. 1
Repertoire: one Bach work; one Romantic work; one 20th- or 21st-century work
Additional skill demonstration: sight-reading
Piano auditions: not allowed
212-799-5000
musicadmissions@juilliard.edu
juilliard.edu

Kansas State University • Manhattan, Kans.
Degree(s): B, M
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Jan. or Feb.
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: BM: one Bach work; two contrasting works. BA: two contrasting works. M: one Bach work; two contrasting works (30 minutes total).
Additional materials required at audition: repertoire list; hymn list
Piano auditions: allowed
785-370-6110
dpickeri@ksu.edu
k-state.edu/mtd/music/studioes/keyboard

Manhattan School of Music • New York, N.Y.
Degree(s): M, D, PC
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Mar. 3
Application deadline: Dec. 1
Repertoire: M/PC: one major Baroque work; one major Romantic work; one major post-1930 work. D: 60-minute recital representing at least three contrasting periods, including a post-1930 work.
Examinations: D: music history; music theory
Piano auditions: not allowed
212-749-2802
admissions@msmnyc.org
msmnyc.edu

McGill University–Schulich School of Music • Montreal, Que.
Degree(s): B, M, D, PC, AD
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Jan.–Mar.
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: see website
Additional skill demonstration: see website
Additional materials required at audition: see website
Piano auditions: not allowed
514-398-4991
recruitment.music@mcgill.ca
mcgill.ca/music

Mercer University–Townsend School of Music • Macon, Ga.
Degree(s): B, M, AD
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: see website
Application deadline: Feb. 15
Repertoire: one free German Baroque work; 19th- or early 20th-century work, one contrasting 20th- or 21st-century work
Additional skill demonstration: one prepared hymn; sight-reading
Additional materials required at audition: repertoire list
Examinations: B/M/AD: music theory; M/AD: music history
478-301-2750
mitchener_je@mercer.edu
music.mercer.edu

Mississippi College • Clinton, Miss.
Degree(s): B, M
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: TBA
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: two contrasting works
Additional skill demonstration: one hymn
Piano auditions: allowed
601-925-3440
knupp@mc.edu
music.mc.edu

Nazareth College • Rochester, N.Y.
Degree(s): B, M
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Nov. 11, Dec. 9, Jan. 16, 27, Feb. 17, 20, 24, Mar. 3, Apr. 14
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: one Baroque work; one virtuosic Romantic or contemporary work; one lyrical Romantic or contemporary work
Additional skill demonstration: scales and arpeggios; sight-reading
Examinations: music theory assessment; aural skills assessment
Piano auditions: allowed
585-389-2700
music@naz.edu
www2.naz.edu/school-music

North Park University • Chicago, Ill.
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Nov. 1, Feb. 11, 25, Mar. 1
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: one Bach work; contrasting work
Additional skill demonstration: one prepared hymn; sight-reading; keyboard skills
Examinations: music theory assessment; aural skills assessment
Piano auditions: allowed
773-244-4583
ematonte@northpark.edu
northpark.edu/academics/colleges-and-schools/school-of-music-art-and-theatre

Northern Illinois University • DeKalb, Ill.
Degree(s): B, M, PC
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: TBD
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: B: one polyphonic work in three voices (e.g., a Rheinberger trio, a three-voice chorale setting of Dupré); one work of comparable difficulty of the Eight Little Preludes and Fugues (formerly attr. Bach). M/PC: one major Bach prelude and fugue; one movement from a Bach trio sonata; two contrasting movements from the 19th- or 20th-century French repertoire
Additional skill demonstration: B: hymn sight-reading with soprano, alto, and tenor on one manual, bass in pedal; hymn sight-reading with soprano on one manual (right hand), alto and tenor on a second manual (left hand), bass in pedal; a few short pedal exercises selected by student; M/PC: sight-reading a trio of moderate difficulty
Piano auditions: not allowed
815-753-1551
jbrownxyz@comcast.net
niu.edu/music

Oberlin Conservatory of Music • Oberlin, Ohio
Degree(s): B, AD
Recorded pre-audition required: yes
Audition dates: Jan.
Application deadline: Dec. 1
Repertoire: pre-recorded: 10 minutes; three or four standard contrasting works, including one Bach work; works by women and other minority-represented composers strongly encouraged
Additional skill demonstration: hymn sight-reading
Additional materials required at audition: music theory placement
Piano auditions: allowed
440-775-8413
conservatory.admissions@oberlin.edu
oberlin.edu/con

Ohio University • Athens, Ohio
Degree(s): B, M
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Jan. 28, Feb. 11, 18, 20
Application deadline: Feb. 15
Repertoire: one Baroque work; contrasting works by other composers
Additional skill demonstration: scales; sight-reading
Piano auditions: not allowed
740-274-0093
barte@ohio.edu
ohio.edu/fine-arts/barte

Oklahoma City University • Oklahoma City, Okla.
Degree(s): B, M
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: by appointment
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: B: one Baroque work; one Romantic or contemporary work; M: 30-minutes including one major Baroque work; two additional Romantic or later works in contrasting styles
Additional skill demonstration: one prepared hymn
Additional materials required at audition: repertoire list
Piano auditions: not allowed
405-208-5650
mmplamann@okcu.edu
okcu.edu/music/admissions/auditions

Pacific Lutheran University • Tacoma, Wash.
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Feb. 24–26
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: two contrasting works from contrasting regions and periods
Piano auditions: not allowed
253-535-7255
paul.tegels@plu.edu
plu.edu/organ

The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University • Baltimore, Md.
Degree(s): B, M, D, PC, AD
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Feb. 19–24
Application deadline: Dec. 1
Repertoire: B: no more than 20 minutes including one Bach work (excluding Eight Little Preludes and Fugues (formerly attr. Bach)); two contrasting works. M/D/PC: no more than 30 minutes including one major Bach work; two contrasting works from French classic, 19th-century German or French, or post-1910 repertoire. AD: at least 60 minutes representing at least three stylistic periods and including at least two major works.
Piano auditions: not allowed
667-208-6500
peabodyadmissions@jhu.edu
peabody.jhu.edu

Pfeiffer University • Misenheimer, N.C.
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: yes
Audition dates: by appointment
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: one major Bach work (including the Eight Little Preludes and Fugues (formerly attr. Bach)); two contrasting works
Additional skill demonstration: hymn-playing, sight-reading; piano scales
Additional materials required at audition: application to music program (separate from University application)
Examinations: aural skills; music theory
Piano auditions: allowed
724-944-7219
elizabeth.harrison@pfeiffer.edu
pfeiffer.edu/program/music

Pittsburg State University • Pittsburg, Kans.
Degree(s): B, M
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: by appointment
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: at least two contrasting works
Additional skill demonstration: sight-reading
Additional materials required at audition: repertoire list
Piano auditions: allowed
620-235-4467
smarchant@pittstate.edu
pittstate.edu/music

Rice University–The Shepherd School of Music • Houston, Tex.
Degree(s): B, M, D, AD
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Jan. 26, 27, Feb. 13, 14
Application deadline: Dec. 1
Repertoire: B: one major Bach work (excluding BWV 553–560); two additional post-1750 contrasting works. M: 30–45 minutes including one major Bach work; two or more contrasting works. D: 45–60 minutes, memorized, including one major Bach work. AD: 30–45 minutes, memorized, including one major Bach work.
Additional skill demonstration: B: sight-reading. M: sight-reading; harmonization. AD: sight-reading; harmonization, general knowledge of organ and organ literature
Additional materials required at audition: see website
Examinations: D: music history and theory
Piano auditions: not allowed
713-348-3578
pws2@rice.edu
music.rice.edu/admissions

Salem College • Winston-Salem, N.C.
Degree(s): B, M
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: TBD
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: B: two contrasting movements/works. M: one major free Bach work(including the trio sonatas); one Romantic work; one 20th- or 21st-century work.
Additional skill demonstration: one prepared hymn; sight-reading
Additional materials required at audition: repertoire list
Piano auditions: not allowed
405-535-8124
timothy.olsen@salem.edu
salem.edu/academics/master-music

Shepherd University • Shepherdstown, W.V.
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: autumn: Jan. 28, Feb. 25, by appointment
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: two works in contrasting styles
Additional skill demonstration: sight-reading
Additional materials required at audition: see website
Examinations: music theory placement; piano placement
Piano auditions: allowed
304-876-5555
mking@shepherd.edu
shepherd.edu/music

Southern Methodist University–Meadows School of the Arts • Dallas, Tex.
Degree(s): B, M, PC, AD
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Feb. 11, 25
Application deadline: Jan. 15
Repertoire: see website/contact Prof. Engels
Additional skill demonstration: see website/contact Prof. Engels
Additional materials required at audition: see website/contact Prof. Engels
Examinations: see website/contact Prof. Engels
Piano auditions: allowed
972-750-1443
sengels@smu.edu
smu.edu/meadows/areasofstudy/music/departments/organ

Stetson University School of Music • DeLand, Fla.
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Jan. 21, 28; Feb. 4, 11, 18
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: works comparable to Eight Little Preludes and Fugues (formerly attr. Bach), Bach’s Orgelbüchlein, or Brahms’s Chorale Preludes
Additional skill demonstration: sight-reading; aural skills
Additional materials required at audition: resume
Piano auditions: allowed
386-717-1332
atran@stetson.edu
stetson.edu/portal/music

Susquehanna University • Selinsgrove, Pa.
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Dec.–Feb.
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: two contrasting works
Additional skill demonstration: hymn playing; sight-reading
Additional materials required at audition: repertoire list
Examinations: music theory; aural skills
Piano auditions: allowed
570-372-4309
musicdept@susqu.edu
susqu.edu/music

Syracuse University–The Setnor School of Music • Syracuse, N.Y.
Degree(s): B, M
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Jan., Feb.
Application deadline: Jan. 1
Repertoire: B: one Baroque work, two contrasting works, 15–20 minutes; M/D: 40 minutes of contrasting works, including one major Bach work
Additional skill demonstration: one prepared hymn; sight-reading
Additional materials required at audition: repertoire list; resume
Examinations: music theory; aural skills
Piano auditions: not allowed
585-469-4089
alaver@syr.edu
vpa.syr.edu

Trinity University • San Antonio, Tex.
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Sept. 10, Nov. 12, Jan. 21, or by appointment
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: one Bach work; one additional contrasting work
Additional skill demonstration: one prepared hymn; hymn sight-reading; keyboard technique
Piano auditions: not allowed
210-999-8249
dheller@trinity.edu
trinity.edu/academics/departments/music

University of Arizona–The Fred Fox School of Music • Tucson, Ariz.
Degree(s): B, M, D
Recorded pre-audition required: yes
Audition dates: by appointment
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: one Bach work; one French or German Romantic work; one post-1900 work
Additional skill demonstration: hymn-playing; improvisation
Piano auditions: allowed
520-621-1655
musicweb@cfa.arizona.edu
music.arizona.edu

University of California–Los Angeles • Los Angeles, Calif.
Degree(s): B, M, D
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Jan., Feb.
Application deadline: Nov. 30
Repertoire: see website
Additional skill demonstration: B: 4-part hymn or Bach chorale-harmonization. M/D: 4-part Bach chorale in open score; one or more compositions on the level of Mendelssohn’s Andante (Sonata No. 3 in A) or the keyboard reduction of the accompaniment to a chorus from Haydn’s The Creation.
Examinations: D: writing
Piano auditions: allowed
310-825-4761
cbull@ucla.edu
schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/admissions

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music • Cincinnati, Ohio
Degree(s): B, M, D, AD
Recorded pre-audition required: yes
Audition dates: see website
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: see website
Additional skill demonstration: see website
Additional materials required at audition: see website
Piano auditions: yes
513-556-9479
ccmadmissions@uc.edu
ccm.uc.edu/admissions-and-aid/admissions.html

University of Dubuque • Dubuque, Iowa
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: by appointment
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: one work
Piano auditions: allowed
563-589-3564
cbarland@dbq.edu
dbq.edu/Academics/UndergraduatePrograms/FineandPerformingArts/BAMusic/

University of Florida • Gainesville, Fla.
Degree(s): B, M, D
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Jan. 28, 29, Feb. 4, 25
Application deadline: Nov. 1
Repertoire: B: one pre-1800 work; one post-1800 work; one 20th-century or contemporary work. M/D: three contrasting works.
Piano auditions: allowed
352-273-3181
lrellis@ufl.edu
arts.ufl.edu/sites/organ-studio/welcome

University of Houston—The Moores School of Music • Houston, Tex.
Degree(s): B, M, D, PC
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: by appointment or see website
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: B: the candidate should be able to perform works at the difficulty level of the chorale preludes from Bach’s Orgelbüchlein; before choosing specific works, candidates are encouraged to speak directly with Professor Robinson; piano auditions would include the ability to play piano works at the level of the Clementi sonatinas and Bach two-part inventions. M/D: 30 minutes including at least three contrasting periods and styles; memorization encouraged. MSM: one Baroque work; one Romantic or contemporary work; one prepared hymn of at least three stanzas, prepared with a creative introduction and at least one reharmonization (interludes encouraged); one prepared anthem accompaniment (provided by the University in advance). PC: 60 minutes memorized including at least three contrasting periods and styles.
Additional skill demonstration: sight-reading; hymn-playing
Additional materials required at audition: repertoire list; curriculum vitae
Piano auditions: allowed
713-743-7316
darobinson@uh.edu
uh.edu/organmusic

University of Iowa • Iowa City, Iowa
Degree(s): B, M, D
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Jan. 27, Feb. 4, 10
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: see website
Additional skill demonstration: see website
Additional materials required at audition: see website
Examinations: see website
Piano auditions: allowed
319-335-1630
gregory-hand@uiowa.edu
music.uiowa.edu/future-students/undergraduate-students-areas-degrees/bachelor-music-organ

University of Kansas • Lawrence, Kans.
Degree(s): B, M, D, PC
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: by appointment
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: B: applicant’s choice, organ and/or piano. M/PC: one Bach work; two contrasting works. D: 45 minutes, including one Bach work and contrasting works.
Piano auditions: allowed
402-541-3080
mbauer@ku.edu
music.ku.edu/organ

University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance • Ann Arbor, Mich.
Degree(s): B, M, D
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Feb. 10, 17
Application deadline: Dec. 1
Repertoire: B: 15–20 minutes, including one Bach work and one Romantic or contemporary work. M: At least 15–20 minutes including one large Bach work, one Romantic work, and one contemporary work. D: At least 20 minutes including one large Bach work, one Romantic work, and one contemporary work.
Additional materials required at audition: M/D: statement of purpose; personal statement
Piano auditions: allowed
734-763-6677
smtd.admissions@umich.edu
smtd.umich.edu/admissions

University of Minnesota School of Music • Minneapolis, Minn.
Degree(s): B, M, D
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Feb. 4 or by appointment
Application deadline: Dec. 1
Repertoire: B: three contrasting works, including one Bach work; memorization recommended; M: 30 minutes of contrasting styles including one Bach work and one 19th- or 20th-century work; D: 45 minutes of contrasting styles including one Bach work and 17th-, 19th-, and 20th-century works.
Additional skill demonstration: B: hymn-playing; hymn tune harmonization; sight-reading; scales and arpeggios at piano; M: hymn-playing; hymn tune harmonization; improvisation; sight-reading a choral score or other open score using one or more C clefs
Additional materials: repertoire list; D: a sample of written work
Piano auditions: not allowed
612-624-5740
music@umn.edu
cla.umn.edu/music

University of North Carolina School of the Arts • Winston-Salem, N.C.
Degree(s): High School, B, M
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: TBD
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: High School: two contrasting movements/works. B: three contrasting movements/works from different periods. M: one major free Bach work (including the trio sonatas); one Romantic work; one 20th- or 21st-century work.
Additional skill demonstration: one prepared hymn; sight-reading; demonstration of improvisation skills encouraged
Additional materials required at audition: repertoire list
Piano auditions: not allowed
336-770-3254
olsent@uncsa.edu
uncsa.edu/admissions/music

University of North Texas • Denton, Tex.
Degree(s): B, M, D, AD
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Jan. 25, Feb. 3, 27
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: B: to include works from Bach’s Orgelbüchlein, Bach short preludes and fugues, Brahms’s Chorale Preludes, Vierne’s Pieces en Style Libre. M/D: to include Bach mature preludes and fugues, trio sonatas, larger chorale preludes, larger 19th- and 20th-century French and German works of contrasting styles.
Additional skill demonstration: sight-reading; hymn-playing
Additional materials required at audition: repertoire list; portfolio of recital programs played; statement of career objectives; documentation of piano and/or harpsichord study
Piano auditions: not allowed
940-231-4955
jesse.eschbach@unt.edu
organ.music.unt.edu

University of Notre Dame • Notre Dame, Ind.
Degree(s): M, D
Recorded pre-audition required: yes
Audition dates: Mar. 2, 3
Application deadline: Dec. 15
Repertoire: one major Bach work; two contrasting works.
Additional skill demonstration: sight-singing; aural skills; rhythm
Piano auditions: not allowed
574-631-1300
sacredmusic@nd.edu
sacredmusic.nd.edu

University of Oklahoma • Norman, Okla.
Degree(s): B, M, D
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Jan. 27, Feb. 4, 25, or by appointment
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: two to three contrasting works, including Bach, Romantic, and 20th-century
Additional skill demonstration: hymn-playing; sight-reading
Piano auditions: allowed
214.697.9145
daminspritzer@ou.edu
ou.edu/finearts/music

University of Oregon School of Music and Dance • Eugene, Oreg.
Degree(s): B, M
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: by appointment
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: one Baroque work; one Romantic work; one 20th- or 21st-century work
Additional skill demonstration: sight-reading
Piano auditions: allowed
541-346-3791
bbaird@uoregon.edu
music.uoregon.edu

University of South Carolina • Columbia, S.C.
Degree(s): B, M, D, PC
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Dec. 3, Jan. 21, 28, Feb. 3
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: one contrapuntal Buxtehude or Bach work, one 19th-century work, one 20th-century work
Additional skill demonstration: hymn-playing, sight-reading
Piano auditions: not allowed
803-777-4821
russelta@mailbox.sc.edu
sc.edu/schools_colleges/music

University of Southern California–Thornton School of Music • Los Angeles, Calif.
Degree(s): B, M, D, PC
Recorded pre-audition required: yes
Audition dates: Jan. 21, 22, Feb. 4, 5, 11, 12
Application deadline: Dec. 1
Repertoire: B: three works. M/D: one major Bach work; one major Romantic work; one post-1950 work.
Additional skill demonstration: one prepared hymn; sight-reading; scales
Examinations: D: written
Piano auditions: only for BM freshman audition
626-441-6814
laddthom@usc.edu
usc.edu/music

University of Tennessee–Knoxville • Knoxville, Tenn.
Degree(s): B, M, AD
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Saturdays in February or by appointment
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: B: one prelude and fugue from Eight Little Preludes and Fugues (formerly attr. Bach) or another Baroque work of similar or advanced difficulty; two contrasting works including one 20th- or 21st-century work. M/AD: one free Bach work or one or more movements from a trio sonata; one contrasting Romantic work; one 20th- or 21st-century work.
Additional skill demonstration: one prepared hymn with introduction and two stanzas
Additional materials required at audition: repertoire list of works studied in lessons
Piano auditions: allowed
317-440-5795
ejohns76@utk.edu
music.utk.edu

University of Texas–San Antonio • San Antonio, Tex.
Degree(s): B, M, PC
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Nov. 5, Feb. 18, Mar. 4, 6
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: three works in contrasting styles and periods
Additional skill demonstration: sight-reading
Examinations: music theory; music history
Piano auditions: allowed
801-735-9874
andrew.lloyd@utsa.edu
sandrewlloyd.com/utsaorgan

Valparaiso University • Valparaiso, Ind.
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Nov. 11, Feb. 4, 10, 11, 20
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: two to three contrasting works
Additional skill demonstration: one prepared hymn; sight-reading
Additional materials required at audition: letter of recommendation
Examinations: music theory assessment
Piano auditions: allowed
219-464-5454
music@valpo.edu
valpo.edu/music

Wartburg College • Waverly, Iowa
Degree(s): B
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: by appointment
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: two contrasting works
Piano auditions: allowed
319-352-8275
karen.black@wartburg.edu
wartburg.edu/music

West Chester University—Wells School of Music • West Chester, Pa.
Degree(s): B, M, PC
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: by appointment
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: one Bach prelude/toccata and fugue; one significant 19th-century work (one movement); one 20th- or 21st-century work (one movement)
Additional skill demonstration: hymn-playing; sight-reading
Additional materials required at audition: repertoire list; conducting experience list
Piano auditions: not allowed
610-436-2739
jstafford@wcupa.edu
wcupa.edu

Wichita State University • Wichita, Kans.
Degree(s): B, M, PC
Recorded pre-audition required: no
Audition dates: Oct.–Nov.. by appointment
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Repertoire: B: one Bach work; Romantic and 20th-century works. M: one Bach work; one early French work; one Franck work; one early 20th-century work. PC: works from most recent recital.
Additional skill demonstration: B: piano scales, arpeggios, sight-reading, hymn sight-reading, 4-part chorale sight-reading; M/PC: piano scales, arpeggios, hymn sight-reading, simple trio sight-reading, 4-part chorale sight-reading
Additional materials required at audition: repertoire list
Piano auditions: allowed
316-209-0076
lynne.davis@wichita.edu
wichita.edu/organ

Yale Institute of Sacred Music • New Haven, Conn.
Degree(s): M, D
Recorded pre-audition required: yes
Audition dates: Feb. 23–24
Application deadline: Dec. 1
Repertoire: pre-recorded: one major Bach work; one Romantic work; one contemporary work
Additional skill demonstration: sight-reading; other skills
Piano auditions: not allowed
203-432-9753
ism.admissions@yale.edu
ism.yale.edu

 

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