Clarinet

DATES AND AUDITION OPTIONS

2026 Rochester Audition Dates: Fridays, February 6th and February 13th

2026 Remote Audition Option: Applicants who would like to audition virtually should upload their pre-screening requirements within their application by December 1st. If approved, applicants will perform their final audition over zoom on Friday, January 30th.

PRE-SCREENING AND AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

Undergraduate

Pre-screening requirement: By December 1st, all clarinet applicants must upload a pre-screen video recording. Your video should include the following:

Mozart Concerto, K.622, First movement exposition (with or without piano accompaniment)
Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Second movement: from one bar before D through two bars before E (mm. 68-77)
Mendelssohn, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scherzo): Beginning to bar 48

Audition Repertoire Requirements

Selected applicants will be scheduled for a live audition either on campus or via Zoom (see above dates). The live audition will be a short lesson format to include an interview and performance of the required repertoire.

Choose two contrasting etudes (one fast and one slow) from Rose 32 Etudes
Mozart Concerto, K. 622: Movement 1 Exposition
Igor Stravinsky Three Pieces (complete)
Both of the following orchestral selections:
- Beethoven Symphony No. 6
  - First movement: two bars before K to the end of the solo (mm. 474 to 492)
  - Second movement: one bar before D through two bars before E (mm. 68-77)
- Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scherzo)
  - Beginning to bar 48

Graduate

Pre-screening Requirement: By December 1st, all clarinet applicants must upload a prescreening video recording. Please include all of the following on your video, and upload your files in the order listed.

Mozart Concerto, K.622, First movement exposition (with or without piano accompaniment)
Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Second movement: from one bar before D through two bars before E (mm. 68-77)
Mendelssohn, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scherzo): Beginning to bar 48

Audition Repertoire Requirements

Mozart Concerto, K. 622 (all movements)
Copland Concerto (opening through end of the cadenza)
All three of the following orchestral selections:

- Beethoven Symphony No. 6
  - First movement: two bars before K to the end of the solo (mm. 474 to 492)
  - Second movement: one bar before D through two bars before E (mm. 68-77)
- Brahms Symphony No. 3
  - First movement: mm. 36-46
  - Second movement: mm. 1-22
- Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scherzo)
  - Beginning to bar 48