The Preliminary Audition Competition
- Students will arrange their own piano accompanist for preliminary competition
- Students will be notified through email concerning their selection to advance to the final competition
- Preliminary Auditions will take place at Ventura College PAC.
Two Judges selected from the Schwab Academy will view auditions
- Judges will choose three students from category (a) to move forward to the finals
- Judges will choose five students from category (b) to move forward to the finals
All students audition with their own accompanist - one movement and a Bach partita (sheet Music may be used).
Category (A) – student will perform one movement from their chosen multi-movement concerto that they will perform at the final if chosen to move on to the finals.
Category (B) – student will perform the one movement they will perform from the 17th or 18th century repertoire (one movement 19th century exceptions may be approved) the same composition they will use if chosen to move on to the finals.
Audition for category A
- Play one movement from the concerto you intend to perform at the final competition
- Play one movement from J.S Bach’s Sonatas or Partitas for solo Violin, Violas may choose a movement from J.S. Bach’s cello suite
- The selections may be performed with sheet music
- Mail 2 copies of the partita and movement of the concerto you will perform at the VC campus (address will be provided in separate email)
- Participant must provide their own Accompanist.
Audition for category B
- Play the movement from the concerto you intend to perform at the final competition
- Play one movement from J.S Bach’s Sonatas, Partitas, or study for solo Violin, Violas may choose a movement from J.S. Bach’s cello suite, or study
- The selections may be performed with sheet music
- Mail 2 copies of the partita and movement of the concerto you will perform at the VC campus (address will be provided in separate email)
- Participant must provide their own Accompanist
To audition, students must fill out and submit the competition application form by the deadline. Contestants will be notified of their audition time and date after sending in application form.
