Auditions
David Einfeldt Chamber Music Seminar
We highly encourage submission of DVD audition. Auditions will also be accepted electronically via YouTube or Vimeo link. Live audition opportunities are also available.
DVDs will be accepted from students who have attended in the past, beginning January 1, 2013. Students who would like to return in 2013, and who submit their DVD at the beginning of January, will receive advance consideration, and notification will be made by February 28.
DVDs from all other students will be viewed beginning February 1, 2013.
General admissions will be made on a rolling basis beginning January 31, 2013.
- Students will be informed of their acceptance into the program within two weeks of their on-site audition, or receipt of their DVD audition.
- Students’ private teachers will be asked to complete a recommendation form to assist us in creating quartets that will work well together. For more information go to the Apply Page.
- Enrollment agreements, indicating a commitment to attend, need to be returned within two weeks of acceptance.
- Acceptances will be based on students' level of preparation, musical maturity, age, and our needs in creating a maximum of eight string quartets.
- Quartet assignments will be finalized after the April 15 payment deadline. Music will be sent to students for their primary piece in early May, after final payments have been received, so that there is time for each participant to work on the piece with their home teacher prior to the end of the school year.
Audition Repertoire Requirements
All pieces should be played from memory. Specific pieces given below are representative audition repertoire, but are not required selections.
Violin
- Concerto movement (e.g. Mozart Concerto in G Major), AND
- Contrasting piece of comparable technical difficulty (eg. Praeludium and Allegro)
Viola
- Concerto movement (e.g. Stamitz Concerto), AND
- Contrasting piece of comparable technical difficulty (eg. Bach Suite).
Cello
- Sonata movement (e.g. Sammartini Sonata in G Major), AND
- Contrasting piece of comparable technical difficulty (e.g. Popper Hungarian Rhapsody)
DVD/Electronic Audition preparation guidelines
Identify your disk by writing your name, age, instrument and the works performed on the label.
NOTE: Recordings will not be returned.
Please make sure of the following when making your DVD:
- We would like to view your playing from the perspective of an audience member – make sure your hands, instrument, bow, and f-holes are clearly visible in the recording.
- Check the light! When you watch your DVD, make sure that you are clearly visible – not in the shadows or washed out by too much light.
- Make sure that the sound quality/volume are appropriate. Try playing the DVD in several different devices to ensure that the audio can be heard appropriately.
- Please make sure that the audio and video are synced appropriately. Try viewing your recording on several different devices to ensure success.
- Concert performances are acceptable.
- Accompaniment is not necessary.
Live Audition Dates
| City |
Location |
Date |
| Chicago, IL |
Music Institute of Chicago |
February 26, 2013 |
| Boston, MA |
Carriage House Violins |
March 2, 2013 |
| Hartford, CT |
The Hartt School |
March 10, 2013 |
| DVD Auditions also accepted; rolling admissions begin January 31, 2012. |
A $25.00 non-refundable fee must be included with the application. Rolling admissions begin January 31, 2013.
Send DVD Auditon & Application to:
Diane Slone, Director
David Einfeldt Chamber Music Seminar
University of Hartford
Hartt Community Division
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117