Program Requirements

Master of Music: Cello

Prescreening required; must be video format. Prescreening may or may not include accompaniment, at the discretion of the applicant. 

If possible, prescreening repertoire should be separated into different video files. It is also acceptable to upload a single video file that contains all required prescreening repertoire. Please see the Graduate Application for more information. 

Auditions are unaccompanied.

Fall 2026 Audition Dates:

February 6 & 13

    For Prescreening:

    • One étude by Popper or one caprice by Piatti
    • One movement from a Bach Suite
    • The exposition from a standard cello concerto

    For Final Audition:

    • One étude by Popper and one caprice by Piatti OR two by either
    • Two contrasting movements from a Bach Suite
    • One complete cello concerto by a composer such as Haydn, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Shostakovich, or Prokofiev
    • One piece composed after 1940

    Other Degrees

    Bachelor of Music: Cello

    Fall 2025 Audition Formats:

    All applicants whose program requires an audition are asked to audition on campus. Virtual auditions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants should wait to receive their prescreening results before contacting the Office of Music Admission about virtual audition options.