All students applying for entry into the fall 2021 semester must record all pieces in their entirety according to the repertoire requirements below. For further information on audition procedures for the coming year, please click here.
Flute Pre-Screening and Audition Repertoire
PRE-SCREENING REPERTOIRE (ALL DEGREES)
All applicants must upload a pre-screening video to the Peabody application by December 1st. The video must include:
- Two contrasting movements from a sonata by J.S. Bach OR two contrasting movements from a concerto by Mozart (including cadenzas)
- A complete work for solo flute (a work originally written for flute alone, i.e. Bach Partita, Bozza Image, Berio Sequenza)
- A third contrasting work of the candidate’s choice (typically a work for flute and piano such as a sonata, a concerto, or an unaccompanied work)
Please note that etudes are not considered acceptable audition repertoire.
AUDITION REPERTOIRE
Applicants are urged to perform repertoire which best represents their performance level. Applicants who successfully pass the pre-screening will be asked to submit video recordings of the audition repertoire.
BM, MM, GPD
- A complete sonata by J.S. Bach OR a complete concerto by Mozart (including cadenzas)
- A complete work for solo flute (a work originally written for flute alone, i.e. Bach Partita, Bozza Image, Berio Sequenza)
- A third contrasting complete work of the candidate’s choice (typically a work for flute and piano such as a sonata, a concerto, or an unaccompanied work)
- 3 contrasting orchestral excerpts of the candidate’s choice
- Sight-reading may be requested at audition
AD and DMA
A program of no less than 70 minutes in duration, representing at least three style periods and including at least two large-scale works, which best reflects the advanced standard of the candidate.