Audition Options: Applicants may choose to audition live in Bloomington, Indiana, audition live via Zoom, or submit audition videos. Applicants opting for in person or live Zoom auditions must apply by January 5, 2026. Live auditions in Bloomington and over Zoom will be scheduled for January 16, 17, 23, or 24. Specifics will be arranged directly with Collaborative Piano faculty Anne Epperson and/or Grace Bell. Applicants taking live Zoom or Bloomington auditions must still complete the online application and upload all the required documents but should skip the video upload section. Partners will be provided for Bloomington auditions.
You must also meet ALL of the following requirements to have a Zoom audition: (1) audition must take place in a reasonably sized room that allows for appropriate acoustic representation (not a practice room or small teaching studio); (2) pianist and partner must be in the same space and both clearly visible on the screen; (3) you must use a professional recording system or have a good laptop and an external mic; (4) you must connect to the internet with an ethernet cable.
Audition Videos: Submit audition videos from categories A and B. Recordings must be live performances with an instrumental partner(s). Videos may be uploaded or linked from YouTube or Vimeo. Applicants wishing to submit alternative repertoire should request permission from Anne Epperson. Please direct your inquires to epp303@iu.edu.
- A. Duo Sonata. First AND Second movements from one of the following sonatas: Beethoven: Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, or 9; Beethoven: Sonata for Piano & Cello No. 2, 3, 4 or 5; Brahms: Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 2, 3; Sonata for Piano & Clarinet/Viola No. 1, 2; Sonata for Piano & Cello No. 2
- B. Orchestral Reductions. First movement from one of the following concerti: Brahms or Sibelius Violin Concerto; Bartok or Walton Viola Concerto; Dvorak or Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1.
- C. For select applicants, a brief interview and/or sight-reading may be requested through an online video appointment on January 16, 17, 23, or 24.
Curriculum Vitae and Repertoire List: A personal résumé detailing your education, musical background, and concert activities. And a collaborative repertoire list detailing all duo sonatas, concerti, and character pieces previously studied. Please organize the repertoire first by instruments (violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, and chamber music), then by composers in alphabetical order. Place an * next to pieces you have performed in public.