UNSW Concerto Auditions

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2019 Concerto, Alice Hu
Date: 
Friday March 15, 10.00am to 4.00pm
Location: 
G14, Robert Webster Building

In 2024, we offer the opportunity for soloists to audition for a performance in Term 2 and 3 with the UNSW Orchestra. The winner will need to make themselves available for a performance with UNSWO in term 2 or 3 in 2024, on a date as programmed by the Music Performance Unit.

Applicants must be a UNSW student. Soloists are selected based on performance quality, and appropriateness and difficulty of repertoire. The final decision will rest with UNSW Music Performance Unit. A winner will be selected based on artistic proficiency, repertoire choice and the orchestration of the concerto. The Music Performance Unit reserves the right to not appoint a winner should the level of candidates be deemed not appropriate.

For the audition, two contrasting movements from a concerto should be prepared by candidates, unaccompanied. The maximum instrumentation for 2024 are *3222-4231-T+3-str.

Registrations are now Open

 


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