Requirements
•Two Classical Art Songs from standard repertoire (memorized)
•Both songs performed with piano accompaniment (accompanist provided for in-person campus auditions only)
•Present repertoire that supports a lyrical style of singing appropriate to classical training
•Arias must be performed in original keys and languages (operetta arias may be performed in English)
Suggested Composers
•Handel, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Faure, Hahn, Donaudy, Caldara, Granados, de Falla, Ireland, Quilter, Burleigh, Niles, Hundley, etc.
Important
•Musical theatre repertoire is NOT acceptable for voice auditions
•Permission to perform alternate repertoire must be obtained ahead of time from the voice area auditions coordinator (Professor John Koch: jmkoch@IllinoisState.edu)
