College of Musical Arts

Orchestral Conducting
Audition Information

Application deadline is January 5 for admission to the Orchestral Conducting Program

1. Interview with Dr. Emily Freeman Brown, director of orchestral activities
   1. Play a Bach chorale in open score. The example you are to perform will be sent to you one week prior to the audition.
   2. Basic ear training tests.
2. Conduct the Bowling Green State University Philharmonia (10–15 minutes) on agreed upon repertoire.
3. Symphonic literature identification exam.
4. Audition on your major instrumentw ith the appropriate College of Musical Arts faculty member for the purpose of evaluating level of musicianship.
5. Interviews with College of Musical Arts faculty for consideration for assistantships in areas other than orchestral conducting.
6. Interview with Dr. Robert Satterlee, coordinator of graduate studies

Serious applicants should contact Dr. Emily Freeman Brown by email (efbrown@bgsu.edu) and submit a DVD of recent conducting in performance and/or rehearsal for review. Send to: Emily Freeman Brown, College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0290. Invitations to the audition will follow DVD review, which must be postmarked no later than January 20. Auditions will take place in February.