Auditions
Printer-friendly versionApril 15, Baroque Academy Singers
May 1, Baroque Academy Instrumentalists and Ensemble Singing Intensive
May 15, Recorder Special Programs
Recorder Special Programs, Baroque Academy (including Baroque Opera Project)
Applicants are encouraged to submit audition materials digitally. Address your e-mail auditions@amherstearlymusic.org, with subject line following the format "Baroque Academy - John Doe, recorder" [substitute your name, instrument and the program to which you are applying], and attach your résumé and 10-15 minutes of music demonstrating your technical ability, musical expression, and understanding of performance practice. For 2012, please include a selection from one of the German-speaking countries. Recordings should be submitted as MP3s (MP4s); if you would like to send examples in another format, e-mail info@amherstearlymusic.org to discuss. Résumés are accepted in PDF or .doc formats. Singers (please note) should also include a head shot and a brief physical description: hair color, eye color, height, weight. Photographs (for singers) are accepted in any standard format. If you need to send more than one email due to large file sizes, please label them "1 of 2", "2 of 2", etc.
If you are unable to send materials online, you may mail a CD, photo (singers), and résumé to Amherst Early Music, P.O. Box 229, Arlington, MA 02476.
Ensemble Singing Intensive
Applicants are encouraged to submit audition materials digitally. Address your e-mail auditions@amherstearlymusic.org, with subject line following the format "ESI - Your Name, Voice Type", and attach your résumé and 10-15 minutes of music (read below for specifics).
If you are unable to send materials online, you may mail a CD and résumé to Amherst Early Music, P.O. Box 229, Arlington, MA 02476.
The audition recording(s) for ESI should be 10-15 minutes long, in mp3 or mp4 format, and include the following:
- An accompanied solo song from 1400-1700 in English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish. This recording should demonstrate vocal technique and musicianship, including a basic familiarity with aspects of early music repertoire and style.
- A recording that demonstrates your skills as an early music ensemble singer. Please send a recording of roughly 2 minutes in length that is unaccompanied and unedited (just you singing by yourself). The repertory should be a single line from a polyphonic vocal piece (a madrigal, motet, chanson, mass movement, etc.) composed between 1450 and 1650. Please specify the composer, piece, part, and measures you are singing.
- Up to two additional recordings of either solo or ensemble repertoire are welcome, though not required. Please include these if you would like to demonstrate any aspects of your singing that you feel are not highlighted in the other recordings.