Mixed Ensemble Auditions
The Mixed Ensemble Audition covers the following ensembles:
- McGill Symphony Orchestra
MUEN 597
McGill Symphony Orchestra
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Ensemble for orchestral instruments.
Offered by: Performance
- 6 - 7 hours
- Prerequisite: Audition.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
- CME (Contemporary Music Ensemble)
MUEN 594
Contemporary Music Ensemble
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Ensemble for contemporary music - instruments and voice.
Offered by: Performance
- 4 hours
- Prerequisite: Audition.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
- McGill Wind Orchestra
MUEN 590
McGill Wind Orchestra
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Large ensemble for wind instruments.
Offered by: Performance
- 4-6 hours
- Prerequisite: Audition
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
- Beethoven Orchestra
MUEN 567
Beethoven Orchestra
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: A reading orchestra that also functions as a conductor's workshop orchestra. Repertoire includes the complete Beethoven Symphonies.
Offered by: Performance
- Prerequisite: Audition.
- Note: Open to all students registered at McGill.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
- Schoenberg Ensemble
MUEN 568
Multiple Ensemble 1
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Special arrangement ensemble. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- Annamaria Popescu, Dimitrios G Doxas, Russell Devuyst, Richard Allen Roberts, Elizabeth Dolin, Ali Yazdanfar, Christopher James, Jacqueline F Leclair, Marina Thibeault, Camille Thurman-Green
- Dimitrios G Doxas, Rudolf-Alexius Hauser, Russell Devuyst, Richard Allen Roberts, Elizabeth Dolin, Marina Mdivani, James Clemens-Seely, Melissa Hui, Ali Yazdanfar, Jacqueline F Leclair, Marina Thibeault, John E Hollenbeck, Marie- C Leclair, Camille Thurman-Green, Mélanie Léonard
- Sonata Masterclass
MUEN 585
Sonata Masterclass
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Exploration of the vast literature for sonatas with piano and instrument, including multiple issues of ensemble preparation and performing.
Offered by: Performance
- Prerequisite: Audition or permission of the instructor.
- Restriction: Limited to 4 advanced pianists and 4 instrumentalists.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
- Studio Accompanying
MUEN 584
Studio Accompanying
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Highly qualified collaborative partners will be assigned to work independently with studio teachers and their students.
Offered by: Performance
- 4 hours
- Prerequisite: Audition.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
MUEN 684
Studio Accompanying
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Students will be assigned to work as accompanists with performance teachers and their students.
Offered by: Performance
- Prerequisite: Audition; 2 hours
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Collaborative Piano major students are exempt from auditioning for Studio Accompanying MUEN 684
- Chamber Music (Small ensembles i.e.: piano trio, piano quartet) (
MUEN 560
Chamber Music Ensemble
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Ensemble for chamber music - various instruments.
Offered by: Performance
- Prerequisite(s): Audition.
- Restriction(s): For Music students; open to others by permission of the Department.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Audition Instructions:
- Sign up for your audition on the appropriate sheet across from Clara Lichtenstein Hall (C209)- posted one week prior to the auditions.
- Learn the quick study piece (see below) and prepare your choice of solo piece(s) of minimum 4 minutes
- If you are an undergraduate student, the prerequisite for this audition is completion of MUEN 581- Introduction to Ensemble Playing for Pianists. All graduate students are eligible to take this audition without taking MUEN 581 first.
MUEN 581
Intro to Ens Play for Pianists
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Concentration on interpretation and performance of piano duet and two piano repertoire.
Offered by: Performance
- 1 hour
- Restrictions: Open to students in the B. Mus.; Major in Performance Piano and the L. Mus.; Major in Performance Piano.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
could be substituted by
MUEN 556
Intro to Collaborative Piano 1
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Aspects and techniques of performing in ensembles, including vocal accompanying, piano duos, instrumental duos and chamber ensemble work. Ensemble score-reading, preparation and performance analysis.
Offered by: Performance
- 2 hours
- Prerequisite: Audition
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUEN 583
- Open to singers and pianists.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Additional Information:
- If a student is unable to attend a live audition, they must contact Prof. Hashimoto as soon as possible.
- Any student that already has an established agreement with an instructor of a studio that they will accompany for Studio Accompanying (MUEN 584/586) must have the instructor confirm this with Prof. Hashimoto directly. Upon receiving the confirmation, the student may be exempt from auditioning for Studio Accompanying MUEN 584, 684.
- Piano Mixed Ensemble Auditions are restricted to students enrolled in performance programs unless special permission has been granted by the coordinator.
- There will be no auditions in January; students wanting to participate in the Winter semester must take the audition this term.
Audition Materials:
Audition Time/Date:
Questions? kyoko.hashimoto [at] mcgill.ca (Contact Prof. Hashimoto by email)
Song Interpretation Auditions
This audition is for participation in:
SONG INTERPRETATION 1 & 2
MUEN 578
Song Interpretation 1
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Normally open only to Voice and Piano Performance students. Study of the standard song repertoire with emphasis on the singer and pianist as partners. A public recital will be given at the end of each term.
Offered by: Performance
- 2 hours
- Prerequisite: Audition.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
&
MUEN 579
Song Interpretation 2
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Study of song repertoire for singers and pianists.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
with Michael McMahon on Fridays.
These ensembles are not open to Non-Music students.
Audition Instructions:
Audition Material:
- Pianists: 1 Romantic work, up to 7 minutes in length.
Audition Time/Date:
- Monday, August 28th and Tuesday, August 29th from 10am-5pm in Tanna Hall
Vocal Chamber Ensemble Auditions
This audition is for participation in:
Vocal Chamber Ensemble
MUEN 553
Vocal Chamber Ensemble
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Vocal ensemble repertoire written after 1800.
Offered by: Performance
- Prerequisite: Audition
- Restriction: Open by audition to pianists and singers.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
(Coordinators: Annamaria Popescu and Ilya Poletaev)
This ensemble is open to Voice Majors and Pianists.
Vocal duets are welcome
Audition Instructions:
Audition Material:
- Pianists: 1 Romantic work, up to 7 minutes in length.
- Vocalists: 2 songs, 1 German and 1 of your choosing.
Audition Time/Date:
Opera McGill Auditions
This audition is for pianists who wish to participate in:
Opera McGill
- This ensemble is not open to non-music students.
- If accepted, pianists will be eligible to register for
MUEN 596
Opera Repetiteur
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Supervised coaching of singers, and playing of scenes and productions; rehearsal pianists and backstage conducting responsibilities.
Offered by: Performance
- 6 hours
- Restriction: Open by audition to advanced pianists, and to students in conducting, who are interested in training as operatic coaches. Students enrolled for piano instruction at McGill must also have their practical teacher's approval
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Each pianist will have assignments within Opera McGill based on experience and the audition which can include but are not limited to: playing for production rehearsals, workshops, masterclasses, or coachings. Pianists will be invited to participate in Opera McGill classes.
Audition Instructions:
Audition Requirements:
- Pianists will be expected to play a 5-7 minute solo or collaborative work of their choice, three excerpts of material from this year's season and sight reading. The excerpts are posted below. Please bring one CV or resume to your audition.
Excerpts:
Cendrillon Aria ; Cenerentola Act 1 Finale ; Kiss Me Part 2
Audition Time/Date: