String Fellowships

String fellows will perform with exceptional musicians and artist-faculty. In addition to chamber music, which will include three string quartets consisting of the violin, viola, and cello fellows, all string fellows will perform with the Festival Orchestra and participate in the Repertory Orchestra, where conducting scholars lead the ensemble through festival repertoire under the guidance of the Festival’s music director and resident conductors. Additional performances include outreach concerts, chamber recitals (both with fellows and with artist-faculty), and more.

Total String Fellowship Positions: 3 violin, 3 viola, 3 cello, and 1 double bass

Audition requirements

• Violin

  Exposition of a major concerto, with or without piano.

  Four contrasting orchestral excerpts.

• Viola

  Three minutes of the first movement from one of the following. Piano accompaniment is optional.

  • Bartok – Concerto for Viola

  • Hindemith – Der Schwanendreher

  • Walton – Concerto for Viola

  Orchestral Excerpts:

  • Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture

  • Mozart: Symphony No. 35, Haffner

  • Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream

  • R. Strauss: Don Juan

• Cello

  • The exposition of a standard concerto (no accompaniment)

  • The prelude from a Bach suite of your choice

  • Four contrasting standard orchestral excerpts of your choice

• Double Bass

  • First movement from a concerto of your choice. Piano accompaniment is optional.

  • One movement from a Bach Suite

  • Three standard orchestral excerpts of your choice.

String Quartets

Violin, viola, and cello fellows will each be assigned to a string quartet as a part of their fellowship. Each quartet will have an opportunity to perform one outreach concert and one concert in Dana Auditorium.

Additional Details

String Faculty