Audition Information
Update July 14, 2020: This page contains the Music Department’s plans for applied lessons and ensemble auditions. Specific audition instructions for each ensemble or instrument are included in the sign-up form. Adapting to changing health & safety parameters, as well as to the number and the location of participants, instructors may convene rehearsals in different formats: entirely in-person; combined in-person and remote; or entirely online. Detailed information about individual ensembles will be available via ensemble webpages or on course synopses as the semester approaches.
The Department of Music offers a wide-ranging array of instrumental lessons and ensembles with outstanding faculty. Auditions are required for admission.
Fall 2020 Practice Room Guidelines and Protocols
Audition Schedules and Contacts
Fall 2020 Auditions
| 2020 Dates | Time | Ensemble/Instrument Study Area | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, July 20 - Thursday, Aug. 20 | Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion for Wind Symphony and/or lessons. There will be no in-person auditions. New students will submit their info and uploaded link of recorded music. Returning members will NOT be required to re-audition. | ||
| Monday, July 20 - Thursday, Aug. 20 | Classical guitar and/or harp. There will be no in-person auditions. New students will submit their info and uploaded link of recorded music. | ||
| Monday, July 20 - Thursday, Aug. 20 | Djembe (West African drumming), Afro-Cuban percussion, Collegium Musicum, [dnme] New Music Ensemble, Organ, and/or Harpsichord lessons. Contact the ensemble director or instructor to set up an audition. (See Audition Contacts tab on this table.) | In-person or online at instructor's discretion | |
| Monday, July 27 - Friday, Aug. 21 | Chorale online auditions for new singers. (Returning singers do not need to re-audition.) | Online | |
| Wednesday, Aug. 12 | 3 - 6 pm | Ensemble Information Meetings: Join us to learn about auditions, rehearsals, concerts, and more. 3 - 4 pm: Symphony Orchestra & Wind Symphony 4 - 4:30 pm: Chamber Music 4 - 5 pm: Chorale: meet some Chorale singers and learn more about singing with the Chorale 5 - 5:30 pm: Collegium Musicum, Duke's ensemble for Early Music |
Online |
| Sunday, Aug. 16 | 8 pm | Chorale ice cream social and information session | Online |
| Monday, Aug. 17 | 4 - 7:30 pm | Classical Piano | Nelson Music Room or online |
| 6 pm | Jazz Ensemble Information Meeting | Online | |
| 6 - 9 pm | Viola, Cello & Bass for Symphony Orchestra and/or lessons. (Students who have previously taken viola, cello, or bass lessons or are returning to the DSO do not need to re-audition.) | 019 Biddle (Bone Hall) | |
| Tuesday, Aug. 18 | 12:30 - 4:30 pm | Voice lessons (individual) (Information about Voice class auditions can be found here.) | Baldwin Auditorium |
| 5:30 - 8:30 pm | Chamber Music (Auditions are for new students only. Students who have previously participated in Chamber Music, please contact Prof. Caroline Stinson directly.) | Nelson Music Room | |
| 7 - 8 pm | Chorale Open Rehearsal | Online | |
| Wednesday, Aug. 19 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm & 1:30 - 4:30 pm | Voice lessons (individual) (Information about Voice class auditions can be found here.) | Baldwin Auditorium |
| 6 - 9 pm | Jazz Ensemble and jazz lessons: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, guitar, piano, vibraphone, bass, drums, and vocals | Online | |
| Thursday, August 20 | 6 - 9 pm | Violin for Symphony Orchestra and/or lessons. (Students who have previously taken violin lessons or are returning to the DSO do not need to re-audition.) | Nelson Music Room |
| 6 - 9 pm | Jazz Ensemble and jazz lessons: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, guitar, piano, vibraphone, bass, drums, and vocals | Online |
All applied lessons at Duke are offered by permission of the instructors after competitive auditions at the beginning of the semester. Please contact the appropriate teacher below if you have questions about lessons.
If you have questions about auditioning for the Duke Chorale, contact Rodney Wynkoop. For the Jazz Ensemble, contact John Brown. For the Symphony Orchestra, contact Harry Davidson. For the Wind Symphony, contact Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant.
| Instrument | Audition Contact | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bass | John Brown | jbrown@duke.edu | |
| Bassoon | Jessica Kunttu | jessica.kunttu@duke.edu | |
| Cello | Caroline Stinson | 919-660-3322 | caroline.stinson@duke.edu |
| Clarinet | Jimmy Gilmore | 919-781-3853 | jimmyclarinet@gmail.com |
| Djembe/Afro Cuban Percussion | Bradley Simmons | bradleys@duke.edu | |
| Flute | Carla Copeland-Burns | 336-327-5019 | carla.copelandburns@duke.edu |
| Classical Guitar | Randy Reed | 919-490-1920 | rreed@duke.edu |
| Jazz Guitar | Kevin Van Sant | 919-660-3300 | kvansantguitar@gmail.com |
| Harp | Laura Byrne | 919-741-0934 | l.byrneharpist@gmail.com |
| Harpsichord | Robert Parkins | 919-660-3315 | rparkins@duke.edu |
| Horn | Rachel Niketopoulos | niketopoulos@earthlink.net | |
| Oboe | Bo Newsome | 919-452-9293 | bo.newsome@duke.edu |
| Organ | Robert Parkins | 919-660-3315 | rparkins@duke.edu |
| Percussion | Julia Thompson | jt255@duke.edu | |
| Piano | Ieva Jokubaviciute | ||
| Pei-fen Liu | 919-683-3066 | peifen.liu@duke.edu | |
| David Heid | dheid@duke.edu | ||
| Derison Duarte | derison.duarte@duke.edu | ||
| Susan Greenberg | susie@duke.edu | ||
| Jazz Piano | Ed Paolantonio | 919-596-4410 | ejp3@duke.edu |
| Saxophone | Susan Fancher | 336-340-5284 | susan.fancher@duke.edu |
| Jazz Saxophone | Dave Finucane | 919-358-0753 | dave.finucane@gmail.com |
| Trombone and Tuba | Michael Kris | 919-554-1562 | mkris@email.unc.edu |
| Trumpet | Don Eagle | 919-783-4296 | deagle001@gmail.com |
| Viola
|
Jonathan Bagg | 919-660-3331 | jbagg@duke.edu |
| Rachel Yonan | rachel.yonan@duke.edu | ||
| Violin
|
Hsiao-mei Ku | 919-660-3329 | hmku@duke.edu |
| Eric Pritchard | 919-660-3325 | epritch@duke.edu | |
| Mary Kay Robinson | marykayrobinson47@gmail.com | ||
| Jennifer Curtis | |||
| Voice | Susan Dunn | 919-660-3323 | opera@duke.edu |
| Penelope Jensen | 919-660-3312 | ep.jensen@mindspring.com | |
| Elizabeth Linnartz | 919-660-3332 | elizabeth.linnartz@duke.edu | |
| Sandra Cotton | sandra.cotton@duke.edu | ||
| Ted Federle | 919-660-3312 | ted.federle@duke.edu |
| Ensemble | Director | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber Music | Caroline Stinson | 919-660-3322 | caroline.stinson@duke.edu |
| Chinese Music | Jennifer Chang | jennifer.chang946@duke.edu | |
| Chorale | Rodney Wynkoop | 919-660-3302 | rodney@duke.edu |
| Collegium Musicum | Max Ramage | maxwell.ramage@duke.edu | |
| Djembe & Afro-Cuban | Bradley Simmons | 919-282-6151 | bradleys@duke.edu |
| [dnme] New Music | Stephen Downing | stephen.downing@duke.edu | |
| Jazz | John Brown | 919-660-3385 | jbrown@duke.edu |
| Opera Theater | David Heid | 919-660-3303 | dheid@duke.edu |
| Symphony Orchestra | Harry Davidson | 919-660-3324 | hdavid@duke.edu |
| Wind Symphony | Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant | 919-660-3306 | verena.m@duke.edu |