Audition Information
The Department of Music offers a wide-ranging array of instrumental lessons and ensembles with outstanding faculty. Auditions are required for admission.
Audition Schedules and Contacts
Signing up for Auditions
Sign-up sheets are posted outside the Music Department office (105 Biddle) for ensembles and private lessons, except for choral auditions (call 684-3898). Students are encouraged to sign up during orientation week. Unless otherwise noted, instrumental auditions are for Applied Lessons, Duke Symphony Orchestra, and Wind Symphony. Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combos, and Chamber Music auditions are listed separately.
| 2017 Dates | Time | Ensemble/Instrument Study Area | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, Aug. 28 - Friday, Sept. 1 | 10 am - 5 pm | Chorale & Chapel Choir (singers may audition for Chapel Choir through Oct. 1) | 036 Westbrook (call 684-3898) |
| Saturday, Aug. 26 | 11 am - 12:30 pm | Chapel Choir Open Rehearsal | Duke Chapel |
| 1-2 pm OR 2:30-3:30 pm | Ensemble Information Meetings: students interested in Music Dept. vocal and instrumental groups my attend EITHER of these sessions | 019 Biddle (vocalists) 101 Biddle (instrumentalists) |
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| Sunday, Aug. 27 | 9:15 am - 12 pm | Chapel Choir Rehearsal and Service | Duke Chapel |
| Monday, Aug. 28 | 4 - 7:30 pm | Classical Piano | 067 Biddle |
| 6 - 7:30 pm | Saxophone, Euphonium, & Wind Symphony piano | 019 Biddle | |
| 6 - 9 pm | Viola, Cello & Bass | 084 Biddle | |
| 6 - 10 pm | Jazz Ensemble & Combos: Saxophones and doubles (Clarinet, Flute, etc.), Piano, Vibes & Vocalists | 064 Biddle | |
| 8 - 9 pm | Classical Guitar | 024 Biddle | |
| Tuesday, Aug. 29 | 1:30 - 4 pm | Voice | 075 Biddle |
| 4:30 - 10 pm | Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon | 104 Biddle | |
| 6 - 10 pm | Jazz Ensemble & Combos: Trumpets and Trombones, Guitar, Bass, and Drums | 064 Biddle | |
| 7:30 - 8:30 pm | Chorale Open Rehearsal | 019 Biddle | |
| 7:30 - 10 pm | Chamber Music | 083 Biddle | |
| Wednesday, Aug. 30 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm & 1:30 - 4:30 pm | Voice | 075 Biddle |
| 4:40 - 6 pm | Opera Workshop Info Session | 075 Biddle | |
| 6 - 7:50 pm | Chapel Choir Open Rehearsal | Duke Chapel | |
| 6 - 9 pm | Horn, Trumpet, Trombone & Tuba | 019 Biddle | |
| Thursday, August 31 | 5 - 11 pm | Violin | 084 Biddle |
| 6 - 7 pm | Percussion | Baldwin Auditorium |
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 or Chapel Choir, contact Rodney Wynkoop. For the Jazz Ensemble, contact John Brown. For the Duke Symphony Orchestra, contact Harry Davidson. For the Wind Symphony, contact Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant.
| Instrument | Audition Contact | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bass | Michael Ashton | mykl.ashton@gmail.com | |
| Bassoon | Rebecca Libera | rebecca.libera@duke.edu | |
| Cello | Fred Raimi | 919-660-3327 | frr@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 | 919-845-8343 | 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 | Jane Hawkins | 919-660-3321 | jhr@duke.edu |
| Randall Love | 919-660-3334 | rmlove@duke.edu | |
| Pei-fen Liu | 919-683-3066 | peifen.liu@duke.edu | |
| David Heid | dheid@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 |
| Violin
|
Hsiao-mei Ku | 919-660-3329 | hmku@duke.edu |
| Eric Pritchard | 919-660-3325 | epritch@duke.edu | |
| Andrew Bonner | bonnerviolin@gmail.com | ||
| Mary Kay Robinson | marykayrobinson47@gmail.com | ||
| 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 |