Audition Strategies and Masterclasses for High School String Players
Please join Dr. Alexander Kahn, Director of Orchestral Activities at Sonoma State University, for the first inaugural Day of Strings at Sonoma State University. This free event will take place Sunday, October 13, at the beautiful Green Music Center at Sonoma State University. Participants will have the chance to learn about the college admissions process from the perspective of current music majors and gain insights from Dr. Kahn into how to effectively prepare for and take a college admissions audition. Members of Sonoma State’s illustrious string faculty will then lead masterclasses on standard college audition repertoire. Participants in the event will also receive up to three complimentary tickets to a performance by the world-renowned Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble in the award-winning Weill Hall at 3:00 p.m. A private Q&A with musicians in the Ensemble, moderated by Dr. Kahn, will take place one hour prior to the performance.
Registration
To register for the event please click here Registration will close October 11, 2019.
10:45 a.m. Welcome and registration: Schroeder Hall lobby
11:00 a.m. “The College Admissions/Audition Process and Life of a Music Major” panel with current students (Schroeder Hall)
11:25 a.m. “The Art of the Audition”: Lecture by Alexander Kahn (Schroeder Hall)
11:50 a.m. BYO Picnic Lunch in Weill Hall lawn
12:15 p.m. Split masterclasses: Violins and violas with Jay Zhong and Wayne Roden (Schroeder Hall); Cellos and Basses with Jill Brindel and Mark Wallace (Room 1028)
1:45 p.m. End- transition to Weill Hall
2:00 p.m. Q&A with St. Martin in the Fields (optional but encouraged)
3:00 p.m. Performance by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields chamber ensembles (Weill) – participants will receive free tickets (optional but encouraged)
Participating Faculty (click on the links to learn more about each faculty member)
Dr. Alexander Kahn, Director of Orchestral Activites at Sonoma State University
Jay Zhong, Instructor of Violin
Wayne Roden, Instructor of Viola
Jill Brindel, Instructor of Cello
Mark Wallace, Instructor of Classical Double Bass