Audition Venues

Mezzo_sMama
Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:58:15 +0000

What went on two years ago at BW might be different now because of the opening of their new conservatory facilities in 2011. That being said, the larger venues at schools are usually used for general meetings/parents info sessions, etc, so VP auditions are mostly held in professor’s studios. The one exception that we encountered to this was at Eastman, where at least the evening VP auditions were held in Kilbourn Hall, their smaller recital hall. She couldn’t see them and when one spoke up, the voice seemed to come out of nowhere, leaving her to respond to someone she couldn’t see!
Your S, if preparing for an undergrad audition, will not be expected to have a lot of “power” in his voice at this point, so his rep should err on the side of caution, with Art Song performed well being the ultimate goal. Good luck to him!