Audition tips: 3 weeks ahead: Learn a bit about the composer!

(This blog entry is a supplement to a series of tips on preparing for an audition. Click here for the beginning of this series).

I’d love to get into writing some highlights about all of the composers represented in the Vermont All State (and Winooski Valley District) audition repertoire, but due to time constraints I will simply link the Wikipedia articles. Trust me, these folks are fascinating and were real human beings – awesome yes – also real. Click on the composer for the link to more info. (Mozart is the composer of this year’s All State audition piece, and Bizet is the composer of this year’s Winooski Valley District Festival audition piece).

Mozart

Bizet

Next week: Prepare yourself psychologically