CUMS Conducting Competition 2010
Applications are invited for opportunities to conduct CUMS I, CUMS II and CUWO in the academic year 2010-11. Applicants must be in statu pupillari at Cambridge University for that period.
There will be two rounds in the competition and both will be held on Tuesday 2nd February. The first round will be held between 11.30 and 18.00, candidates will have ear tests and be asked to conduct a piano duet. The repertoire for the auditions is listed below. The second round will be between 18.00 and 21.30. Candidates who progress to the second round will be asked to rehearse extracts of selected pieces for a short period with CUMS I.
Candidates should send their CV, together with a formal letter of application, by email to Chloe Davidson, CUMS Orchestral Manager, by midnight on Thursday 28th January. Application documents should be emailed to cnd26@cam.ac.uk.
Please note: applications received after this date will not be considered.
We have been alerted to the fact that a couple of the applicants feel that the original repertoire was too large to be mastered in the time given. Therefore we have reduced the repertoire and many apologies to those of you who have already started working on the original list.
REDUCED REPERTOIRE FOR THE AUDITIONS
You are able to choose the same piece for the 1st and 2nd round.
ROUND 1: (With two pianos)
Choose one work from the following:
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor (Pathetique) - Movement 2: Allegro con Grazia
- Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn [St. Anthony] - Theme and variations 1-5
- Elgar Variations on an Original Theme [Enigma] - Variation 13 (Romanza) & Finale (EDU)
ROUND 2: (With orchestra)
Compulsory Work:
- Beethoven Symphony No. 5 - 1st Movement
and
Choose one work from the following:
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor (Pathetique) - Movement 2: Allegro con Grazia
- Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn [St. Anthony] - Theme and variations 1-5
- Elgar Variations on an Original Theme [Enigma] - Variation 13 (Romanza) & Finale (EDU)