Application Procedure - Orchestra Programme
Young professionals, recent conservatory graduates
and senior students from within China and the
wider Asian region are invited to apply for CISMA
2007. The age range for CISMA 2007 is between
16 -32 years of age.
Potential students who wish to apply for CISMA
2007 should complete an application form and
submit it to the relevant CISMA Administration
Office. (Mainland Chinese students to submit
their forms to the Guangzhou Office; all international
students should submit their forms to the International
Student Liaison Office). Forms can be submitted
either online, by fax or by mail. However, all
candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
online.
All international applications should arrive
by 10 February 2007, except for Korean applications,
which are being accepted until 23 February 2007.
All Chinese applications, whether returned by
post or online, should arrive asap in March,
when the auditions will starts in Beijing from
17 March, 2007.
Auditions
All CISMA 2007 applicants will be required to
attend a live audition in one of the cities
on the audition tour. If you are unable to attend
auditions in your home country, please indicate
your country of preference for the audition
on your application form. Please note that all
auditions are closed (i.e. only the auditionee
will be allowed in the audition room), and walk-in
applicants are not permitted. Flute, oboe, clarinet
and bassoon players should inform the panel
at their audition whether they play other instruments
of the same family (piccolo, English Horn etc)
and whether they are able to bring these auxiliary
instruments to CISMA. Playing an orchestral
excerpt on one of these instruments at the audition
is optional.
Audition Requirements/ Repertoire
Candidates are required to prepare:
1. A movement of a standard concerto of their
choice, including cadenza (except Trombone,
Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani and Percussion
- please see Audition Repertoire List for requirements)
2. The orchestral excerpts from the CISMA 2007
Audition Repertoire list for their respective
instruments (see Audition Repertoire List)
Scores
International Students who wish to obtain their
scores should contact the CISMA International
Student Office, and a set of the audition repertoire
for your instrument will be sent to you. |