Oboe
Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida (weeks 1-4) David Weiss (weeks 5-8)
Oboe applicants must 1. apply online and 2. perform a live audition OR submit 2 copies of a video DVD audition recording. Live auditions are filmed for later review by the studio faculty. Equal enrollment consideration is granted to both audition methods.
Applying by the deadline does not guarantee a live audition; live auditions are first come, first served. Visit this webpage prior to applying to verify if a particular city's audition schedule is already full.
The Music Academy accepts four oboists each summer.
The Application
The online application requires three components: the application data, a one-page resume, and a short statement (100 words) explaining why you wish to attend the Music Academy.
An application fee is required by credit card or electronic check when submitting an online application. Application fees are NON-refundable.
audition repertoire - summer 2012 applicants
All selections must be unaccompanied and in the following order
- Mozart - Oboe Quartet, I, beginning until the double bar (bar 64)
- Brahms - Violin Concerto, II, opening solo
- Ferling - Study #8 (E Minor, Allegro moderato)
- Shostakovich - Symphony No. 1, III (Lento), opening solo (16 bars total)
If clarification is needed, please email Mr. Weiss at and/or Ms. DeAlmeida at .
RECORDED VIDEO DVD AUDITIONS: Applicants who do not audition live must submit 2 copies of a continuous, unedited DVD (do not stop or pause filming between excerpts). Avoid recording in a room that is excessively resonant, and do not add "reverb." Excerpts must be in the order listed above, and do not include additional excerpts or pieces. DVDs must be playable on a standard DVD player. Write your full name and "oboe" on the DVDs and cases (please do not adhere labels to the discs). Mail DVDs to:
Admissions
Music Academy of the West
1070 Fairway Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
Visit "Application Deadlines & Audition Dates" for further instructions.
