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Contact: Hurley School of Music, 318-869-5235, or Lynn Stewart, Centenary News Service, 318-869-5120

Centenary College's Hurley School of Music Sets Auditions on Feb. 18 and 19

SHREVEPORT, LA — The Hurley School of Music at Centenary College will be holding auditions for prospective music majors for the 2005-06 school year on Friday, Feb. 18, and Saturday, Feb. 19. The auditions will take place in Anderson Auditorium of the Hurley School of Music.

Auditions are required for all applicants who wish to be admitted into the Hurley School of Music as music majors and to be considered for music scholarship awards. Hurley degree programs include the Bachelor of Music in performance, music education, theory/composition and sacred music, as well as the Bachelor of Arts in music. Admittance into the School of Music is separate from the process for admission to Centenary College.

Music scholarships to be awarded to incoming freshmen include generous amounts from the Hurley Foundation, as well as one Mary C. White Scholarship, which covers tuition, room and board for four years.

Audition requirements for brass and woodwinds include major scales and either two brief selections (one lyrical and one technical) or a movement from a major concerto. Organ prospects are to play three hymns plus two selections of their choosing on the organ, and scales, arpeggios and two selections of their choosing on the piano. Percussion requirements are major scales, two octaves on a mallet instrument, and selections on the snare drum, timpani and keyboard.

Piano requirements are three contrasting selections, memorized, one from each of the following style periods: Baroque, Classical and Romantic/Twentieth Century. String requirements include the major scales and melodic minor scales, and either two brief selections (one lyrical and one technical) or a movement from a major concerto.

Theory/composition prospects are to bring examples of their original compositions in score form and to perform one selection on their major instrument. Voice auditions require two contrasting selections that have been memorized. Art songs or arias are preferred, and if possible, one selection should be in a language other than English.

All applicants will sight-read a brief excerpt specific to their instrument, and a piano accompanist will be available at no charge to all prospects requesting one.

Students who will not be majoring in music but who would like to sing or play in an ensemble may schedule an audition with an individual ensemble director at their convenience at a later date.

Ensembles include the Camerata, Cantare, Chorale, and Centenary College choirs, Opera Workshop, Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Chamber Winds, Percussion Ensemble and various chamber music ensembles, including string quartets.

Audition times must be scheduled in advance. For more information or to schedule an audition, contact the Hurley music office at 318-869-5235 or at music@centenary.edu. For further information, see http://www.centenary.edu/music/auditions/ .

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