Audition Information for Voice
Applicants must:
1. Be prepared to sing three songs of contrasting nature at the Conservatory Grade VIII level (Grade X for prospective Performance candidates). At least one of these songs must be in a language other than English.
2. Be required to demonstrate their vocal range.
3. Be prepared to sight-sing material at the Conservatory Grade VI level.
A note on audition repertoire:
It is advised that voice applicants to Western avoid Musical Theatre selections on their audition for the entrance audition. Since undergraduate lessons and performances focus on art song, oratorio and operatic material we need to ensure that students have sufficient ability to succeed in the bel canto, art song tradition rather than the music theatre (Contemporary Commercial Music) tradition.
There are Musical Theatre opportunities during studies at Western, but the focus will be on "classical" voice. Jurors want to hear singers performing in foreign languages since this too is an important element of their bel canto voice training - Italian, French and German are required languages on applied juries. Auditions that do not demonstrate some experience, facility and affinity for these languages will be less compelling.
Voice Faculty
Theodore Baerg, BMus (Wilfrid Laurier)
baritone
Torin Chiles, MMus (McGill)
tenor
Barbara Dunn-Prosser, MA (Queen's)
soprano
Gloria Gassi, MMus (UWO)
soprano
Patricia Green, AD (Peabody), BMus (UWO)-Voice Division Coordinator
mezzo-soprano
Carla Huhtanen, BMus (U of Ottawa), Art. Dip. ad Opera Dip. (U of T)
soprano
Anita Krause-Wiebe, MMus (South Carolina)
mezzo-soprano
Gwenlynn Little, ARCT (Toronto)
soprano
Rachel Mallon, MMus (UWO)
soprano
Jennifer Moir, MMus (UWO)
soprano
Christiane Riel
soprano
Sophie Roland, DMA (Indiana)
mezzo-soprano
Jackalyn Short, BMus (UWO)
soprano
Sherry Steele, MMus (UWO)
soprano
Frédérique Vézina, BMus (McGill)
soprano
Todd Wieczorek, DMA (Indiana)
baritone
*****
Michael Cavanagh
Acting for Singers
Barb Sarma
Movement for singers
For More Information on Auditions Contact:
Odilla Van Delinder
Undergraduate Admissions Assistant
Don Wright
Faculty of Music
The University of Western Ontario
1151 Richmond Street
London, ON
N6A 3K7
Phone: 519-661-2044
Fax: 519-661-3531
E-mail: ovandeli@uwo.ca
Also from this web page:
Students
