Classical Voice

Undergraduate Audition Requirements

The Department encourages classical voice candidates to have at least one year of private vocal study. 

Undergraduate applicants in Classical Voice should prepare two contrasting selections. Your selections must have piano accompaniment and they must be performed by memory

  1. First Piece: Foreign Language Selection
    • The foreign language selection must be an art song from the standard classical repertoire.
  2. Second Piece: English Language Selection: Please choose one. 
    • Another art song from the standard classical repertoire
    • A folk-song arrangement with piano accompaniment
    • An African-American spiritual with piano accompaniment
    • A musical theater song composed prior to 1965
 

Accompanists

The music department requires an accompanist for classical voice candidates. You may bring your own accompanist for an audition or use a pianist provided by URI. 

If you’d like us to provide an accompanist, the music that the accompanist will be playing must be received two weeks before the audition date. Please email, or deliver the music; do not send copies by fax.

For more information contact Mark Conley, Caroline O’Dwyer, or Devon Russo.

Did you know? 

URI currently offers two vocal tracks: Classical and Amplified Voice. The Amplified Voice track studies Jazz, R&B and Gospel music. If you think that might be right for you, please click here to see the audition requirements.