Chamber Ensemble Guidelines

General Information

Statement of purpose: (1) The Honor Recital should recognize outstanding performers. (2) This recital should be an attractive and varied program, representing as many areas as possible without compromising the first purpose, namely, to recognize outstanding performers.

  • There will be one Undergraduate Honor Recital in the spring semester and one Graduate Honor Recital in the fall semester. There will be one Chamber Music Honor Recital in the spring semester.
  • UG and Grad Honor recitals are open to solo performers only (with piano accompaniment). The Chamber Music Honor Recital is open to chamber ensembles· of 2 or more performers at both graduate and undergraduate levels
  • Students must currently be studying their instrument and enrolled in a minimum of six credit hours at the University.
  • Faculty and staff accompanists may be used; however, faculty participation other than keyboard accompaniment will not be allowed.
  • Maximum length of work accepted is 10 minutes. Small sets or multiple movements may be performed provided total performance time is not in excess of 10 minutes and the selected set must be of related material (i.e. same composer, song cycle, set of etudes)
  • The Honor Recital auditions will be adjudicated by the Honor Recital Committee which should be made up of 5 faculty members. No division shall be represented by more than 1 person on the committee.

Audition Information

  • Students must bring to the audition.
    • A completed information form, available in 460 Murphy Hall.
    • A full score of their selection. Photocopies are permitted if the work is in the public domain (IMSIY). Recent compositions MUST be accompanied by an original score.
  • There will be no observers in the hall during the audition except for the auditionee's instructor, who may listen to his/her student(s).
  • Audition time is 5 minutes maximum performing, scheduled at 6-minute intervals.
  • Audition is to be on the selection(s) intended for the recital.
  • Students will be nominated to audition according to the guidelines established by their division. Each division (piano, organ, voice, strings/harp, brass/percussion, & woodwind) will forward its nominations to the Honor Recital Committee at the beginning of each semester. The committee will determine the audition schedule. Divisions may choose their candidates by whatever means they determine. Each division may submit up to 6 performers for audition.
  • Chamber ensembles may be nominated by their individual coach. Each faculty coach may submit no more than 2 ensembles for audition.
  • Performers selected for the honor recital ARE eligible to audition and be selected in all subsequent auditions.
  • Students nominated to audition will sign upon the audition scheduled posted near room 460 any time up to 24 hours prior to the auditions.
  • Students selected for the recital will be obligated to be present for a photo, must submit a complete bio of up to 150 words, and may be invited to perform live on Kansas Public Radio.