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Re: an audition piece: a lyrical piece, or a technical piece?

Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2010-06-23 16:18

The conventional wisdom for auditions is "play the piece you play the best" to show your strengths and hide your weaknesses. What goes unsaid in this advice is that, in a competitive audition, the peace you play best had better carry a fair amount of technical difficulty if you want to win. It's not clear from your original post whether choice "A" and choice "B" are your choices or the Honors Band Selection Committee's. If they are your choices, you might want to consider additional options. If they are the Committee's, you're stuck but the good news is that if they are the only options available, the Committee may consider them equally challenging. If you want to win, consider who your competition will be and make sure the piece you choose is competitive.

Best regards,
jnk

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