Through a partnership between Oklahoma State University, the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, and the Patti Johnson Wilson Foundation, the OSU Greenwood School of Music's String Area offers four graduate string fellowship positions to violin, viola, cello and bass candidates. A two-year program, this fellowship will allow qualified applicants to pursue a graduate degree at OSU while performing with the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra. Accepted applicants can expect to receive tuition waivers as well as health benefits while they are enrolled in the program. Fellows will engage in mentorship and performance opportunities with the Tulsa Symphony’s principal players and administrative team, to include masterclasses, mock auditions, and job shadowing, as well as participate in special events sponsored by the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts.
Application Information
Candidates must apply to and be accepted by both the OSU Graduate College and the Department of Music Master of Music program. The application for admission to the Graduate College must be submitted online. All undergraduate transcripts should be sent to the Graduate College.
Please contact Dr. Laura Talbott Clark, OSU Associate Professor of Violin, via email in order to arrange an audition.
Audition Dates
There will be two openings for 2021-2022: violin and/or viola. Applicants can choose to audition on one of the school-wide audition dates (January 15-16, 2021 or February 19-20, 2021) or submit a video to laura.talbott@okstate.edu. Applications and auditions must be completed by February 20, 2021 for full consideration but submissions will be considered for acceptance until all positions are filled.
Audition Repertoire
Violin
Solo
- Exposition of a standard concerto
- Exposition and cadenza of Concerto No. 3, 4, or 5 by W.A. Mozart OR two contrasting movements from the Partitas and Sonatas by J.S. Bach
Orchestral Excerpts
- Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Movement I, m. 392-end
- Mozart: Symphony No. 39, Movement II, beginning to m. 27; Movement IV, beginning to m. 41
- Schumann: Symphony No. 2, Scherzo, beginning to Trio I
- Strauss: Don Juan, beginning to m. 61
Viola
Solo
- First movement and cadenza (if applicable) from a standard concerto
- Two contrasting movements from the Unaccompanied Cello Suites by J.S. Bach
Orchestral Excerpts
- Strauss: Don Juan, beginning to Letter D
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Movement II
- Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Scherzo, 8 bars before A-D
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, Movement I: 15-17
Cello (not available until 2022)
Solo
- One movement and cadenza (if applicable) from a standard concerto
- Two contrasting movements from the Unaccompanied Cello Suites by J.S. Bach
Orchestral Excerpts
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Movement II: mm. 1-10, mm. 49-59, mm. 98-106
- Brahms: Symphony No. 3, Movement III: mm. 1-16
- Debussy: La Mer, Movement I: 2 measures before #9 to 6 measures before #10
- Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Scherzo, N-O
- Mozart: Symphony No. 35, Movement IV: beginning to A; 10 measures after D-E
- Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, beginning to 5 measures after #2
Bass (not available until 2022)
Solo
- First movement of one of the following concertos: Koussevitsky, Dittersdorf, Vanhal, or Bottesini
- A movement from the Unaccompanied Cello Suites by J.S. Bach
Orchestral Excerpts
- Mozart: Symphony No. 35, Movements I & IV
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Movement IV recitatives
- Brahms: Symphony No. 1, Movement I
- Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, #9-11
- Verdi: Othello, Act IV bass soli