Auditions in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, October-November 2014

Dr Thomas Irvine, the Music Department's Director of International Programmes, will be in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong in October/November 2014 auditioning and interviewing candidates for all of the University of Southampton's degree programmes in Music:

• International Foundation Year in Music
• BA Music
• BA Music (4-years with a year abroad)
• Pre-Masters in Music (performance, composition or musicology)
• MMUS in Music (performance, composition or musicology)
• PhD in Music (performance, composition or musicology)

Dr Irvine will be able to make conditional offers of admission to successful candidates at Pre-Masters and MMUS level at the auditions/interviews.

Schedule:

Sunday, 19 October: Beijing, Central Conservatory of Music
Tuesday, 21 October, Xi'an, Shangxi Normal University
Sunday, 26 October, Shanghai, Shanghai Normal University
Wednesday, 29 October, Hsinchu, Taiwan, National Chiao Tung University
Saturday, 1 November, Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Candidates wishing to audition should book places with:

China: Miss Xu Chen, andanteyylx@gmail.com
Taiwan: Miss Hsu Fang-yu, hildegardhsu02@gmail.com
Hong Kong: Mr Jamie Harris, J.S.Harris@soton.ac.uk

Audition/interview requirements:

• Vocal and instrumental performance: 20 minutes, 2-3 pieces in contrasting styles
• Pre-masters and MMUS Musicology, Composition: a 20 minute interview about your plans for further study. (Composers please bring scores).
• PhD Musicology, Composition: a 20 minute interview about your plans for research. Please bring your CV and a short research proposal (3-4 pages) to the interview. (Composers please bring scores).

Very strong candidates may be eligible for scholarships of up to £3000. Applicants at PhD level may apply for Vice Chancellor’s Scholarships of £7,000 per year for three years.

Aditional information, in Chinese, can be found at: http://www.yinyueliuxue.com/news/?104_556.html