Kevin Lawrence, Joseph Genualdi, Sarah Johnson, Sheila Browne, Brooks Whitehouse, Lynn Peters

The goal of the undergraduate string program at the North Carolina School of the Arts is to enable the student to refine technical skills and develop advanced interpretive techniques through the study and performance of significant works from the literature. All undergraduate string students are required to perform a recital in their senior year. Ensemble participation is by juried auditions. Students may be chosen to perform with the Symphony Orchestra, Opera Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, School of the Arts Contemporary Ensemble, Cantata Singers and chamber music groups.


Cello
In addition to the guidelines above, students working toward the Bachelor of Music in Cello will be required to prepare and perform a recital program in their senior year. Students in the undergraduate cello program will learn to analyze technical and musical problems, leading toward command of the instrument, mastery of all areas of musicianship and success in performing before an audience.

The repertoire listed below is an indication of the range and difficulty of works typically studied by a cello student in the undergraduate program. It does not necessarily indicate required repertoire.

Solo Works
Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suites; Concertos by Haydn, Lalo, Elgar, Dvorak

Chamber Music
Works by Beethoven, Schubert, Haydn, Mozart, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich

Orchestral Repertoire
Strauss: Don Juan; Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade; Symphonies of Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn


Double Bass
In addition to the guidelines above, students working toward the Bachelor of Music in Double Bass will be required to prepare and perform a recital program in their senior year. Students in the undergraduate double bass program will learn to analyze technical and musical problems, leading toward command of the instrument, mastery of all areas of musicianship and success in performing before an audience.

The repertoire listed below is an indication of the range and difficulty of works typically studied by a bass student in the undergraduate program. It does not necessarily indicate required repertoire.

Technical Studies
Semandl Etudes

Solo Repertoire
Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suites; Concertos by Dittersdorf, Cimador, Capuzzi, Koussevitsky, Vivaldi, Jacobs; Sonatas by Eccles, Handel, Vivaldi

Viola
In addition to the guidelines above, students working toward the Bachelor of Music in Viola will be required to prepare and perform a recital program in their senior year. Students in the undergraduate viola program will learn to analyze technical and musical problems, leading toward command of the instrument, mastery of all areas of musicianship and success in performing before an audience.

The repertoire listed below is an indication of the range and difficulty of works typically studied by a viola student in the undergraduate program. It does not necessarily indicate any required repertoire.

Solo Repertoire
Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suites; Concertos by Hoffmeister, Telemann, Bach, Walton;Sonatas by Beethoven, Handel, Marcello; Bruch: Kol Nidrei; Bloch: Suite Hebraique

Chamber Music
Works by Beethoven, Schubert, Haydn, Mozart, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich

Orchestral Repertoire
Strauss: Don Juan; Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade; Symphonies of Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn


Violin
In addition to the guidelines above, students working toward the Bachelor of Music in Violin will be required to prepare and perform a recital program in their senior year. Students in the undergraduate violin program will learn to analyze technical and musical problems, leading toward command of the instrument, mastery of all areas of musicianship and success in performing before an audience.

The repertoire listed below is an indication of the range and difficulty of works typically studied by a violin student in the undergraduate program. It does not necessarily indicate any required repertoire.

Technical Studies
Kreutzer Etudes; Dont 24 Studies; Gavinies, major and minor scales and arpeggios

Solo Repertoire
Concertos by Bruch, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Sibelius, Prokofiev, Brahms, Vieutemps, Wieniawski; Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole, Bach Unaccompanied Sonatas and Partitas; Sonatas by Beethoven, Brahms, Franck and Mozart

Chamber Music
Works by Beethoven, Schubert, Haydn, Mozart, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich

Orchestral Repertoire
Strauss: Don Juan; Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade; Symphonies of Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn