Viola students at Lamont are part of a tight-knit and encouraging studio dedicated to the pursuit of musical excellence. They study with the principal violist of the Colorado Symphony, Professor Basil Vendryes. Previously, Professor Vendryes was a member of the San Francisco Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic. He also performed as a soloist across the country and globe and recorded for Columbia, Phillips, Decca, RCA and Nonesuch as well as chamber music for the Ariel Music, Cadenza Music, Centaur, CRI and Naxos labels.
Repertoire Requirements
Undergraduate (BM, BA and Minor)
- Your choice of one major AND one minor 3 octave scale that is NOT C major or c minor. It is preferred that you play 3 or 4 slurred notes per bow if possible. You should also play the arpeggio series related to the chosen scales, minimum of major and minor arpeggios, 3 slurred preferred.
- Two contrasting movements of a work by Bach (Suites for Cello or Sonatas/Partitas for Violin, transcribed for viola)
- A movement (or movements, if connected) of a work of your choice, difficulty level of:
- F.A. Hoffmeister, Concerto in D Major
- Hummel, Fantasy
- Stamitz, Concerto, Opus 1
- Schubert, Arpeggione Sonata
- One etude of your choice, minimum difficulty level of:
- Mazas, Opus 36
- Dont, 24 Studies, Opus 37
- Kreutzer, 42 Studies
Graduate (MM and Certificate in Performance)
- Your choice of one major AND one minor 3 octave scale that is NOT C major or c minor. It is preferred that you play 3 or 4 slurred notes per bow if possible. You should also play the arpeggio series related to the chosen scales, minimum of major and minor arpeggios, 3 slurred preferred.
- One etude of your choice, minimum difficulty level of Kreutzer, Rode or Campagnoli
- Two contrasting movements of an unaccompanied work by Bach (Suites, Sonatas, or Partitas)
- A movement of a modern concerto, difficulty level of Walton, Bartók, or Hindemith (Der Schwanendreher)
- A movement of a sonata or work with piano (ex. Brahms, Sonata Opus 120 or Schumann, Märchenbilder or Hindemith, Opus 11 #4)
Review requirements for Artist Diploma
Review requirements for Certificate in Orchestral Studies
