Requires audition.
About
The Baroque Orchestra provides CWRU and CIM students with practical, pre-professional training in 17th- and 18th-century performance practice. Presenting two concerts each semester, the orchestra designs its programs around a specific focus within Baroque ensemble music.
Recent projects include:
- An all-Bach program
- Music by English masters, including Handel and Purcell
- A French program featuring an opera scene and Rebel’s extraordinary Les Elemens
- A Classical program of Mozart and Haydn
The orchestra is alternately directed by Dr. Julie Andrijeski (violin) and Mr. Jaap ter Linden (cello and viola da gamba), with occasional coaching from Dr. Peter Bennett (harpsichord), and other internationally recognized artists. Instruments and bows in 17th- and 18th-century set-up are available from the Kulas Collection.
By audition only (MUEN 397).
Director: Dr. Julie Andrijeski, Head of Historical Performance Program
Auditions
- Baroque Orchestra is open to all CWRU and CIM students by audition.
- Auditions are held during the first week of the semester in the class meeting time.
- Prepare a Baroque excerpt of your choice and be ready for sight-reading.
- New students may audition on modern instruments.
- Returning students are strongly encouraged to audition on Baroque instruments.
- For more information, contact the director.
Registration
Enrollment permissions are granted in the Student Information System (SIS) after a successful audition or during the first week of class. Once permissions are granted, students should register for the appropriate MUEN course(s) in SIS.
The Drop/Add Period ends on the 2nd Friday of each semester.