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A Degree in Organ Performance

The Bachelor of Music Degree in Organ Performance provide students with opportunities to acquire skills to support their work in multiple areas of the profession, whether in church, concert or academic field. Students will study a wide range of repertoire from early works through contemporary compositions with emphasis on performance practice. Performance opportunities include participation in large ensembles (FIU Symphony Orchestra, Choirs, Collegium Musicum) and chamber music. Regular recitals given by members of the American Guild of Organists as well as national and internationally acclaimed guest organists enable students to participate in master classes throughout the year.

B.M. in Organ Performance

Audition Requirements

  • Prepare 3 or 4 contrasting pieces from the standard organ literature, including one from J.S. Bach, to demonstrate the applicants technical and musical skills.
  • Diagnostic testing of keyboard skills, including sight reading of a 4-part hymn harmonization will be included.
  • Applicants with a strong piano background may audition with three pieces in contrasting styles.

Audition Dates

Qualified candidates will be invited to audition in person at FIU. Organized auditions are held three times per year, but can be scheduled at other times throughout the year upon request. Applicants who wish to be considered for University merit-based scholarships should attend the November audition date. Theory and history placement tests will be given during organized audition days.

Upcoming audition dates include: November 18, 2023 | February 17, 2024 | and March 16, 2024.

 

 

Do You Have Questions?

Contact Our Coordinator of Academic Support Services

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Dave Fernandez
Coordinator of Academic Support Services
ddfernan@fiu.edu
305-348-6183

 

M.M. in Organ Performance

Audition Requirements

Required: A Bachelor’s degree in music from an accredited institution and a current CD or video from a degree recital

Prepare a program of not more than 30 minutes, to include music from at least three representative periods- some guidelines:

  • Baroque /a major work of J.S. Bach
  • Romantic/ (Mendelssohn, Franck, Reubke, Liszt, Reger)
  • One work composed after 1929/ (Widor, Vierne, Messiaen, Karg-Elert, Duruflé, Dupre, Rachel Laurin)

Audition Dates

Qualified candidates will be invited to audition in person at FIU. Organized auditions are held three times per year, but can be scheduled at other times throughout the year upon request. Applicants who wish to be considered for University merit-based scholarships should attend the November audition date. Theory and history placement tests will be given during organized audition days.

Upcoming audition dates include: November 18, 2023 | February 17, 2024 | and March 16, 2024.

 

Do You Have Questions?

Contact Our Coordinator of Academic Support Services

Dave Fernandez
Coordinator of Academic Support Services
ddfernan@fiu.edu
305-348-6183

 

 

Sydell Ida Wertheim Organ

The Sydell Ida Wertheim Organ is the spotlight of the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center at FIU. The prestigious 125 year old Schantz Organ Company took nearly a year to build the 26-ton organ that is the largest in Miami-Dade County and one of the most technologically advanced in the country. This magnificent instrument features a solid-oak console with four manual keyboards and a pedal clavier that controls its 4,255 pipes. It provides a wonderful tool for aspiring organists and unparalled performance opportunities for seasoned virtuosi.

Just as the performing arts center was made possible through the generosity of Herbert and Nicole Wertheim, so has their kindness made FIU the recipient of this exceptional instrument. In gratitude, the university dedicated the concert organ to the memory of Dr. Herbert Wertheim’s mother, Sydell Ida Wertheim, who passed away in 1997.