Eileen Phillips Cohen Scholarship Application Procedure

Application Requirements:

• Send the following items to musthe53@uwec.edu. Materials are due February 19th 2027 for the March 6th, 2027 program auditions.
  • Resumé, including a cover letter stating the meaning of music in your life and leadership qualities you could bring to the quartet and the orchestra program. Be sure that you have included your contact information, including both your address and your e-mail, on your resumé.  
  • Video upload (YouTube or Vimeo) with high audio quality.
    • Recordings must contain all required audition repertoire listed below.
  • Two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from your current music teacher or orchestra director.
• Eligibility: High school senior or college student at the time of the application.

List of Repertoire

Violin

1. Required piece: Any movement of choice from a Bach Solo Violin Partita or Sonata (BWV 1001–1006)
2. Choose one of the following:

Brahms: Violin Concerto, Mvt I
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1, Mvt I or III
Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Mvt. I
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Mvt. I
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3, 4 or 5
Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3, Mvt. I
Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Mvt. I
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Mvt I
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2, Mvt I

Viola

1. Required piece: A Prelude from any of J.S. Bach Cello Suites BWV 1007-1012
2. Choose one of the following:

Stamitz: Viola Concerto Mvt. I
Hoffmeister: Viola Concerto Mvt. I
Bartok: Viola Concerto Mvt. Any movement
Walton: Viola Concerto Mvt. I or II
Hindemith: Der Schwanendreher Any movement

Violoncello

1. Required piece: A Prelude from any of J.S. Bach Cello Suites BWV 1007-1012 
2. Choose one of the following:

C.P.E. Bach Violoncello Concerto in A minor, Mvt. I
A. Dvorak: Concerto No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 104 any Movement
E. Elgar: Concerto in E minor Op. 85, Mvt. IV
J. Haydn: Concerto in C Major, Mvt. I or III
J. Haydn: Concerto in D Major, Mvt. I or III
E. Lalo: Concerto in D minor, Mvt. I
C. Saint-Saëns: Violoncello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Op. 33, Mvt. I
R. Schumann: Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 Mvt. I
D. Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 107 Mvt. I
P. Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major, Op. 33

For more information or questions contact:

Dr. Christine Harada Li, Cohen Quartet Coordinator
Department of Music and Theatre Arts
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
lichris@uwec.edu