Jennifer Drake is a conductor, violist, teacher, and camp director based in Boise, Idaho. She serves as the Music Director for the Serenata Orchestra and the Boise Philharmonic Youth Orchestras.
In addition to conducting work, Ms. Drake is a music education and outreach champion. She founded Idaho Viola Camp and is co-artistic director of the Idaho Orchestra Institute, combining high-level instruction with immersive outdoor experiences.
Ms. Drake is also the principal violist of the Boise Baroque Orchestra and plays with the Boise Philharmonic. Her international chamber music career includes appearances at the International Viola Congress in Iceland and the Bass Clarinet Convention in the Netherlands. Her energy and charisma make her an engaging and inspiring leader for young musicians.
Please review the posted cuts carefully and share the information with all students preparing to audition.
Directors and students should also review the published errata, tempo markings, bowings, and other performance instructions associated with each selection.
Here are the important dates for the Fall semester:
August 15, Saturday – All-State Audition Music Released – Online
September 1, Tuesday – Membership Registration – Online
December 2, 2026, Wednesday – All-State Orchestra Recording Submission Deadline – Remote – Opus Event
December 3, 2026, Thursday – All-State Submission Verification Period – Remote –
December 4–6, 2026, Friday–Sunday – All-State Adjudication: Remote Judging – Remote – Opus Event
Thank you for your continued support of the TPSMEA Orchestra Division and for the time you invest in preparing your students for the All-State audition process.
Best wishes for a successful start to the school year.
Guillermo Hernandez-Ching, Ed.D.
Orchestra Division Vice President
TPSMEA
Book: 24 Caprices for Violin
Editor: Rode/Galamian
Publisher: International Music Company
Edition: No. 2066
Etude: Introduzione & Agitato e con fuoco, No. 24, pp. 50–51
Tempo: Quarter note = 54–60
TPSMEA Cut: Play from m. 13 to downbeat mm. 52 (Bb dotted eight note)
Errata
Agitato: Quarter note = 108–120. (Posted 5/1)
mm. 7–11: One bow per measure. (Posted 5/2)
m. 9: All down-bow, with slight détaché breaks in the sound for shifting. (Posted 5/1)
m. 58: Add ten. as in mm. 52, 54, and 56. (Posted 5/5)
Book: Etudes Spéciales, Op. 36, Book I
Editor: Mazas (Galamian)
Publisher: International Music Company
Edition: No. 2177
Etude: Romance, No. 18, p. 23
Tempo: Dotted quarter note = 44–50
TPSMEA Cut: Play from m.29 to measureX downbeat of measure 51(quarter note B)
Errata
Start at m. 21, E minor section. (Posted 5/1)
m. 28: The last note (B) should be played normally, not as a harmonic. (Posted 5/5)
m. 43: Beginning dynamic should be mf. (Posted 5/5)
Book: 16 Fantasy Etudes for Viola
Editor: Fuchs
Publisher: International Music Company
Edition: No. 2786
Etude: Aria Parlante (Andante), No. 14, pp. 28–29
Tempo: Half note = 46–52
TPSMEA Cut: Play from m. 1 to eight note downbeat m. 25 (eight note Ab).
Errata
mm. 5, 31, and 79: The second note (A) should be played with 2nd finger on the D string. (Posted 5/1)
mm. 16 and 42: Play on the D string. (Posted 5/1)
mm. 21: Play on the G string. (Posted 5/1)
Book: 41 Caprices, Op. 22 for Viola
Editor: Campagnoli
Publisher: Peters
Edition: EP2548
Etude: Allegro Moderato, No. 3, pp. 4–5
Tempo: Dotted quarter note = 60–69
TPSMEA Cut: Play from m.1 to measure 15 including beats 1 and 2, but not 3 and 4.
Errata
m. 7: Play beat 2 entirely in 1st position; shift to 3rd position on beat 3. (Posted 5/1)
m. 15: Play beat 1 beginning with 3rd finger in 2nd position. Play beat 2 beginning with 3rd finger in 1st position. (Posted 5/1)
m. 15, beat 3, first note: D-natural also applies to the upper octave through beats 3 and 4. (Posted 5/8)
Book: 40 Studies: High School of Cello Playing, Op. 73
Editor: Popper (Stutch)
Publisher: International Music Company
Edition: No. 811
Etude: Andante grazioso, No. 22, pp. 46–47
Tempo: Quarter note = 90–104
TPSMEA Cut: Play from beginning to entire measure 18.
Errata
m. 10, beat 4: The dotted eighth note should be played as a harmonic. (Posted 5/1)
Book: 170 Foundation Studies for Violoncello, Vol. 3
Editor: Alwin Schroeder
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Edition: CF.O2471
Etude: Adagio, più mosso ma non troppo, No. 143, pp. 15–17
Tempo: Quarter note = 70–76
TPSMEA Cut: Play from the beginning to m.22 (including half note C)
Book: 57 Studies, Vol. I
Editor: Storch-Hrabe (Zimmermann)
Publisher: International Music Company
Edition: No. 1034
Etude: Andante, No. 23, pp. 23–24
Tempo: Dotted quarter note = 48–56
TPSMEA Cut: Play from m.1 to downbeat of measure 15 (D on dotted quarter note)
Book: 12 Studies
Editor: Libon/Sankey
Publisher: International Music Company
Edition: No. 3098
Etude: Moderato, No. 8, page(s) 10
Tempo: Quarter Note = 60–70
TPSMEA Cut: Play from m.9 to downbeat measure 25 (C sixteenth note)
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