Orchestra

2027 TPSMEA All-State Orchestra Clinician: Jennifer Drake

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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.

 

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TPSMEA AUDITION MATERIAL FOR 2026 2027Audition excerpts released on August 15, 2026 from this list.

Violin

  • Selection 1

    • Book: 24 Caprices for Violin
    • Editor: Rode / Galamian
    • Publisher: International Music Company
    • Edition: No. 2066
    • Etude: Introduzione & Agitato e con fuoco, No. 24
    • Pages: 50–51
    • Tempo: Quarter Note = 54–60

  • Errata

    • Tempo at Agitato: Quarter Note = 108–120
    • mm. 7–11: One bow per measure
    • m. 9: All down-bow with slight détaché breaks for shifting
    • m. 58: Add “ten.” marking, matching mm. 52, 54, and 56
    • m. 80: Alternate fingering acceptable. May remain in 5th position and shift to 3rd position in m. 81
    • m. 89, beat 2: E begins with 1st finger

  • Selection 2

    • Book: Etude Spéciales, Op. 36, Book I
    • Editor: Mazas (Galamian)
    • Publisher: International Music Company
    • Edition: No. 2177
    • Etude: Romance, No. 18
    • Page: 23
    • Tempo: Dotted Quarter Note = 44–50

  • Errata

    • Begin at m. 21, e minor section
    • m. 28: Final B played normally, not harmonic
    • m. 43: Opening dynamic should be mf
    • m. 56: Add accent (>) on beat 2, matching m. 60
    • Alternate fingerings in parentheses are acceptable

Viola

  • Selection 1

    • Book: 16 Fantasy Etudes for Viola
    • Editor: Fuchs
    • Publisher: International Music Company
    • Edition: No. 2786
    • Etude: Aria Parlante (Andante), No. 14
    • Pages: 28–29
    • Tempo: Half Note = 46–52

  • Errata

    • mm. 5, 31, 79: Second note (A) played with 2nd finger on D string
    • mm. 16, 42: Play on D string
    • mm. 21, 47: Play on G string
    • mm. 74, 88: Fourth through sixth notes use half-string octave harmonics on G and D strings
    • m. 75: Continue up-bow from previous measure
    • m. 76, beat 3: Shift to 3rd position

  • Selection 2

    • Book: 41 Caprices, Op. 22 for Viola
    • Editor: Campagnoli
    • Publisher: Edition Peters
    • Edition: EP2548
    • Etude: Allegro Moderato, No. 3
    • Pages: 4–5
    • Tempo: Dotted Quarter Note = 60–69

  • Errata

    • m. 7: Beat 2 entirely in 1st position; shift to 3rd position on beat 3
    • m. 15:
      • Beat 1 begins on 3rd finger in 2nd position
      • Beat 2 begins on 3rd finger in 1st position
    • m. 15, beat 3: D-natural applies through beats 3–4 in upper octave

Cello

  • Selection 1

    • 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
    • Pages: 46–47
    • Tempo: Quarter Note = 90–104

  • Errata

    • m. 10, beat 4: Dotted eighth note played as harmonic
    • m. 30: Bowing left to performer; maintain intonation and rhythmic integrity
    • m. 45, beat 4: First sixteenth note is E-natural

  • Selection 2

    • Book: 170 Foundation Studies for Violoncello, Vol. 3
    • Editor: Alwin Schroeder
    • Publisher: Carl Fischer Music
    • Edition: CF.O2471
    • Etude: Adagio, più mosso ma non troppo, No. 143
    • Pages: 15–17
    • Tempo: Quarter Note = 70–76

  • Errata

    • Più mosso ma non troppo: Quarter Note = 86–92
    • Stop at m. 61 (end of page 2)

String Bass

  • Selection 1

    • Book: 57 Studies, Vol. I
    • Editor: Storch-Hrabe (Zimmermann)
    • Publisher: International Music Company
    • Edition: No. 1034
    • Etude: Andante, No. 23
    • Pages: 23–24
    • Tempo: Dotted Quarter Note = 48–56

  • Selection 2

    • Book: 12 Studies
    • Editor: Libon / Sankey
    • Publisher: International Music Company
    • Edition: No. 3098
    • Etude: Moderato, No. 8
    • Page: 10
    • Tempo: Quarter Note = 60–70

  • Errata

    • m. 41: Final sixteenth note is F-natural
    • Missing barline between mm. 48–49

 

 

2026-05-20