College Audition Help!

[pipwithpizazz]

Posted: 9/20/13 at 9:22pm

Hi everyone! I am having trouble finding pieces for my college auditions. I'm looking for two contrasting pre-1965 pieces and one uptempo contemporary (I already have "Times Like This" from Lucky Stiff). I'm a tall, brunette soprano with a high mix. My upper range needs a lot of work, so I tend to avoid stuff of a "Glitter and be Gay" or "Much More" nature. I'm definitely a character over an ingenue. I'm looking at either "Cockeyed Optimist" or "Wonderful Guy" from South Pacific and "It's a Perfect Relationship" from "Bells are Ringing." I love anything with a really classic Tin Pan Alley sound, so I'd love something like a Gershwin or a Kern ballad. Or a Porter song that isn't overdone. Thanks in advance for your help!

[GetBackUp25]

Posted: 9/22/13 at 1:17pm

For your uptempo contemporary, the first thing that came to mind was "Ireland" from Legally Blonde. As for your pre-1965 choices, maybe "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" from Shall We Dance as an uptempo. A good contrasting song to that would be "The Party's Over" from Bells Are Ringing even though it's ingenue-ish because a good character ballad is hard to find and this was the least typical ingenue ballad I could find.

[pipwithpizazz]

Posted: 9/24/13 at 12:45pm

Thank you! I will definitely be looking at "The Party's Over." I love it!