School of Music | College of Fine Arts - Boston University

Conducting Audition Information

Prescreening

Applicants to the following programs and instruments need to submit a prescreening video recording or portfolio for review before they can be invited to a live audition or interview.

• Applicants to cello, double bass, flute, percussion, piano, trumpet, violin, or voice regardless of degree or program
• Graduate Composition majors
• All applicants to the Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance
• All applicants to the Artist Diploma

Prescreening recordings and portfolios are due by December 1. Applicants will be notified of prescreening results in early January.

Choral Conducting Audition Information

Audition Options

Choral Conducting applicants are required to audition in Boston and must first submit a prescreening video recording following the repertoire guidelines below.

Master of Music (MM) & Master of Sacred Music (MSM)

Prescreening

The prescreening video recording should include 20–30 minutes of the candidate in rehearsal and/or performance with a choral ensemble. Please submit your prescreening recording online through our Acceptd portal.

Live Audition (if invited)

• TBD

Each candidate will also be asked to sing an art song and play a solo keyboard composition at the level of a Bach two-part invention.

Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

Prescreening

The prescreening video recording should include 20–30 minutes of the candidate in rehearsal and/or performance with a choral ensemble. Please submit your prescreening recording online through our Acceptd portal.

Live Audition (if invited)

• TBD

Each candidate will also be asked to sing an art song and play a solo keyboard composition at the level of a Bach two-part invention.

Orchestral Conducting Audition Information

Audition Options

Orchestral Conducting applicants are required to audition in Boston and must first submit a prescreening video recording following the repertoire guidelines below

Master of Music (MM)

Prescreening

The prescreening video should include 20–30 minutes of the candidate in rehearsal and/or performance with an orchestral ensemble.

Live Audition

Selected applicants will be invited to audition in person, and an audition in Boston is required. The live audition repertoire will be announced in early January with pre-screening results. Candidates will conduct an ensemble as the final part of the audition.

The live audition will also include an individual interview and a general musicianship examination.

Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

Prescreening

The prescreening video should include 20–30 minutes of the candidate in rehearsal and/or performance with an orchestral ensemble.

Live Audition

Selected applicants will be invited to audition in person, and an audition in Boston is required. The live audition repertoire will be announced in early January with pre-screening results. Candidates will conduct an ensemble as the final part of the audition.

The live audition will also include an individual interview and a general musicianship examination.

Updated on 09/24/2018