Bachelor of Music | Mannes College the New School for Music

Composition portfolio Audition Information

Composition (MM)

Portfolio Information

All applicants for the composition concentration must submit a portfolio of sample scores for faculty review via Acceptd. Based on this prescreening, they may be invited to the required live interview. Composition applicants currently enrolled in the College and Prep Honors program are not prescreened.

Applicants should submit PDFs of three recent scores (preferably written within the last two years) accompanied by corresponding sound files, if available (live performance recordings are preferred over MIDI files).

If a work is multimedia in nature, a video file may be submitted. If a piece is not notable (for example, an electronic piece), a sound file should be submitted, accompanied by a written description of the piece and its concept, in lieu of a score.

Master of Music and Professional Studies Diploma applicants are encouraged to submit an orchestra or large ensemble work as at least one of their scores.

Interview Information

Candidates should submit at least four original compositions in diverse instrumentation representative of their work during the previous three years, and are encouraged to include at least one work for orchestra or large ensemble.

Scores should be brought in triplicate (properly bound, not loose pages) accompanied by CDs of corresponding performances if available. Live performance recordings are preferred over MIDI files.

If a work is multimedia in nature, a video file may be brought. If a piece is not notable by nature (for example, an electronic piece), a sound file should be brought.

Applicants are interviewed by members of the composition faculty about their backgrounds and musical knowledge.

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