Bachelor of Music | Mannes College the New School for Music

Composition Audition Information

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

• Applicants must bring representative compositions of the past two years for review.
• 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 to ascertain their knowledge of music and general musical culture.

                                                                                                                                                       Updated on 03/27/2019