The Boston Conservatory Audition Process
Once your application for admission has been completed The Boston Conservatory requires a performance audition and/or interview depending on your major. Applicants are strongly encouraged to audition in-person at The Boston Conservatory whenever possible. The Boston Conservatory recognizes, however, that travel can be costly and does offer alternatives: Regional Auditions, Recorded Auditions.
A complete application, transcripts and recommendations must be received prior to the audition. Audition requirements vary by your performance division. Please, carefully review requirements and note any special instructions for your field of study.
A selection committee, comprised of Admissions representatives and faculty are available at a number of audition sites around the country. Please review the
Music,
Dance or
Theater audition web pages for detailed information on requirements for your program.
We strongly recommend an in-person audition. However, we recognize that some students must audition by recording. Recorded auditions are accepted for all programs and degree levels for applicants living
further than 500 miles outside of Boston or any regional audition site, except for the Master of Music (MM) and /or Graduate Performance Diploma (GPD) in Opera Performance, Collaborative Piano, Vocal Pedagogy, Choral Conducting and Orchestral Conducting. These candidates
must audition in person.
All Divisions
Recorded Audition Requirements
*Please refer to your division (Music, Dance, Theater) for recorded audition requirements.
—All CDs/DVDs must be labeled, both on the recording and on the outside case with the name of the applicant, the program and degree level to which he/she is applying, and the order of the program pieces recorded.
—Applicants submitting DVDs should be sure the recordings are appropriately lit and are in focus.
—Applicants who choose to send a recorded audition should make every effort to have the best possible recording made of their audition performance.
— Recorded auditions that are of poor quality often result in a student being denied admission.
—Applicants must also include a statement about themselves containing important information they would like to convey to the faculty.
*All CDs/DVDs/scores submitted become the property of The Boston Conservatory and cannot be returned.