Audition Period

January (various dates for select instruments only)

• Click here to learn more about January 2009 auditions

February 23 (Classical Guitar only)

• Click here to learn more about Classical Guitar auditions

February 27–March 6, 2009

• Click here to learn more about March 2009 auditions

Admission and Financial Aid Timeline

December 1

• Unified Application deadline (electronically submitted). To visit the Unified Application Web page, please click here.
• Prescreen material deadline (All materials must be received by the Office of Admission by December 1. This is not a postmarked deadline.).

Late December

• Prescreen results e-mailed to applicants.
• Individual live audition times for January auditions (see below for specific applicable instruments) will be e-mailed to those applicants who pass through prescreening or do not have a prescreening requirement.
• Accompanist information will be e-mailed to all Classical & Orchestral Bassoon, Classical & Orchestral Clarinet, Classical & Orchestral Flute, and Orchestral Violin applicants.

January 1

• Recorded DVD audition deadline for the January Audition period. DVDs must be received by the Office of Admission by the deadline; this is not a postmarked deadline. To find out whether you are eligible to submit a DVD audition, please click here.

Mid-January

• Auditions will occur for Classical and Orchestral Woodwinds (except Saxophone), Classical and Orchestral Brass, Classical and Orchestral Percussion, Classical and Orchestral Bass, Classical and Orchestral Harp, and Orchestral Violin.
• To view details regarding indivdual audition dates, please click here.

Late January

• Individual live audition times for the March audition period and the Classical Guitar auditions (held in late February) will be e-mailed to those applicants who pass through prescreening or do not have a prescreening requirement.

February 1

• Supporting materials deadline for all applicants. Documents such as transcripts, transcript translations, recommendation letters, World Education Services (WES) evaluations, and TOEFL scores are due.
• Recorded DVD audition deadline for the March Audition period. DVDs must be received by the Office of Admission by the deadline; this is not a postmarked deadline. To find out whether you are eligible to submit a DVD audition, please click here.
• Accompanist information will be e-mailed to all Classical & Orchestral Cello, Classical Violin, Classical & Orchestral Viola, and Classical Voice applicants.

Late February/Early March

• Auditions will occur for all other instruments than those listed above.

March 1

• Financial Aid application deadline (All materials must be received by the Office of Financial Aid by March 1. This is not a postmarked deadline.). Please refer to the Financial Aid page for complete information about applying for financial assistance.

April 1

• All admission and financial aid (if applicable) results will be e-mailed.

Please note: incomplete admission and/or financial aid files may delay applicant results.