Auditions for Fall 2013 admission
Note: NEC's general policy is to hold auditions even in inclement weather, and even if classes, rehearsals and performances have been cancelled.
Audition Ambassadors are here to help you during your visit to NEC. Look for the students in the bright orange t-shirts.
Audition dates listed on this page are for applicants seeking admission in the fall of 2013. For those majors with more than one scheduled audition date, applicants are given the opportunity to indicate their date preference in the application for admission. While we try to schedule applicants for their preferred dates, we are unable to do so in all cases due to space limitations. Therefore, applicants should not make travel arrangements until their audition date is confirmed in writing via email by the Office of Admission. All audition dates are subject to change and/or cancellation due to faculty availability.
Applicants interested in applying for spring admission should contact the Office of Admission to determine whether we will be accepting applications in their department. We accept a limited number of applications for spring admission based on studio availability and consider applications on a case-by-case basis.
For complete audition information and requirements, visit Audition Information.
| Major | Audition Dates |
|---|---|
| Artist Diploma (except Opera) | February 25 |
| Artist Diploma in Opera | February 18 |
| Bassoon | February 16 |
| Clarinet | February 3 |
| Collaborative Piano | February 17 |
| Composition Interview | February 19 February 20 February 26 February 27 |
| Conducting - Choral | February 13 |
| Conducting - Orchestral | February 13 |
| Conducting - Wind Ensemble | March 12 |
| Contemporary Improvisation | February 19 February 20** February 26 |
| Double Bass | February 16 February 18 |
| Flute | February 17 February 18** |
| Guitar | February 15 |
| Harp | February 8 |
| Historical Performance | TBD |
| Horn | February 8 February 11 |
| Jazz Bass | February 25 |
| Jazz Trumpet | March 3 |
| Jazz Trombone | March 3 |
| Jazz Composition interview/audition | February 3 |
| Jazz Guitar | February 25 |
| Jazz Percussion | February 18 |
| Jazz Piano | February 3 |
| Jazz Saxophone | February 16 |
| Jazz Voice | February 18 |
| Oboe | February 3 February 25 |
| Percussion | March 1 March 2 March 3 |
| Piano | Feb. 13 (DMA only) |
| Professional Piano Trio Training Program | TBD |
| Professional String Quartet Training Program | TBD |
| Saxophone | February 18 |
| Trombone - Bass | February 15 February 16 |
| Trombone - Tenor | February 15 February 16 |
| Trumpet | February 8 February 11 |
| Tuba | February 7 (late afternoon & evening) |
| Viola | February 11 February 15** February 25 |
| Violin | Feb. 13 (DMA only) February 16 February 19 February 22 February 24 March 1 |
| Violoncello | February 13** February 20 February 25 |
| Vocal Performance & Vocal Pedagogy (not including Artist Diploma in Opera) | February 3 February 15** February 17 February 24 March 3 |
* If invited to present a live audition, Artist Diploma applicants (both general and Opera) must audition on the date indicated. There are no exceptions.
** If invited to present a live audition, D.M.A. applicants must audition on a D.M.A. audition day if one is indicated for their instrument. There are no exceptions. The required D.M.A. entrance exams in theory and music history will take place on the day before or after the live audition.
2013-02-12
LOUIS ARMSTRONG