Regional Auditions

Boston University College of Fine Arts Regional auditions are attended and videotaped by School of Music and Tanglewood Institute Admissions staff members. Faculty members will adjudicate the auditions from Boston.

Students who live more than 300 miles from one of our audition locations are welcome to submit a self-prepared recorded audition, in accordance with our guidelines.
Applicants to Masters and Doctoral programs are strongly encouraged to attend the Boston Auditions*.

The regional auditions will be held in mid-January and will include the following locations: New York City; Washington, DC; Chicago; Los Angeles; and Austin, Texas. Additional auditions for Tanglewood Institute applicants only will be held in Montgomery, Alabama.

Schedule a Live Audition

Boston University Tanglewood Institute

Applicants Only
Boston, MA
855 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Friday, February 1, 2008
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Schedule an audition

New York City, NY

Ripley-Grier Studios
520 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Friday, January 11, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
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Washington, DC area

The Music Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane
North Bethesda, MD 20852-3385
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
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Chicago, IL

Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra
410 S. Michigan Ave.
Suite# 833
Chicago, IL 60605
Friday, January 18, 2008
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Southern California area

Orange County High School of the Arts
1010 North Main St.
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Sunday, January 20, 2008
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Los Angeles, CA

The Colburn School
200 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Monday, January 21, 2008
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Austin, TX

St. David's Episcopal Church
304 E. 7th St.
Austin, TX 78701
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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Montgomery, AL

Applicants Only
Boston University Tanglewood Institute
Friday, January 11, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
(In conjunction with the Montgomery Symphony Blount Foundation Young Artists Competition.  Call 334-240-4004 for more information.)
Schedule an Audition

*Applicants to Collaborative Piano programs must audition live in Boston. No recordings or regional auditions will be accepted.

**Applicants to Historical Performance and Percussion programs for the School of Music may audition live in Boston or by recorded audition. No regional auditions will be accepted.