Boston Auditions
Please note that auditions must be scheduled online by the applicant. To schedule an audition, prospective students must first submit an application to Boston University. To access the scheduling system, undergraduate applicants must set up a web account on the applicant link (for assistance with setting this up, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at admissions@bu.edu or 617.353.2300), from which there is a link to the scheduling system. Graduate applicants will receive an email upon submitting the application online with a link to the scheduling system.
Because auditions can be scheduled only after completion of an online application, we strongly encourage applicants to apply well before the deadline.
2012 Audition Dates
Early Decision, Trustee and MLK Applicants
- Early Decision applicants have a November 1 application deadline. The Early Decision audition date will be Friday, November 18, 2011, but auditions must be scheduled before November 10. Upon submission of the Early Decision application, applicants will receive instructions about how to schedule the audition online. We strongly encourage applicants to apply as early as possible, as appointments must be made online before November 10. If the audition is not scheduled by this date, the applicant will need to submit an audition recording online in order to receive consideration.
- Trustee Scholarship, MLK Scholarship, and other special scholarship applicants have a December 1 application deadline. The Trustee and MLK audition date will be Friday, December 9, 2011, but auditions must be scheduled by December 1. Upon submission of the application applicants will receive instructions about how to schedule the audition online. We strongly encourage applicants to apply as early as possible, as appointments must be made online by December 1. If the audition is not scheduled by this date, the applicant will need to submit an audition recording online in order to receive consideration.
All Other Applicants
Please note that dates and locations marked with an asterisk are tentative and will be confirmed by September 1.
| Artist Diploma (prescreening required) | Feb 6 | 10am – 12pm | Concert Hall |
| Bassoon | Feb 3
Feb 24 |
9:30 – 11:30am
9:30 – 11:30am |
Room 410
Room 165 |
| Cello | Feb 3
Feb 17 Feb 24 |
9am – 5pm
9am – 5pm 9am – 5pm |
Room 171
Concert Hall Room 171 |
| Choral Conducting (prescreening required) | Feb 3
Feb 10 |
8am – 5pm
8am – 5pm |
Library
Library |
| Clarinet | Feb 3
Feb 10 Feb 24 |
1 – 4pm
1 – 4pm 1 – 4pm |
Room 406
Room 406 Room 406 |
| Collaborative Piano | Feb 9
Feb 10 |
10am – 3pm
10am – 3pm |
Marshall Room
Marshall Room |
| Double Bass | Feb 3
Feb 10 |
9am – 12pm
9am – 12pm |
Marshall Room
Concert Hall |
| Euphonium | Feb 17 | 9am – 12pm | Room 410 |
| Flute (prescreening required) | Feb 3
Feb 17 |
9am – 12pm
9am – 12pm |
Room 165
Room 165 |
| Harp | Feb 17 | 5 – 8pm | Room 410 |
| Historical Performance | Feb 10 | 11am – 5pm | Room 426 |
| Horn | Feb 3
Feb 24 |
1:30 – 7pm
10am – 7pm |
Room 410
Room 410 |
| Oboe | Feb 3
Feb 24 |
9:30 – 11:30am
9:30 – 11:30am |
Room 167
Room 414 |
| Opera Institute (prescreening required) | Feb 27
Feb 28 |
TBD
TBD |
TBD
TBD |
| Orchestral Conducting (prescreening required) | Feb 17 | 9am – 2pm | Room 167 |
| Piano | Jan 27
Feb 3 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 |
9am – 5pm
9am – 5pm 9am – 5pm 9am – 5pm 9am – 5pm |
Room 409
Room 409 Room 409 Room 409 Room 409 |
| Percussion | Jan 27
Feb 3 Feb 10 |
9am – 12pm
10:30am – 1:30pm 9am – 12pm |
Room B33F
Room B33F Room B33F |
| Saxophone | Feb 3
Feb 24 |
9:30 – 11:30am
9:30 – 11:30am |
Room B28H
Room B28H |
| Trombone | Feb 3
Feb 24 |
1:30 – 7pm
10am – 7pm |
Room 410
Room 410 |
| Trumpet | Feb 3
Feb 24 |
1:30 – 7pm
10am – 7pm |
Room 410
Room 410 |
| Tuba | Feb 17 | 9am – 12pm | Room 410 |
| Viola | Feb 3
Feb 17 Feb 24 |
9am – 5pm
9am – 5pm 9am – 5pm |
Room 171
Concert Hall Room 171 |
| Violin (prescreening required) | Feb 3
Feb 17 Feb 24 |
1 – 5pm
10am – 5pm 9am – 5pm |
Room 167
Room 171 Room 167 |
| Voice – Undergraduate (prescreening required) | Feb 3
Feb 17 Feb 24 |
1 – 5pm
1:30 – 5pm 1:30 – 5pm |
Marshall Room
Marshall Room Marshall Room |
| Voice – Graduate (prescreening required) | Jan 27
Feb 17 Feb 24 |
9am – 12:30pm
9am – 12:30pm 9am – 12:30pm |
Marshall Room
Marshall Room Marshall Room |
