Regional Auditions
Please note that regional auditions in the USA must be scheduled online by the applicant. 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.
Regional auditions take place in major cities around the U.S. in January and in Asia in October. Regional auditions are attended and video recorded by admissions staff, and all recordings will be evaluated by the same faculty who hear live auditions in Boston.
- Applicants who wish to audition at a regional site do not need to submit a prescreening recording.
- Please note that you may only schedule a regional audition after your application has been submitted to Boston University. Regional audition locations fill up quickly, so we suggest submitting your application early to secure a space in your preferred location.
- Applicants wishing to schedule a regional audition: please note that you may schedule a regional audition only after your application has been submitted to Boston University. Because regional auditions begin fairly early in January, it is a good idea to submit your application early as spaces fill up quickly at our regional audition locations.
- Please note that voice applicants who perform at a regional audition must bring their own accompanist. Applicants on any other instrument are encouraged to audition without accompaniment.
- Students who live more than 300 miles from one of our audition locations are welcome to submit a recorded audition in accordance with our guidelines.
- Percussion, Historical Performance, and Collaborative Piano applicants may NOT audition at regional sites.
- Collaborative Piano applicants must audition live in Boston.
- Artist Diploma applicants who pass prescreening must audition live in Boston on the Artist Diploma audition day.
USA Auditions
The School of Music will host auditions in the cities listed below. Regional auditions can only be scheduled after you have submitted your application online. Upon submission you will receive an email that includes instructions about how to schedule the audition – please read these instructions carefully.
| Miami, FL | New World Symphony | January 7 |
| Houston, TX | Moores School of Music, University of Houston | January 9 |
| Los Angeles, CA | Ramon C. Cortines School for the Visual & Performing Arts | January 11 |
| San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Conservatory of Music | January 13 |
| Chicago, IL | Fine Arts Building/Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra | January 16 |
| Washington DC | Washington National Opera | January 18 |
| New York, NY | Ripley-Grier Studios | January 21
January 22 January 23 |
Asia Auditions
- Seoul, South Korea — October 7, 2011
- Hong Kong — October 9, 2011
- Taipei, Taiwan — October 12-14, 2011
- Singapore — October 15, 2011
- Bangkok, Thailand — October 18, 2011
For information and to schedule an audition in the cities listed above, please go to www.usaschoolsofmusic.com.
- Guangzhou, China — October 20, 2011
- Shanghai, China — October 22-23, 2011
- Beijing, China — October 26-28, 2011
For information and to schedule an audition in Beijing, Guangzhou, or Shanghai, please email or call Ms. Zhao at 13520230071 or 01065637757. Address: CBD International Office Building 5th Floor Room 568, No.16 Yong An Dong Li, Chao Yang Qu, Beijing 100022, China. Please download application forms online at www.usaschoolsofmusic.org.