Audition Repertory for Voice

Prescreening Requirement: Voice applicants to all degree and diploma programs who wish to audition live in Boston must first submit a prescreening video recording online via ArtsApp by December 1.  Please do not mail recordings to our office.  The fall 2012 application deadline is January 1, 2012.

Applicants who wish to audition by recording or at a regional audition site do not need to send a prescreening recording.  If you plan to audition by recording, please use our ArtsApp portal to submit your final audition electronically.  Final voice audition recordings must be video.  Auditioning by recording does not require prescreening.  Applicants to the Opera Institute should follow the Opera Institute audition requirements.

The repertory guidelines for prescreening and the live audition are the same. The School of Music provides a piano accompanist for voice auditions in Boston.  Applicants must bring the piano score to the audition.

BM

Applicants must prepare three songs from memory from the classical art song repertoire in at least two languages, including English.  They may be chosen from the Italian, German, French, and English art song repertories. Songs with guitar accompaniment, popular songs, or show tunes are not acceptable for auditions.

The auditioning faculty is not concerned with the number of years of voice study; rather, they are interested in vocal quality, potential, and musical background including music theory, piano, or some other instrument. The School of Music only provides piano accompanists for voice auditions in Boston. Applicants in voice auditioning at a regional audition site must provide an accompanist.

MM & Performance Diploma

Applicants should prepare and perform from memory a total of six (6) selections as follows: Four (4) selections drawn from the standard classical repertory: Lieder, French and Italian art songs, oratorio, or contemporary vocal literature; and two (2) contrasting arias from the operatic repertory.  An accompanist will be provided for auditions in Boston.

DMA

Applicants should prepare an audition program of recital length in four languages: English, Italian, German, and French. Two (2) contrasting arias from opera and one  (1) aria from oratorio should be included.