{"id":1561,"date":"2022-04-15T18:02:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T22:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?page_id=1561"},"modified":"2025-10-31T14:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:20:12","slug":"audition-dates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/music\/admissions-auditions\/audition-repertoire-and-portfolio-requirements\/audition-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"School of Music Live Audition Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below are the audition dates based on instrument\/program. Please know that these dates are subject to change and we recommend scheduling travel once you have received an audition confirmation from the School of Music Admissions office. For any questions, email us at cfamusic@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Early Decision 1 and Spring Transfer Applicants<\/h5>\n

Live auditions for Early Decision (ED1) and Spring Transfer applicants will be held on<\/strong> Friday,\u00a0November 7, 2025<\/i>. <\/strong>Prescreening is waived for ED1 and Spring Transfer applicants.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Early Decision 2 Applicants<\/h5>\n

If you’re an Early Decision 2 Applicant, plan to complete your audition by the end of January<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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2026 Audition Schedule<\/h4>\n

*Graduate applicants only<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Instrument Program<\/strong><\/td>\nAudition Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Artist Diploma Final Round<\/td>\nClosed for Fall 2026.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bassoon<\/td>\nJanuary 30
\nFebruary 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cello<\/td>\nJanuary 23
\nJanuary 30
\nFebruary 6
\nFebruary 13*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clarinet<\/td>\nJanuary 30
\nFebruary 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Collaborative Piano<\/td>\nFebruary 5
\nFebruary 12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Composition Interviews (Graduate Only)<\/td>\nJanuary 23
\nJanuary 30
\nFebruary 6
\nFebruary 13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conducting (Choral)<\/td>\nTBA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conducting (Orchestral)<\/td>\nTBA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Double Bass<\/td>\nJanuary 23
\nFebruary 6
\nFebruary 13*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Euphonium<\/td>\nJanuary 23
\nFebruary 13*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flute<\/td>\nJanuary 30
\nFebruary 13*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harp<\/td>\nJanuary 30
\nFebruary 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Horn<\/td>\nJanuary 23
\nJanuary 30
\nFebruary 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oboe<\/td>\nJanuary 30
\nFebruary 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Opera Institute<\/td>\nClosed for Fall 2026. Applications will reopen in September 2026 for Fall 2027 admission.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percussion<\/td>\nJanuary 30
\nFebruary 6
\nFebruary 13*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Piano<\/td>\nJanuary 23
\nJanuary 30
\nFebruary 6
\nFebruary 13*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saxophone<\/td>\nJanuary 23
\nJanuary 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trombone (Tenor & Bass)<\/td>\nJanuary 30
\nFebruary 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trumpet<\/td>\nJanuary 23
\nFebruary 6
\nFebruary 13*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuba<\/td>\nJanuary 23
\nFebruary 13*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Viola<\/td>\nJanuary 30
\nFebruary 6
\nFebruary 13*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Violin<\/td>\nJanuary 23
\nJanuary 30
\nFebruary 6
\nFebruary 13*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Voice<\/td>\nJanuary 23
\nJanuary 30
\nFebruary 6
\nFebruary 13*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Below are the audition dates based on instrument\/program. Please know that these dates are subject to change and we recommend scheduling travel once you have received an audition confirmation from the School of Music Admissions office. For any questions, email us at cfamusic@bu.edu. 2026 Audition Schedule *Graduate applicants only Instrument Program Audition Date Artist Diploma […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19544,"featured_media":0,"parent":1377,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"bu-publication":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1561"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19544"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1561"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126499,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1561\/revisions\/126499"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=1561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}