Auditioning
Admissions are based on artistic promise alone.
Audition dates, repertoire, and prescreening requirements vary by department. Curtis will hold virtual auditions during February and March for entry in the 2021–22 academic year. Dates are scheduled based on the faculty’s availability. Curtis is unable to honor requests for changes in the scheduled audition dates. Applicants who wish to double-major must audition and gain admission to each department separately.
Audition Calendar | |
|---|---|
| Cello | February 14-15 |
| Composition | March 19-21 |
| Guitar | February 12-14 |
| Horn | February 19-21 |
| Opera (Graduate) | March 12-15 Final round: March 19-21 |
| Timpani and Percussion | Pre-recorded submissions deadline: February 26 Final rounds – live virtual: March 5–7 |
| Viola | February 26–28 |
| Violin | Preliminary rounds — live virtual: February 26–27 Final rounds – live virtual: February 28 |
| Voice (Undergraduate) | March 12–15 Final and additional rounds: March 19–21 |
Instrument departments that are not listed above will not hold auditions this year. We know that this decision is disappointing for prospective applicants to these departments, but we hope this information will help provide context for this news.
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