Auditions & Repertoire

You will be great!

We know how stressful and intimidating auditioning can be, so we do our best to inform applicants about what to expect throughout the day and in the audition room.

Each year, applicants tell us that our audition weekend was their most welcoming and enjoyable. We look forward to seeing you in sunny California from late January through February!

Audition Formats

In-person audition weekends in San Francisco are the best opportunity to get to know our campus, faculty, current students, and city! We encourage all student to attend in-person auditions. Applicants for the Artist Diploma program and String and Piano Chamber Music program must attend in-person auditions. 

Virtual or recorded auditions are available upon request when audition sign-up is open, following the pre-screening decision deadline. For entry in the Spring semester, audition options are arranged individually via email. For entry in the Fall semester, a request form will be provided alongside the release of audition slots in mid-December.

Spring Semester 

The following programs will not be accepting applications for Spring 2024 admission. They will only be accepting applications for Fall 2024.

• Conducting - All Programs
• Piano - Artist Diploma
• String and Piano Chamber Music - All Programs
• Technology and Applied Composition - Graduate and Postgraduate
• Opera Studies - Artist Diploma

Repertoire, Prescreening, Dates

To view audition repertoire requirements and dates, select your area of study in the table below. Audition dates are subject to change. Applicants should not book travel until they have received an audition time confirmation from the Office of Admissions.

Many of our areas require a prescreening round before students are invited to their official audition. Applicants who apply to a prescreened area are required to upload recordings in their application. Applicants will be notified via their student portal and email if they have been invited to a live audition or denied during the prescreening round.