Live Audition

 

Auditions will be held on campus in Los Angeles.

Those applicants invited to participate in the live audition process will be notified by mid-to-late December.

Audition dates are posted below by instrument. For instruments that have multiple dates, applicants will only attend one audition date.

Bassoon: February 12
Cello: February 11, 12, 13
Clarinet: February 12
Conducting: January 15
Double Bass: The application deadline for double bass has been extended to January 31. Prescreening decisions will be announced in early February and live auditions will take place in March.
Flute: February 9
Graduate Chamber Ensemble in Residence –No openings
Harp: February 17
Horn: February 9
Oboe: February 9
Percussion: The application deadline for percussion has been extended to December 14. Prescreening decisions will be announced at the end of December and live auditions will take place on February 2
Piano: Virtual Auditions January 16 and 17; In-person final round February 23 – NEW DATES
Trombone: No openings
Trumpet: February 9
Tuba: February 16
Viola: February 12, 13
Violin: February 18,19, 20

The audition day allows us to become better acquainted with prospective students and includes more than just your audition. Because of this, we ask that you make yourself available from 8 am–7 pm on your assigned date.

Here’s what to expect:

  • An audition before a committee of faculty members
  • A lesson or meeting with a faculty member (for selected students)
  • Assessment testing in music theory for BM and PD applicants
  • A group interview with a senior administrator or faculty committee
  • An interview and an essay writing exam for non-native English speakers
  • Other assessments as determined by the school

There are several hotels within walking distance of the Colburn School. The hotels in Little Tokyo are the farthest, but you can hop on the DASH that runs up 1st Street and walk a block to Colburn on Grand and  2nd Street. Or take a short Lyft or Uber ride to the campus. Feel free to check in with the Admissions Office regarding hotel choices.