Performances + Events
Prescreening Videos + Live Auditions
Prescreening Videos
All programs require a prescreening video recording or portfolio, which is due with the online application. Applicants who advance through the prescreening round will be invited to audition live at NEC or, in select situations, submit a final audition recording. Video-recorded auditions are only allowed for applicants to certain programs who live outside a 500-mile radius of NEC.
Audition Dates by Instrument (Fall 2027)
AD Instrumental
Tuesday, January 19, 2027
AD Jazz/CMA
Wednesday, February 17, 2027
AD Opera
Tuesday, February 2, 2027
Bassoon
Sunday, February 7, 2027
Cello
Monday, February 15, 2027
Tuesday, February 16, 2027
Wednesday, February 17, 2027
Sunday, February 21, 2027
Chamber Music for Pianists
Wednesday, March 3, 2027
Choral Conducting
Thursday, February 18, 2027
Clarinet
Monday, February 15, 2027
Collaborative Piano
Monday, February 15, 2027
Tuesday, February 16, 2027
Composition (for 5-Year Bachelor/Master's Programs and DMA only)
Sunday, February 21, 2027
Contemporary Musical Arts
Sunday, February 7, 2027
Saturday, February 13, 2027
Double Bass
Saturday, February 13, 2027
Euphonium
Saturday, February 13, 2027
Sunday, February 14, 2027
Flute
Saturday, February 13, 2027
Sunday, February 14, 2027
French Horn
Sunday, February 7, 2027
Guitar
Wednesday, February 17, 2027
Harp
Saturday, February 13, 2027
Jazz Bass and Guitar
Sunday, February 7, 2027
Jazz Brass
Sunday, February 21, 2027
Jazz Composition
Tuesday, February 16, 2027
Jazz Drums and Percussion
Sunday, February 14, 2027
Jazz Piano
Tuesday, February 16, 2027
Jazz Saxophone
Monday, February 15, 2027
Jazz Violin
Sunday, February 21, 2027
Jazz Voice
Saturday, February 13, 2027
Jazz Non-Traditional Instruments
An audition date will be arranged with qualifying applicants after prescreening.
Music Theory
An interview date will be arranged with qualifying applicants after prescreening.
Musicology
An interview date will be arranged with qualifying applicants after prescreening.
Oboe
Monday, February 15, 2027
Orchestral Conducting
Friday, March 5, 2027
Percussion
Monday, February 15, 2027
Piano
Saturday, February 13, 2027
Sunday, February 14, 2027
Tuesday, February 16, 2027
Wednesday, February 17, 2027
Sunday, February 28, 2027
Professional Piano Trio
Next audition date will be in Spring 2028 for Fall 2028 entry.
Professional String Quartet
Next audition date will be in Spring 2028 for Fall 2028 entry.
Saxophone
Sunday, February 7, 2027
Trombone
Sunday, February 7, 2027
Sunday, February 14, 2027
Trumpet
Sunday, February 7, 2027
Tuba
Saturday, February 13, 2027
Viola
Monday, February 15, 2027
Tuesday, February 16, 2027
Wednesday, February 17, 2027
Violin
Sunday, February 7, 2027
Saturday, February 13, 2027
Tuesday, February 16, 2027
Wednesday, February 17, 2027
Sunday, February 21, 2027
Vocal Performance
Sunday, February 7, 2027
Saturday, February 13, 2027
Sunday, February 14, 2027
Monday, February 15, 2027
Sunday, February 21, 2027
