Vocal Performance

Prescreening repertoire requirements are the same as for the live audition; recordings will not be reviewed if repertoire is incomplete or substitutions are made. Please upload your prescreening recording files as part of your online application. After review, qualified applicants will be invited to present a live audition at NEC.

Bachelor of Music Applicants:

1. One art song in English
2. One art song in a non-English language (Italian from any early Italian anthology preferred)
3. One art song in a language of the applicant’s choice
4. Optional: one opera aria

NEC encourages applicants to submit diverse repertoire, including works composed by women, people from historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, and/or musicians from one’s own cultural background.

Harvard/NEC and BM Transfer Applicants:

1. One art song in Italian
2. One art song in French
3. One art song in German
4. One art song in English
5. Optional: One oratorio aria

NEC encourages applicants to submit diverse repertoire, including works composed by women, people from historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, and/or musicians from one’s own cultural background.