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January 25–26

Due to anticipated weather conditions, NEC will close for all activities, classes, concerts, and events at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 25 and remain closed through Monday, January 26. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, January 27. For more information about specific events, please visit the Performances + Events calendar.

Graduate Applicants > Harp: Graduate Diploma & Graduate Performance Certificate

Graduate Diploma & Graduate Performance Certificate

Prescreening:

  • One etude
  • One piece from the standard concert repertoire ranging 7 to 10 minutes in length
  • Orchestral excerpt: Britten – Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (cadenza only)

Final Auditions:

  • One etude
  • Two pieces from the standard concert repertoire
  • Orchestral excerpt
    • Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique
  • An additional piece of your choosing which is personally meaningful to you. Applicants are encouraged to explore works by underrepresented composers. 

You may use your original prescreening repertoire selections for parts of this requirement. If submitting a final recorded audition, you must re-record the requirements.

Recorded Auditions:

Please record and upload each of the following requirements. You are welcome to re-submit videos from the prescreening round, provided that they fulfill the requirements.

  • One etude.
  • Two pieces from the standard concert repertoire.
  • Orchestral excerpt:
    • Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique
  • An additional piece of your choosing which is personally meaningful to you. Applicants are encouraged to explore works by underrepresented composers.

Admissions contact:

Alyssa Tong, Assistant Director of Enrollment Management Email