Westminster Choir College
Composition
Portfolio Information
Auditions
are required for admission to all Westminster Choir College and some School of
Fine and Performing Arts undergraduate programs; you can see a list of these
programs and requirements below. Auditions are by appointment only. In order to
request an audition date you must submit your completed application at
least 4 weeks prior to the selected audition date.
Composition (MM)
Applicants should submit a digital portfolio of original works
to include:
1.
Three recent works which best demonstrate present
abilities. One of which should be of moderate to large scale (e.g., movement of
string quartet, choral work of at least 5 minutes. Please submit PDF files of
the three representative scores and recordings of these scores in MP3 format.
In the absence of live/studio recordings, MIDI realizations, delivered in MP3
format, are an acceptable alternative.
2.
Submit a list of all composition (this should include
medium, date of composition, performance/reading of the piece).
3. Compose
a tonal, two-part invention based on the motive provided here: Invention Stimulus.
All students must
complete an interview with a composition faculty member.
Updated on 10/12/2018