Audition Information

Live auditions and interviews will be held on campus on the following days:

• February 12-13, 2025: Choral Conducting
• February 14, 2025: Orchestral Instruments, Voice
• February 15, 2025: Keyboard, Voice
• February 16, 2025: Keyboard 

If you are unable to travel to London, Ontario for a live audition, you may supply us with a link to a site (such as You Tube) where your video recording can be viewed. Video recordings must be recent: recorded no more than 9 months prior to the application date. The link(s) should either be included as part of your online application, or emailed to musicgradaudition@uwo.ca. All audition video recordings for the MMus program must be received by January 15, 2025.

Once you have submitted your complete application and it has been processed, we will email you to arrange your audition and interview. A time will be scheduled for either a live in-person audition and interview or a Zoom interview for those applicants who submitted a video recording.

MMus Audition Requirements by Instrument Type

Pre-screening Audition
As part of the online application, all applicants to the DMA program are required to provide a recent video recording to serve as a pre-screening audition. In the application, please provide a URL for a site (such as YouTube) where your video recording can be viewed. This video is due December 1, 2024. 

Live Audition
On the bais of the online application and pre-screening audition, only selected applicants will be invited for an audition and interview. Live auditions and interviews will be held on campus on the weekend of February 14-16, 2025, or for choral conducting applicants on February 12-13, 2025. 

Auditions will include performance of prepared repertoire and interviews:

• For full details about recommended repertoire for the audition, see: DMA Audition Requirements by Instrument
• An interview with the audition panel where applicants will be asked to outline their research interests.
• A 10-minute interview on Zoom with the Associate Dean (Graduate Studies) to discuss the written materials submitted with your application, your background, and knowledge of repertoire for your instrument.

Once you have submitted your complete application and it has been pre-screened, we will email you with the committee's decision. If invited for an audition and interview, details will be emailed to you. If invited for an audition but you are unable to travel to London, Ontario for a live audition, you may supply us with a link to a site (such as You Tube) where your audition video recording can be viewed.