Contemporary Music Division Auditions & Interviews
2023 - 2024 On-Campus and Live Virtual Composition Interview Dates
Saturday, February 10, 2024
Sunday, February 11, 2024
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Composition Screening
The Composition screening portfolio should consist of 3 original scores (and recordings, if possible). Scores will be judged on their imaginativeness, idiomatic instrumental/vocal writing, development of musical ideas, textural variety, and accurate, legible notation. Scores will be accepted in PDF format (Sibelius or Finale files will not be accepted). Scores and recordings can be submitted via digital upload to the Audition and Screening Dropbox on your Applicant Portal or by mail. Mailed materials should be sent to Conservatory Admissions, 39 W. College St., Oberlin, OH 44074. Appropriate formats include computer-engraved scores and/or photocopies of hand-written manuscripts, and audio recordings. Presentation and thoroughness of the portfolio are very important. Please carefully label all items. Any materials submitted will not be returned.
The deadline for receipt of the screening portfolio is December 4.
Composition Interviews
No instrumental audition is required for consideration in this program. Students do not perform instrumental auditions, rather, applicants are invited to interview with Composition faculty. If an applicant is not able to attend an on-campus interview, the Composition faculty will conduct a Zoom interview, however to get the full experience of interview day activities we strongly encourage you to interview on campus.
Interested applicants who have substantial preparation in a traditional performance medium, acoustic composition, and/or related art forms, but little or no experience in music technology, are encouraged to submit a screening portfolio. While TIMARA faculty recognize an applicant’s technological experience, they also place substantial value on creativity and artistic expression. Please do not hesitate to contact a member of the TIMARA faculty with questions about the program.
2023 - 2024 On-Campus and Live Virtual TIMARA Interview Dates
Saturday, February 10, 2024
Sunday, February 11, 2024
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Although all interviews will take place on the dates listed above, students who pass screening are encouraged to plan on attending the events that begin the Friday before.
Weekend schedule of events for February 2024 to be posted soon.
TIMARA Screening
The TIMARA screening portfolio should consist of 3 examples of creative work. Applicants are encouraged to submit a variety of works that illustrate skill in more than one style, aesthetic approach, and compositional technique, including but not limited to purely electronic works, purely acoustic works, and video works. We do not require a score be included in the portfolio, however if applicants have pieces that are notated we encourage you to include the score with any recordings. Materials can be submitted via digital upload to the Audition and Screening Dropbox on your Applicant Portal or by mail. Mailed materials should be sent to Conservatory Admissions, 39 W. College St., Oberlin, OH 44074. Appropriate formats include CD for purely electronic works, printed notation of purely acoustic works, and DVD of video works. Presentation and thoroughness of the portfolio are very important. Please carefully label all items. Any materials submitted will not be returned.
The deadline for receipt of the screening portfolio is December 4.
TIMARA Interviews
Students do not perform instrumental auditions, rather, applicants will interview with TIMARA Faculty. If an applicant is not able to attend an on-campus interview, the TIMARA Faculty will conduct a Zoom interview. However to get the full experience of of the campus community and the TIMARA studios, we strongly encourage you to interview in person. Also, an in-person interview will provide TIMARA Faculty ample opportunity to experience everything you would bring to the department.