Auditions are held locally in Oberlin, as well as regional locations around the United States and in Asia.

2017 - 2018 Auditions in Oberlin (sample audition weekend schedule)

  • February 10, 2018
  • February 17, 2018 (Jazz Studies auditions on Friday, February 16)
  • February 24, 2018 (Jazz Studies auditions on Friday, February 23)
  • March 3, 2018 (Jazz Studies auditions on Friday, March 2)

Please note: Certain on-campus audition dates may not be available for some instruments and/or areas of study. These will be indicated in the audition requirements section for that area.

2017 - 2018 Regional Auditions in the United States*

Regional auditions take place throughout January and the beginning of February, and will be posted soon for Fall 2018 applicants.

Atlanta
Date TBD
Steinway Piano Galleries 
5950 North Point Parkway, Suite 130 Alpharetta, GA 30022

Boston
Date TBD
Walnut Hill School for the Arts
12 Highland St, Natick, MA 01760

Chicago
Date TBD
Midwest Young Artists
878 Lyster Road, Highwood, IL 60040

Denver
Date TBD
University Park United Methodist Church 
2180 South University, Denver, CO 80210

Houston
Date TBD
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
5501 Main Street, Houston, TX 77004

Interlochen 
Date TBD
Interlochen Center for the Arts 
4000 M-137 Highway, Interlochen, MI 49643

Los Angeles 
Date TBD
The Colburn School 
200 South Grand, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Minneapolis
Date TBD
Schmitt Music at Southdale Square 
2906 66th Street West, Richfield, MN 55423

New York City
Date TBD
The National Opera Center
330 Seventh Ave (and 29th St), New York, NY 10001

San Francisco
Date TBD
San Francisco Conservatory 
50 Oak St., San Francisco, CA 94102

Seattle 
Date TBD
University Unitarian Church
6556 35th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98115

Washington, DC
Date TBD
Steinway Piano Gallery
11611 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD 20852

*Note: regional auditions are not offered in harp, classical percussion, jazz percussion, TIMARA, Composition, and organ.

2017 - 2018 Auditions in Asia

Seoul 
Date TBD
Naeum Art Hall
1184-2 Gaepo 4(sa)-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-244, South Korea
Contact: Kim, Jihyun (kjhyun5210@gmail.com)

Taipei
Date TBD
Forum Auditorium, #4, Lane 187, Minzu W. Road, Taipei
Contact: Jing-Huei YANG: fm3@musforum.com.tw
FAX 02/2591-5535

Hong Kong
Date TBD
Location TBD

More information on the USA Music Schools Asian Auditions Above

Oberlin Conservatory of Music Hosted Auditions In China

Please note: For preferred consideration regarding Oberlin admission and scholarship, we highly recommend that applicants who live within 1000 miles of the regional audition sites in China attend one of these sites and audition in person.  This is far superior to submitting a video-recorded screening or final audition. These auditions will include Admissions Directors from Oberlin Conservatory, San Francisco Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music, Peabody Institute, and California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).  Students auditioning regionally in China may also be considered for admission at these other schools, upon submission of each school's application. See the individual school's website for further information on application requirements.

Guangzhou
Date TBD
The Music School attached to Xinghai Conservatory of Music

Shanghai 
Date TBD
Tongji University

Beijing
Date TBD
China Conservatory of Music

Contact Info: 
联系方式：
中国音乐学院培训中心
北京市朝阳区安翔路1号，100101

电话：(86) 010-6486-4526 Cell: (86) 132-6925-7393 尹老师，赵老师 （请在早上10点至下午5点之间拨打）
如果需要英文或广东话帮助请拨打：(86) 188-1891-6478 邓老师

Contact Info:
China Conservatory Education Center
No.1 Anxiang Rd, Chaoyang Qu, Beijing 100101
Tel: (86) 010-6486-4526 Cell: (86) 132-6925-7393 (Please Call BTW 10:00Am to 17:00Pm) Ms. Ying and Mr. Zhao If you need assistance of English or Cantonese, Please call: (86) 188-1891-6478 Ms. Deng

E-mail: chinaaudition@163.com

Please download application forms from: www.usaschoolsofmusic.com

More information on Oberlin Conservatory of Music Hosted Auditions in China