Audition Information & Requirements
Fall 2025 entrance and scholarship audition dates are below.
Saturday, November 23, 2024 (also spring 2025 entry)
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Saturday, February 1, 2025
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Please read this entire page as it has important information regarding audition/portfolio requirements.
To complete a graduate application to the University, please visit the following website: http://louisville.edu/graduate. You must submit an application to the University before registering for an audition. Once you apply, an audition registration form will become available via your application portal.
In order to be considered for music scholarships and assistantships, performance/pedagogy applicants must complete the application by February 15. For Music Composition and Theory, the portfolio must be submitted by January 15. For Music History, the application and writing sample must also be submitted by January 15. For more information about scholarships please visit our scholarship page: http://louisville.edu/music/apply/graduate/scholarships
Please contact the School of Music admissions office at gomusic@louisville.edu with any questions. We are hosting in-person and virtual visits for prospective students.
AUDITION/PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS
Audition requirements vary for instruments and degrees. Please see the appropriate links below or contact the professor in your performance/degree area.
Performance Audition Requirements:
Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion
Strings
Piano
Voice
Jazz
Portfolio requirements on the following webpages:
Music Composition (contact Dr. John Ritz if any questions: Email )
Music Theory (contact Dr. Rebecca Jemian if any questions: Email)
Music History: contact Dr. Devin Burke for more information about the writing sample: Email
If you have applied to the jazz composition/arranging program, you will need to submit a portfolio of work directly to Dr. Gabriel Evens. He can be reached at: 502.852.7075 or Email.
If you have applied for a conducting degree, you will need to coordinate your conducting audition with the appropriate faculty listed below.
Dr. Frederick Speck, Wind Conducting
502.852.5495
Prof. Kimcherie Lloyd, Orchestral Conducting
502.852.3996
Dr. Kent Hatteberg, Choral Conducting
502.852.0822
For specific questions about the audition/portfolio requirements please contact the faculty in your specific area.