Pre-Screen Recording
All Vocal Majors must submit a pre-screen audition recording CD (preferred), mp3 or DVD. The contents of the recording should include the same requirements as the live audition. To receive priority consideration, please submit your pre-screen CD no later than January 15th. Recordings received after this date will be reviewed on a case by case basis. Applicants who pass the pre-screen audition will be invited to perform a live audition on a regular audition date. Recordings do not need to be professional or studio recordings, a CD, mp3 or DVD with good audio quality is sufficient. Recordings will not be returned. Audition materials received after the deadlines listed below will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
If invited to audition live, Lamont will provide an accompanist. Simply bring a well-marked piano-vocal score to your audition. Applicants are invited to bring their own accompanist, if they would like to do so.
Undergraduate (BM and BA)
- Two pieces, with at least one of them classical in nature, preferably of contrasting character, exhibiting your skill, technique, and understanding of musical phrasing and expression
- Technical skills and sight reading tests may be asked for at your live audition
Graduate (MM) & Certificate in Performance
Pre-requisites
- Bachelor's degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution of higher learning
- A minimum of one academic year of study in one of the following foreign languages: French, German, Italian, or Spanish
Audition
Perform All Compositions from memory:
- One operatic aria in original language
- One oratorio aria
- One French art song
- One German art song
- One Italian art song
- One American or English art song, preferably twentieth-century
- Perform melodic memory and sight reading tests
Live Audition
Applicants who pass the pre-screening portion of the audition will be invited for a live audition in Denver. Live auditions are approximately 15 minutes in length and a piano accompanist will be provided.
Applicants unable to travel to Denver
Applicants unable to travel to Denver for a live audition must submit a recorded VIDEO audition. Recordings received after January 15 will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This video will be used for both the pre-screening and the final audition. See below for additional requirements for the recorded auditions.
- Video recordings must be submitted on a DVD or emailed to Lamont Admissions as a movie file or youtube link
- Recordings must be of good sound quality and include all required repertoire
- Please clearly mark your name, area of study and instrument on your recording (submissions will not be returned)
- Recordings must be received by the deadlines mentioned.
