This degree program offers professional training in the four major conducting areas -- choral, opera and musical theater, orchestral, and wind. There is a two-year residency requirement. Each student must conduct a complete recital in the major area.

Applicants are required to submit a list of compositions studied for conducting during the past three years, indicating those works conducted in public performances. The list may also include works studied beyond the three-year minimum.

Applicants are also required to submit an initial screening video recording of a performance or rehearsal they conducted recently. This video recording must be submitted by December 1. The recording will be evaluated, and selected candidates will be invited to an in-person audition, which includes an interview and conducting in the major area. Opera and musical theater candidates must audition on piano.

Degree Requirements