Admission & Aid

Audition & Application Information

Applicants may choose to either audition in person in Denver OR submit a recorded video audition. All video submissions are due by Friday, January 31. 

The 2025 Regular Decision* in-person audition dates are:

• Saturday, January 25
• Saturday, February 1

Applicants may also schedule an ad hoc audition or interview on an alternate date. 

Please find your audition, interview, and/or portfolio requirements on the Lamont Studios page, and view the admission steps below. 

It is our policy that a student may audition a maximum of three times.

Questions? Contact the Lamont Admission office at 303-871-6973 or email musicadmission@du.edu.

• Undergraduate Admission Steps

  Applicants must successfully complete an audition or have portfolio materials reviewed before being offered admission to the Lamont School of Music. First-year music applicants are considered for admission during the Early Action, Early Decision, and Regular Decision timelines, and new students normally may not enroll mid-year. 

  1. Apply to the University of Denver via the Common Application, selecting one of the "Music" majors.
  2. Within 1-2 business days, you will receive an email from DU inviting you to log into your application status page, using the provided PIN to establish your account. 
  3. Fill out the Lamont School of Music application, found under the Application Checklist. Here you will provide more information about yourself from a musical perspective, upload your music résumé and rep list, and indicate whether you intend to audition in person or by submitting a recorded video audition. 
  4. Upload the remainder of your music requirements (composition portfolio, recording & production portfolio, recorded video audition if you're not auditioning live) in the Portfolio section of your application status page by clicking "Edit Portfolio." 
  5. Within 2-3 business days, Lamont Admission will send you an email confirmation of your scheduled audition and check off your portfolio materials.

  Admission decisions for Regular Decision are typically released in late February or early March with scholarship information following in mid-March. 

  Check out this YouTube playlist of application how-to's. 

• *Early Decision/Early Action

  Undergraduate applicants who would like to apply during the Early Decision/Early Action admission timeline are encouraged to do so. All early auditions must be completed in the fall. A student cannot apply for early action or early decision and audition during the regular decision timeline. The audition timeline must match the application timeline. 

  An applicant can only audition once per year. If an early applicant is not prepared to audition by our scheduled fall audition day, they may request to move both their application and audition to our Regular Decision timeline and audition in the winter. This will not negatively impact their admission decision and possible scholarship award, though in this case they will no longer be considered for early admission. 

  The 2025 Early Decision/Early Action audition date is Friday, November 8. Students unable to attend this in person audition may instead submit a recorded video audition by November 4. 

  Audition, interview, and portfolio requirements follow all Regular Decision guidelines. Please review requirements for your program on the Lamont Studios page. ED/EA auditions are scheduled as they are requested and as availability permits. 

  Admission decisions for Early Decision are typically released in early December. Admission decisions for Early Action are typically released in mid-December. 

  Questions? Contact the Lamont Admission office at 303-871-6973 or email musicadmission@du.edu.

• Graduate Admission Steps

  Applicants must successfully complete an audition or have portfolio materials reviewed before being offered admission to the Lamont School of Music. Most programs require that students begin their studies in the fall quarter.

  1. Start an application to the University of Denver. 
  2. In the tab "Lamont School of Music," provide additional information about yourself from a musical perspective and upload an optional repertoire list. If your program requires an audition, you will select either your preferred in-person date or the recorded video audition option. 
  3. If you're not auditioning live, upload your recorded video audition in the "Digital Portfolio" tab. This is also where conductors should upload their pre-screen videos. If you are eligible and would like to apply for the Newman Fellowship, this is also where you would upload those required video materials. 
  4. Upload your personal statement and résumé on the "Supporting Materials" tab. This is also where composers should upload PDFs of scores.
  5. Supporting application materials (personal statement, audition videos, composition portfolio, transcripts, test scores, etc.) can be uploaded after you submit your application.
  6. After your application is submitted, you will be prompted to pay your application fee.
  7. Within 2-3 business days, Lamont Admission will send you an email confirmation of your live audition or Zoom interview (if required) and check off your portfolio materials. 

   

  Graduate admission and scholarship decisions are typically released in mid-March for a fall quarter start.

Visit Us

We would love to welcome you in-person to the Lamont School of Music! 

Tours of the Newman Center for the Performing Arts are led by our Lamont Student Ambassadors, a dedicated team of current music majors. They are available by appointment only while class is in session, Monday through Friday at noon and 1:00 p.m. To request a date and time, please email musicadmission@du.edu. A Lamont tour and info session lasts approximately one hour.

We highly encourage you to sign up for a DU campus tour in tandem with your Lamont visit, in order to see everything that DU has to offer (and to get your parking covered). These tours and info sessions last about 2.5 hours and are available Monday through Friday at 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. 

Financial Aid

Both merit- and need-based financial support options are available to Lamont students. This aid comes in the form of scholarships, grants, loans and graduate teaching assistantships. Learn more about the opportunities and how to apply:

• Undergraduate Financial Aid
• Graduate Financial Aid