Aldeburgh Music

Important Information

Applications for the Britten–Pears Programme 2012 and the Aldeburgh World Orchestra are now closed.

If you have any questions regarding the programme or your application please contact Kate Whitlock (orchestral programmes) kwhitlock@aldeburgh.co.uk or Rebekah Laughlin (vocal, chamber and baroque programmes) rlaughlin@aldeburgh.co.uk.

• Choose the course(s) you are applying for from here:  The Courses
   
• Carefully read through all sections in the Your Application menu before recording, checking and uploading your video audition to YouTube or audio-only via SoundCloud
   
• Pay your £25 application fee. Instructions on how to do this can be found here
   
• Fill out and submit your Application Form. You will need to include your up-to-date CV, your YouTube/SoundCloud URL and payment Reference Number before this can be submitted

Application deadlines and timelines

• Vocal & Chamber Applications
• Orchestral Applications
• New Music New Media & Contemporary Performance Applications
   

Vocal & Chamber Applications

Application Deadline: 14 November

Application Timeline 

• Stage 1 – once your application has been received it will reviewed by the panel and you will be informed whether you have:

  a. been successful at this stage

  b. are required to attend a live 2nd round audition

  c. been unsuccessful
   

• Stage 2 – late November - we will contact you to arrange a live audition. We will endeavour to contact all such applicants by 25 November to schedule an audition.
   
• Stage 3 – live auditions will be held for those applicants for whom we need to hear more than is possible via submitted video/audio. Live auditions through November and December as below:
  

  27 November Toronto
  29 & 30 November New York
  4 - 8 December London
  7 December Cologne
  9 December Berlin
  10 December Luzern
  11 December The Hague
  12 December Paris 

   

• Stage 4 – once all live auditions have been completed and reviewed at the end of February or beginning of March, you will be contacted as to whether you have been successful or not
   

Orchestral Applications

Application Deadline: 1 December 2011

Application Timeline

• Stage 1 - once your application has been received it will be reviewed by the panel. You will be notified of your results by the end of February 2012

BPO and AWO applicants should assume that their audition result will be based on the recorded audition and will not be invited to a live audition (though we reserve the right to invite participants to audition live in exceptional cases).

Aldeburgh World Orchestra Auditions - Asia 

Due to internet media restrictions in some Asian countries we are able to offer a limited number of live auditions in China and other Asian regions as follows:

Applicants still need to submit an online application and fee. If you need to schedule a live audition slot should please contact our regional representative in Asia, Kenny Chen at kennyhyc@hotmail.com

If you experience any difficulties or have any further queries regarding auditions in this region, please contact Kate Whitlock at kwhitlock@aldeburgh.co.uk

New Music New Media & Contemporary Performance Applications

Application Deadline: 1 December 2011

Application Timeline

Performer applicants are asked to prepare two contrasting contemporary works or substantial excerpts. Composer applicants should submit an Application Form, CV, application fee and one or two scores of recent works with CD or DVD recordings.

Scores and recordings may be sent to Kate Whitlock, Artist Development Co-ordinator, Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, Suffolk, IP17 1SP

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