Pre-screen required.

• Applicants to the BM in Composition should submit a portfolio of between two and five works (no more), at least one of which must be for two or more instruments, and at least two of which were written in the last two years.
• Scores should be legibly notated (by hand or by computer).
• Recordings of your works, if available, are encouraged.
• Include an accompanying score for each submitted recording.
• Write a short essay describing your musical influences and enthusiasms and what you hope to achieve as a composer.
    (Note: This is separate from the writing sample about your interest in The Boston Conservatory on the online application.)
• Applicants may be asked to interview, in which case an in-person interview is preferred.

All of the above pre-screen materials must be submitted online. Pre-screen materials sent via mail will not be accepted, and you will be asked to submit online. 

• Applicants to the MM in Composition or the PSC in Composition should submit a portfolio of between three and six works (no more), at least one of which must be for large ensemble (over 10 players), and at least two of which were written in the last two years.
• Scores should be legibly notated (by hand or by computer).
• Recordings of your work are encouraged.
• Be sure that there is an accompanying score for each submitted recording.
• Write a short essay describing your musical influences and enthusiasms. Reference three modern concert works that have made an impact on you, and say why. The three works chosen should be from different time periods within the years spanning from roughly 1900 to the present day.                (Note: This is separate from the writing sample about your interest in the Boston Conservatory,      in the online application.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Applicants may be asked to interview, in which case an in-person interview is required. All of the above pre-screen materials must be submitted online. Pre-screen materials sent via mail will not be accepted, and you will be asked to submit online.