All applicants must submit a completed online application, an “unlisted” YouTube audition video. Please send completed application with the application fee via Zelle electronic payment (preferred) OR physical check. The application fee is nonrefundable.
March 1, 2027 – Early Acceptance Deadline
$40 application fee | Reduced program fee: $1,250
April 1, 2027 – Regular Acceptance Deadline
$50 application fee | Program fee: $1,500
May 1 & June 1, 2027 – Extended Application Deadlines
$50 application fee | Program fee: $1,500
Late applications are accepted based on available openings.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Instrumentalists, vocalists, and preformed ensembles should submit 6–8 minutes of contrasting excerpts from a solo or concerto, or excerpts from a chamber music performance.
Applicants may audition on more than one instrument. Sight-reading may be included in a subsequent informal online interview.
Please upload your audition video to YouTube as “unlisted” and include the link where indicated in this application.
Audition videos are solely for internal review by the Festival Directors to assist with appropriate placement in the Festival’s chamber ensembles and chamber orchestras.
APPLICATION FEE PAYMENT
Zelle (preferred):
pierrotchambermusic
Check:
Make payable to "Pierrot Chamber Music Festival" and mail to:
Pierrot Chamber Music Festival
3111 Broadway 4H
New York, NY 10027
The application fee is nonrefundable.
NMEA SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Students in grades 7–12 are encouraged to ask their school music teacher about applying for a Nassau Music Educators Association (NMEA) scholarship to help cover the cost of attending the Pierrot Chamber Music Festival. NMEA scholarship applications must be submitted by the student’s school music teacher through their NMEA teacher's portal on the student’s behalf.