Laurier’s diploma in Chamber Music offers a unique and enriching opportunity for aspiring musicians to advance their skills in a focused and collaborative environment. Designed for those who have completed an undergraduate degree or diploma in music, this program provides an ideal pathway for continuing your musical education and deepening your expertise.
Throughout the program, you will engage in rigorous training with our distinguished faculty, who bring a wealth of experience and insight to your development. Are you already part of a pre-formed quartet or group? We highly encourage you to apply together. By studying as a group, you can achieve a high degree of musical synergy and performance excellence.
Your future professors work hard to make sure your academic experience is current, complete and designed to open doors in your career. Here are a few things you can count on:
Here are just a few of our students’ favourite ways to apply their learning in the real world throughout their degree (check out the Experience Guide for even more!):
Admission to the Chamber Music Diploma is based on the collective results of:
This is a chance for us to get to know you and for you to ask questions you have about studying at Laurier.
Repertoire list submission must be emailed to musicauditions@wlu.ca prior to your audition, listing all repertoire studied plus a proposal outlining the repertoire to be studied while in the program.
Apply through the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC). Students who have been enrolled in Laurier's Faculty of Music can apply by contacting musicauditions@wlu.ca.
Once your application is received by Laurier from OUAC, you will be emailed login information for Laurier’s Online Audition Portal (starting Dec. 15).
Laurier’s Online Audition Portal requires you to submit:
Once this information and your $60 audition fee is submitted through the Online Audition Portal you will receive a confirmation email with you audition date and time.
You should audition in person, but if you live further than 400 km from Laurier, you can audition by video. If you choose this option in the Laurier Audition Portal, you’ll receive instructions from our Auditions Coordinator on how to prepare and submit your video.
Arrive and park at Wilfrid Laurier University. Head towards the Faculty of Music, John Aird Centre building. We suggest arriving 30 minutes early.
Immediately check-in with an Audition Assistant. Signs in the main entrance of the Faculty of Music will list which floor our check-in table is on.
Once you check-in our Audition Assistant will lead you to a practice room so you can warm up.
We encourage you to arrive at the audition room 10 minutes prior to your audition time.
You audition will take roughly 15-20 minutes and will also include a short discussion with the panel of faculty members.
Immediately following your audition, you will be led to your interview by an Audition Assistant. You will be interviewed by a faculty member who was not on your audition panel. Interviews last roughly 10-15 minutes.
Most applicants will hear from us once all audition candidates for the chamber music diploma have been auditioned. In some cases, this may not be until late April or May.
If your audition is successful, you will receive an email from the Faculty of Music recommending you for admission. This is not a guarantee of your acceptance. Providing that you meet all academic admission requirements of the university and you have received a recommendation from the Faculty of Music, Laurier’s Recruitment and Admissions Office will send you your official offer of admission.
Regardless of outcome, the Faculty of Music will contact all students by email with their audition results.
A diploma from Laurier’s Faculty of Music carries with it a highly respected reputation. Our graduates can be found in major orchestras and chamber groups in Canada, the United States, and around the world.
Alumni for life means that you have access to Career and Employment Support offered at Laurier for your entire career.
Want to know what it’s really like to be in this program? U Community is our Discord server where future Golden Hawks like you can connect with current students to get their first-hand stories and tips on living and learning at Laurier.
Questions? Email choosemusic@wlu.ca, call 548.889.8888 or see all Music faculty and staff.
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