Tanglewood Music Center

Requirements

• Online application must be completed by January 9, 2025 at 11:59PM Eastern.
• Applicants to the Tanglewood Music Center must be at least 18 years old as of June 21, 2025.
• Applicants must be available for the entire duration of the 2025 TMC residency from June 20 – August 19.
• Applicants to the Tanglewood Music Center (TMC) must submit an application, including a $75 application fee, via Acceptd.
• Applicants experiencing any hardship that they feel renders them unable to pay the application fee are to fill out this form to receive an application fee waiver.

Application

Composition applicants must submit the following as part of the online application:

• A one-page letter of interest that outlines your formal training as a composer, including academic programs and festivals or conferences you have attended. Please highlight any particular interests or skills, such as proficiency in electronics or a musical instrument, and describe your primary motivations for applying to the TMC Composition Program.
• A portfolio consisting of three to five works that showcase your compositional development over the past three years, with at least one work from the last year. Please include audio and/or video recordings along with scores or equivalent written documentation for each piece. Ensure that a score (PDF document) accompanies every recording submitted. For works that do not use traditional scores (such as sound installations), provide a detailed PDF document that thoroughly explains the project and its structure/construction. Important note: Please do not include external links. All materials must be uploaded directly to Acceptd and adhere to the following file size limits: Video (up to 4.8 GB), Audio (750 MB), Images (500 MB), and Documents (250 MB).
• Contact information of one reference. After you complete your application, your reference will receive a request to upload a PDF recommendation letter. 

Important Tips for Applicants:

• Make sure that you provide a score for every recording submitted.  In the case of works that do not use traditional (in the broadest sense) scores (i.e. sound installation), please provide an equivalent PDF document that thoroughly describes the project and its construction.
• Before submitting your audio files, you should listen to them all the way through to ensure that they work in their entirety and that the sound quality is acceptable.
• All applause, verbal introductions, and tuning should be edited from the sample.