Vocal Arts at DePauw

The application deadline is May 1, 2020 (all materials must be received by May 1, 2020) for regular decision pricing, and applicants will be notified of their status in early June 2020. 

No application will be processed until all required materials are received.

If accepted for the regular decision deadline, the tuition is due by June 10, 202o. If payment is not received by the deadline, the reserved space will be given to the next applicant on the waiting list. Payment for participants accepted under late decision is due immediately after notification. No payments will be accepted after June 10, 2020.

Should a registrant need to cancel after the deadline, tuition (minus a $220 handling fee) will be refunded if written notification is received by June 10, 2020; tuition (minus a $350 handling fee) will be refunded if written notification is received by June 13, 2020. After that date, no refund will be tendered. Credit card is the preferred method of payment. Payments by check should be made payable to DePauw University.

Complete the online application and upload all required attachments. Please submit all materials at once. If you have difficulty uploading materials, email vocalarts@depauw.edu (please include applicant name).

1. Attachment 1: Repertoire List – Upload repertoire list of the students works performed.
2. Attachment 2: Parental/Guardian Consent Form – Download the form here, print, sign, scan and upload the file as a PDF.
3. Attachment 3 and 4: Audio files of two selections (one classical piece is REQUIRED; the second piece may be classical or musical theatre; both pieces memorized) – Label audio recordings with your name and selection titles, and save as MP3 file format. Upload the files to the application form. YouTube and Vimeo links may be emailed to vocalarts@depauw.edu in place of MP3 audio files (please include your name in the subject line).
4. Submit a letter of recommendation from the student’s private teacher or high school director.  Letters may be emailed to vocalarts@depauw.edu.

Registration is June 21, 2020 from 4-5 pm in the residence hall. Registrants will be assigned to residence halls, receive schedules, and be given any other pertinent information regarding the workshop. A picnic dinner will be provided after registration. An opening concert featuring the Vocal Arts Faculty will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Thompson Recital Hall. Parents are welcome to attend the picnic and concert.

The week will culminate with a final recital program open to the public on June 27, 2020, in Thompson Recital Hall at 10 a.m. All workshop registrants will perform. There will be a reception following the performance for the workshop participants and their guests to conclude the week.

Students are expected to arrive on registration day and remain on campus through the final performance on the last day.