Boston University Tanglewood Institute

Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) at BU College of Fine Arts is a premier summer training program for talented young musicians. Students can expect a transformational summer of music making and growth in Lenox, Massachusetts, near the Tanglewood Music Center, and enjoy the benefits of our relationship with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Through intensive two-week workshops, students will learn and grow in the presence of some of the world’s greatest music professionals and teachers. 

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Two-week workshops accommodate students ages 14-20, while BUTI’s Young Artists Programs accommodate students’ ages 14-19 who have not yet started college. Students under the age of 14 are eligible to apply for workshops and young artists programs, but students within the recommended age range will receive preferential admission. 

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Participants can choose one or more of the following areas of study: 

WORKSHOPS:  LATE JUNE TO EARLY JULY

• Flute Workshop
• Oboe Workshop
• Clarinet Workshop
• Bassoon Workshop
• Woodwind Quintet Workshop
• Saxophone Workshop
• French Horn Workshop
• Trumpet Workshop
• Trombone Workshop 
• Tuba & Euphonium Workshop
• Violin Workshop
• Viola Workshop
• Cello Workshop
• Double Bass Workshop
• String Quartet Workshop
• Percussion Workshop
• Electroacoustic Composition Workshop

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YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAMS: EARLY JULY TO MID AUGUST

• Young Artists Orchestra
• Young Artists Wind Ensemble
• Young Artists Vocal Program
• Young Artists Piano Program
• Young Artists Composition Program
• Young Artists Harp Program

• BUTI is open to U.S. Citizens and International students of all backgrounds. You must be between the ages of 14 and 20 during the summer of your participation. There are specific age requirements depending on the program(s) you’re interested in applying for:
  • Two-week workshops accommodate students ages 14-20 at the time of the program. A freshman or sophomore enrolled in college who meets the age requirements can attend a two-week workshop.
  • BUTI’s Young Artists Programs accommodate students’ ages 14-19 who have not yet started coursework in a post-secondary degree program (such as a college or conservatory). This means that students are eligible for the summer after they graduate high school, before they begin college classes. If a student is taking part-time college-level classes while in high school, they are still eligible as long as their full-time enrollment is at the high school level.
• Students under the age of 14 are eligible to apply for workshops and young artists programs, but students within the recommended age range will receive preferential admission (the average age of BUTI students is approximately 16 and a half).

• Late January

• A completed application
• A live or recorded audition 
• A video personal statement
• A written personal statement (optional)
• Recommender’s email address submitted within the Admissions Application
• An $80 application fee

• April 1

• Both merit and need-based scholarships are available; scholarship applications are filled out in conjunction with regular applications. Applicants can also apply to have the $80 application fee reduced or waived. More information about scholarships at BUTI can be accessed here.

• The application period runs from November to late January.