<p>Just how difficult is it to get into the BUTI composition program? I'm an extremely dedicated high school student who has unfortunately been forced along a path of compositional autodidacdicism; it is for this very reason that I long to go to Tanglewood, so that I can actually formally learn the art of composition from some of its masters. But again, I ask-- just how selective is the program when it comes to composition students?</p>
<p>I think it's fairly selective. Of the students I can remember who attended, one is now at Yale studying composition, another is at Juilliard, and a third is at Harvard/NEC. The quality of students is quite high - Nonetheless, if you have a passion for composition, send an application. The worst that would happen is that you won't get in!</p>