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The Brass Legacy publication is pleased to announce the first Brass Chamber Arts Composition Contest. The purpose of this contest is to promote art chamber music by supporting young composers in expanding the artistic repertoire for brass.
First Prize – $1,500
Second Prize – $700
Third Prize – $300
The deadline for submission is February 3, 2017.
For more information, visit www.brasslegacy.com
The Vanderbilt Trombone Studio is excited to welcome Roland Barber to the faculty of the Blair School of Music! Roland will be teaching (starting January 2017) jazz improvisation class and private jazz improvisation lessons, but will also teach private trombone lessons to any non-trombone majors at Vanderbilt.
The Colorado College Summer Music Festival, now approaching its 33rd season, brings pre-professional musicians (from age 16 through the doctoral level) together with world-class faculty in this three week intensive on the campus of Colorado College in Colorado Springs.
Application link and audition repertoire can be found at www.coloradocollege.edu/musicfestival; applications close on February 15, 2017. Trombone faculty member for 2017 is John Rojak, of the American Brass Quintet and the New York Pops (among others).
Due to our Graduate Assistant Bryan Gannon winning a job with the Air Force Academy Band, the University of New Mexico announces a graduate assistantship in trombone for a Master of Music student beginning in Spring 2017.
The assistantship includes a tuition waiver, a stipend of $6296, and health insurance. Duties include performance in the UNM Wind Symphony, the UNM Symphony Orchestra and Jazz I, teaching in the trombone studio, and administrative tasks.
The University of New Mexico is situated at the base of the Sandia Mountains, where there are unlimited opportunities for outdoor recreation. The climate is sunny and mild. Numerous performance opportunities are available between Albuquerque and nearby Santa Fe.
For more information, contact Dr. Chris Buckholz: cbuckholz@unm.edu. Position needs to be filled before classes start on January 17, 2017.
Two graduate assistantships are available through the University of Florida music admissions office. Outstanding tenor or bass trombonists wishing to pursue a Master of Music in Trombone Performance, have strong organizational skills, and feel comfortable working in an office setting. Assistantships come with a tuition waiver, health insurance, and stipend.
The University of Florida is located in the city of Gainesville in the North-central part of the state. It is also roughly equidistant from the cities of Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa, and Tallahassee, all of which have international airports. The state of Florida is home to a variety of musical opportunities including twenty-five professional orchestras, several cruise lines, and the Walt Disney Corporation.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Erik Shinn
etshinn@ufl.edu
There is currently an opening for a Graduate Assistant on Tenor or Bass Trombone at Columbus State University beginning Fall 2017.
The assistantship includes a full tuition waiver and a stipend. For more information contact Dr. Bradley Palmer at palmer_bradley@columbusstate.edu.
The International Trombone Festival announces a new Composer’s Workshop for composers interested in writing for trombone in the 21st century — learning new techniques, interacting with performers and getting readings of their music at the 2017 International Trombone Festival. The distinguished composer, Eric Ewazen, and University of Redlands faculty composer Anthony Suter will lead the workshop.
The daily sessions will include:
Upon acceptance, the composers will be asked to write a piece for trombones involving solos, duets, trios or trombone quartets. The solos can have piano accompaniment. The composers will each bring in these pieces they have written for trombones to the first session. They can modify their pieces during the course of the Festival. Reading sessions will be held with performers from the Festival culminating in a workshop performance of the works.
Eligibility: The workshop is open to all composers.
Tuition: The workshop is free and includes registration for the 2017 International Trombone Festival.
Room and Board: Each composer is responsible for his or her own room, board and transportation. Information of housing and travel options for the ITF is available on the ITF website at: http://trombonefestival.net/housing/index.php?festival=2017
How to Apply:
Submit a resume, sample score (pdf) and links to recordings by e-mail to ITF@redlands.edu by January 15, 2017.
The International Trombone Festival (ITF) is the world’s largest annual trombone festival. The International Trombone Festival, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. ITF is responsible for producing the annual International Trombone Festival. Its sole member is the International Trombone Association although it is wholly independent of the ITA with its own board, its own staff and its own budget.
Announcing the 2017 Burke & Bagley Prize for Brass Quintet!
$1000 Prize: Make a video of your performance of “Marvel,” post the
video to YouTube, submit the link, and win $1000!
Sheet music for Marvel is available for FREE download from the Burke &
Bagley website. There is NO FEE to enter. ANYONE may participate. There
are no age or nationality restrictions.
The international panel of judges include these outstanding musicians:
• Louis Hanzlik, trumpet, American Brass
• Caleb Hudson, trumpet, Canadian Brass
• Alex Freund, trumpet, M5 Mexican Brass
• Chris Parkes, horn, Fine Arts Brass (U.K.)
• Ben Jacks, horn, Australian Brass
• Greg Spiridopoulos, trombone, Empire Brass
• Scott Sutherland, tuba, Presidio Brass
Deadline for submission is April 15, 2017.
For the flyer & full details:
http://www.burkeandbagley.com/prize/2017prize.html
Event address:
http://www.burkeandbagley.com/prize/2017prize.html
Event e-mail: prize@burkeandbagley.com
START DATE: June 1, 2017
QUALIFICATIONS: completed DMA preferred, ABD with firm date for expected completion considered. The successful candidate will be an exceptional trombone player with demonstrated success in both teaching and performing. Specialized experience with orchestral bass-trombone performance would be beneficial but not required.
RANK AND SALARY: Full-time Lecturer. Salary is commensurate with the cost of living in Thailand.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Teach applied trombone to undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral level students; oversee the trombone teachers in the pre-college program; teach trombone literature and pedagogy classes at the undergraduate level; coach chamber music; advise master’s and doctoral students in their thesis/ dissertation projects. For the right candidate there may be an opportunity to audition for membership the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra.
APPLICATION: Applicants should submit the following via email to Daren Robbins, Chair of Brass and Percussion [darenrobbins@gmail.com]
1. Letter of application
2. Curriculum Vita
3. Copies of unofficial transcripts
4. Three current letters of recommendation and a list of three additional references
5. Internet links (YouTube, SoundCloud, etc.) to a variety of current performance recordings (solo, chamber, orchestral, etc.).
DEADLINE: Screening of applications will begin on January 9, 2017 and will continue until the position is filled.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM: The College of Music at Mahidol University, located in suburban Bangkok, has over 100 full-time faculty and more than 1000 students ranging from pre-college to doctoral level. Areas of study include Performance, Jazz Studies, Thai and Oriental Music, Music Composition, Music Technology, Music Business, Music Entertainment, Music Therapy, Music Education, Music Pedagogy, Musicology, and Conducting.
The College of Music is housed in a total of seven buildings all within close proximity of each other. Teaching studios, practice rooms, and classrooms for university-level students are housed in two buildings, with a separate building for pre-college activities expected to open by the beginning of the next school year. These three buildings also house several performance spaces for solo and chamber music recitals. The Jiew Bangsue Music Library is housed in its own building, and the Museum of Music in Southeast Asia is under construction and expected to open in the next few years. Large concert halls include the 450-seat MACM Hall and the new 2000-seat Prince Mahidol Hall which is home to the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra.
<p>The College of Music’s campus is known for its natural beauty. It is situated on Mahidol University’s Salaya campus, about 25 kilometers from central Bangkok. Salaya is a quiet but quickly-developing suburb with a growing variety of shopping and dining options.
For more information:
www.music.mahidol.ac.th
www.thailandphil.com
The Glenn Miller Orchestra announces auditions for trombone with a hiring date of
Thursday, January 5th, 2017.
All candidates must be a US citizen with a current/valid passport and willing to commit for the duration of the year. Audition excerpts (each no more than a minute in length) are at the discretion of the candidate, should include a variety of styles and improvisation, and should be submitted individually in MP3 format. Concise YouTube videos may be submitted as well. The firm deadline for audition submissions is Monday November 28th 2016.
All auditions and inquiries must be submitted to:
Ashley Hall- road manager