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The Great American Brass Band Festival is now accepting applications for student groups to perform at GABBF 2017. All interested in submitting Student Ensemble Performance proposals for GABBF 2017 should send the following application and materials by December 1st 2016. An applicant ensemble should be a three- to ten-piece mixed or like-instrument ensemble made up…
Two tuition waivers are available to entering MM, DMA and Artist Diploma Tenor and Bass Trombone Students starting in Fall 2017. There are also opportunities for assistantships within the School of Music and on campus. Contact Elliot Chasanov, Professor-Trombone at chasanov@illinois.edu Studio: www.trombone-at-illinois.com School of Music: https://music.illinois.edu/ UofI: http://illinois.edu/
A Graduate Assistant position is open at CCM for Fall 2017, carrying with it full-tuition waiver, stipend and reduced health insurance premium. The duties include Trombone Choir conducting, applied teaching, etc. Questions can be directed to ccmadmis@ucmail.uc.edu. Questions about the trombone studio can also be sent to the Teaching Assistant, Russ Zokaites at russ.zokaites@gmail.com.
The Louisiana State University trombone studio, led by Dr. Hana Beloglavec, has an assistantship available for an incoming graduate student starting in fall of 2017. More information on audition requirements can be found here: http://wp.music.lsu.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions/auditions/ Applications are due December 1st, 2016. Feel free to contact Dr. Beloglavec at hbeloglavec2@lsu.edu with any questions.
The FSU Trombone Studio will have two graduate teaching assistantships available beginning Fall 2017. These assistantships are applicable for potential Master of Music or Doctor of Music degree programs at the Florida State University College of Music. The assistantships each include a tuition waiver and stipend. All graduate applicants are automatically considered for College of…
There is an open assistantship for a graduate trombonist, MM or DMA, to begin fall 2017 at Colorado University Boulder. It is a 1/4 time assistantship (10 hours of work per week) – the duties will be primarily as a member of the graduate brass quintet. Potential applicants are welcome to contact William Stanley and/or the…
Under the direction of Dr. Cory Mixdorf, the trombone studio at the University of Arkansas has a Graduate Assistantship opening for the fall semester of 2017. The assistantship includes opportunities in teaching, performance and leadership, and comes with a tuition waiver plus an $11,000+/year stipend. In addition to the official university benefits is a guaranteed…
Application deadline for Performers and Presenters for the 2017 ITF The deadline for performance and presentation proposals for the 2017 International Trombone Festival is October 15, 2016. For more information go to: http://trombonefestival.net/apply/index.php?festival=2017 Application deadline for Student Ensemble Performances for the 2017 ITF The deadline for submitting Student Ensemble Performance proposals for the 2017 International Trombone…
A full-tuition Teaching Assistantship is available at the University of Tennessee, under studio direction of Dr. Alex van Duuren, beginning Fall 2017. Duties include the instruction of undergraduate students and performance in select ensembles, among others. This assistantship provides a full tuition waiver and monthly stipend, plus medical benefits. Interested applicants should contact Alex van…
The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) recently hired Randall Hawes, bass trombonist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), as trombone faculty. “Randy Hawes is one of this generation’s finest trombone players,” says Michael Sachs, head of the brass division at CIM and principal trumpet of The Cleveland Orchestra. “To gain a great bass trombone player and…