How to Apply

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2018 SEASON WILL BE ACCEPTED BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 15

• Resume required
• Two letters of recommendation encouraged but not required

Audition Repertoire

The Aspen Music Festival and School clarinet department will award up to six merit-based fellowships that cover tuition and room/board for the summer season. Four of these fellowships offer the opportunity to play premiere assignments alongside artist-faculty from major U.S. orchestras or as principal in a variety of ensembles. If available, the ACA fellowships (as many as two) come with the opportunity to play for the all-fellowship Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra. This high-level orchestra is the training ground for the conducting program and offers the opportunity for a student to shine on standard orchestral works. Availability of these fellowships will be posted in early December.

Fellowships are awarded to the most outstanding applicants as deemed by the members of the AMFS Artist-Faculty.
All clarinet applicants must submit the required standard clarinet repertoire. Applicants interested in a clarinet fellowship must also submit the E-flat clarinet repertoire, and applicants interested in a bass clarinet fellowship must also submit the bass clarinet repertoire. Each list must be submitted in a separate track (3 separate tracks, if applying for both fellowships). Each list must be submitted IN THE ORDER LISTED and must be recorded WITHOUT ACCOMPANIMENT, without breaks, and with NO SPLICING. Auditions that do not comply with these guidelines will not be considered.

STANDARD CLARINET REPERTOIRE:

• MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 (1st movement exposition)
• SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, op. 39 (3rd movement, five after E to six after G)
• BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 (2^nd movement, m. 68-78)
• SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 9 (2^nd movement, m. 1-32)
• BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 (2^nd movement, beginning to letter B)
• RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 (from letter C for 21 bars)
• RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé (Suite No. 2, beginning to 3 after reh. 157 and reh. 212 to end)

One non-ACA clarinet fellowship position is available. Both Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra clarinet fellowships are available.

ADDITIONAL EXCERPTS FOR SECOND AND E-FLAT CLARINET FELLOWSHIP CONSIDERATION: To be considered for clarinet/E-flat clarinet, this list must be submitted IN THE ORDER LISTED and must be recorded WITHOUT ACCOMPANIMENT, without breaks, and with NO SPLICING. Auditions that do not comply with these guidelines will not be considered.

• RAVEL: Bolero (Reh. 3 to Reh. 4)
• BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 [5th movement, Allegro, for 26 measures (Reh. 63 to 5 after Reh. 64)]
• SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, op. 47 (2nd movement, Reh. 49 to 5 after Reh. 50 and Reh. 53 to 1 after Reh. 54)
• SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 54 (2nd movement, Reh. 34 to Reh. 37)
• RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major (1st movement, Reh. 18 to Reh. 19 and 9 before Reh. 35 to Reh. 35; and 3rd movement, Reh. 1 to six after Reh. 1)
• RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloë, Suite No. 2 (one before Reh. 157 to Reh. 161, Reh. 200 to six after Reh. 203, and Reh. 214 to four after Reh. 220)

One non-ACA bass clarinet fellowship is available. 

ADDITIONAL EXCERPTS FOR BASS CLARINET FELLOWSHIP CONSIDERATION: To be considered for bass clarinet, this list must be submitted IN THE ORDER LISTED and must be recorded WITHOUT ACCOMPANIMENT, without breaks, and with NO SPLICING. Auditions that do not comply with these guidelines will not be considered.

• MEYERBEER: Les Huguenots [5th Act (cadenza starting on clarion F)]
• SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 97 (toccata section solo to m.170)
• KHACHATURIAN: Piano Concerto (2nd movement solo, 220 to low C)
• GROFÉ, Grand Canyon Suite [section 3 ("On the Trail") from Reh. 2 to Reh. 3]

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It is expected that all clarinet students will share the B-flat, A, E-flat, and bass clarinet responsibilities/opportunities at Aspen. Please bring these instruments if you have one.