How to Apply

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2017 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 percussion department will award up to four merit-based fellowships that cover tuition and room/board for the summer season. Three fellowships, including the Charles Owen percussion fellowship, 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 fellowship (1) comes with the opportunity to play timpani 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 an Aspen percussion student to shine on standard orchestral works. Availability of this fellowship will be posted in early December.

The Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra timpani fellowship is available.

All percussion applicants must submit the required percussion repertoire. All full session percussion applicants are eligible for the Charles Owen Memorial Fellowship, awarded to the most outstanding percussion applicant as judged by the members of the AMFS Percussion Artist-Faculty.

Audition repertoire must be submitted IN THE ORDER LISTED BELOW. VIDEO recording is required, on ONE TRACK, without breaks, and with NO SPLICING. Auditions that do not comply with these guidelines will not be considered.

Marimba

• 2-4 minute movement or excerpt from a Bach Sonata, Partita or Suite for Violin, Lute, or Cello

Snare Drum

• J. DELECLUSE: 12 Etudes (Etude #1)
• PROKOFIEV: Lt. Kije (1^st mvt, Reh. #1-2)
• RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade (4^th mvt, Reh. P-U)

Xylophone

• GERSHWIN: Porgy and Bess (Overture, Opening)
• MESSIAEN: Exotic Birds (Reh. #6-7)
• COPLAND: Appalachian Spring (5th measure after Reh. #48 to 2nd measure after Reh. #49)

Timpani

• BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 (1^st mvt coda, 18 bars before S to the end)
• TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 (1^st mvt, 2 before Reh. T to Reh. U)
• MARTIN: Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments (5 measures after 18 to 7 measures after 22)

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