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ORCHESTRAL OPPORTUNITIES
The Aspen Music Festival and School trumpet department offers the opportunity to play premier assignments alongside artist-faculty from major U.S. orchestras or as principal in a variety of ensembles. For details on the student orchestral experience, please see the Orchestra/Instrumental program page.
Please see our Fellowships and Financial Aid page to learn more about our many fellowship and scholarship opportunities.
HOW TO APPLY
APPLICATION OPEN SEPTEMBER 15
- Resume required
- Two letters of recommendation encouraged but not required
AUDITION REPERTOIRE
All trumpet applicants must submit the required trumpet repertoire in 7 INDIVIDUAL VIDEO TRACKS. Do not include your name in the video title or description.
- One movement of a concerto or sonata; recordings with or without accompaniment will be evaluated equally
- One etude
- Orchestral excerpts (excerpts provided as links in each title):
- MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL: Pictures at an Exhibition
(opening to Reh. 2, Trumpet in C) - RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major (First movement, Reh. 2 to Reh. 3; Reh. 36 to end)
- BARTOK: Concerto for Orchestra (first movement bars 39-50, and bars 334-396)
- COPLAND: An Outdoor Overture (opening solo, bars 16-34)
- PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, op. 100
(first movement, 1 before Reh. 8 to two measures before Reh. 9; second movement, Reh. 42 to four measures before Reh. 43)
- MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL: Pictures at an Exhibition