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Graduate Fellowships, Teaching Assistantships and Clarinet The University of New Mexico Music Department is looking for excellent students and performers of clarinet wishing to study for a Master's Degree. Continue your education in beautiful Albuquerque, New Mexico. Clear blue skies, fabulous sunsets, along with the spectacular Sandia Mountains make Albuquerque an ideal place to enjoy learning. Coupled with an excellent faculty and a great facility, what better place to get a Master's Degree? A special tuition plan is available for out-of-state students. Keith Lemmons, Professor of Clarinet Keith Lemmons is the Professor of Clarinet and a Presidential Teaching Fellow at The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He has performed at numerous International Clarinet Fests and Univ. of Oklahoma Symposiums, the International Double Reed Society Conference, the Brazilian Clarinet Conference, with USIA grants throughout Mexico and at universities throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. He performs with the acclaimed faculty New Mexico Winds, the Taos Chamber Music Group,Serenata of Santa Fe and the Ay! Clarumba Clarinet Quartet. He has also performed with the Santa Opera Orchestra, the New Mexico Symphony, Montana Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Albuquerque, Santa Fe Pro Musica, and Santa Fe Festival Ballet. He has twice received the UNM Teacher of the Year and has former students teaching at the University and high school levels, and playing in orchestras and prestigious service bands throughout the U.S. His teachers include Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Larry Combs, Charlie Niedich, Thea King, and Robert Schott. University of New Mexico Wind Symphony, Chamber Winds & Orchestra Under the direction of Prof. EricRombach-Kendall, the UNM Wind Symphony has been selected to perform for the Southwest Conference of the College Band Director's Association and the National Conference of the CBDNA. Comprised of approximately 45 musicians, these ensembles perform the very best in wind repertoire, routinely feature world class guest artist and commission and premiere new works. Most recently the Wind Symphony completed a recording project with NY Philharmonic principal trumpeter Phil Smith and principal trombonist Joe Alessi. The CD has recently been issued on the Summit label. The University of New Mexico Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Jorge Perez Gomez presents an average of nine concerts per academic year, including major symphonic repertoire, choral/orchestral works, and a major operatic production. A sampling of repertoire that the orchestra has performed in past seasons: Brahms - Sym. No. 2, Wagner - Meistersinger Prelude, Rimsky-Korsakov - Russian Easter Overture, Respighi - The Pines of Rome, Beethoven - Sym. No. 9, Mozart - Requiem, Revueltas - Sensemaya, Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bald Mountain, Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5, Shostakovich Sym. No. 9, Kodaly - Hary Janos and Orff - Carmina Burana. The Orff has been recorded on CD and is available for purchase through the Music Department. The orchestra is also currently involved in a long term project to record the orchestral music of Revueltas. The University of New Mexico is an institution with a student enrollment around 28,000 students, the Music department has 27 full-time faculty and 25 part-time faculty. It offers one of the finest music rehearsal, practice and performance facilties in the U.S.
For further information please contact: Check out the University of New Mexico website: http://www.unm.edu. |
Scholarships and Assistantship Clarinet Awards The University of Memphis announces scholarships and an assistantship in Clarinet. The assistantship requires a performance tape and a solid academic background. Undergraduate scholarships require a background in computing and accomplishment in clarinet study. All awards are competitive in nature and grounded in performance.
For specifics about awards relative to academics, gender and ethnicity, students
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Dana School of Music Clarinet Position Announcement The Dana School of Music is looking for an artist teacher/performer of the clarinet. If interested please go to Youngstown State University's Dana School of Music website and click on the Artist/Teacher of Clarinet Employment Opportunity link. |
Undergraduate Clarinet Scholarships Available The North Dakota State University Department of Music announces the availability of the Robert & Sheila Challey Music Scholarships for incoming students. Established in 2006, the NDSU Challey Scholarship Fund is committed to attracting and sustaining the finest music students in the region. Specific awards include: The Bill Euren Fellowship, named for the uncle of Robert Challey and Director of Bands at NDSU from 1948-1968. The Euren ("U-reen") Fellowship will be awarded to an incoming music major each year and will be equivalent to full tuition costs for four years. The Myrtle Euren Challey Scholarships, named for the mother of Robert Challey. The amount of these awards will be at least one-quarter the amount of full tuition for four years. The Patricia Yvonne Bizicki Scholarships, named for the mother of Sheila Challey. The amount of these awards will be at least one-quarter the amount of full tuition for four years. The Robert & Sheila Challey Scholarships are additional awards of significant support, presented to both incoming and continuing majors in music. For information on this scholarship program or clarinet studies at North Dakota State University, please refer to our website at http://www.ndsu.edu/finearts/music/, or contact Dr. Michael Thrasher at the following address:
Michael Thrasher, D.M.A. |
The Philharmonia Orchestra's principal Oboe players need you! If you are interested in supporting two of the finest orchestral Oboists playing in Britain today, please see our website on: http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/supportus/individualsupport/endowinganorchestralchair/ Whether it be in honour of an oboe enthusiast you know, or in your own name, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Development department on 020 7242 5001 (ext. 3) or email development@philharmonia.co.uk |
South Wales Clarinet Choir South Wales Clarinet Choir ... A new ensemble in South Wales is open to clarinet players of all ages within South Wales (UK) - all you need is min. Grade 6 and with good ability to sight-read. We need Eb, Alto and Bass clarinet players as well as Bb clarinets!!!
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Capital Philharmonic Orchestra Auditioning very soon: A London orchestra providing focused training at a high level. Please find more information and apply at http://www.capitalphilharmonic.co.uk |
The Georgia State Defense Force Band Military Marching Band recruiting in Atlanta The Georgia State Defense Force is recruiting members for its Atlanta-based marching band. The GSDF is the unarmed, all-volunteer branch of the Georgia Department of Defense. It conducts civil defense missions such as search and rescue throughout Georgia, in support of and in lieu of the National Guard. The band plays marches and popular music, and performs at public venues and at military ceremonies. It is seeking performers with positive, enthusiastic attitudes, in just about every section. For more information, contact band leader LT Tim Anderson at 770-887-1336 or Tandrsn52@hotmail.com, or CSM Peter Bardoul at 770-891-2010 or CSMbardoul@aol.com. More information is also available at http://www.gasdf.com/band.htm. |
Saddle River Valley Concert Band The Saddle River Valley Concert Band has been in existence since 1972. We have about 15-20 concerts per year which include playing at town festivals, health care centers, graduations, tree lightings, concert series, or just about any place where people will listen to us. The band consists of about 40 volunteer musicians. A few are music teachers and professional musicians but most of us are 9-5ers that do something else for our day job. We have an extensive music library of over 500 arrangements which include marches, show tunes, classical pieces and just about every concert band staple piece you can think of. We are an active band that enjoys playing music! We welcome all ages and skill levels! We are seeking ALL woodwind, brass, and percussion players. But we have an extra special need at this time for clarinet, flute, oboe, and bassoon. There are no try outs so just come in, introduce yourself to our conductor Harley Streiff and grab a library folder to read off. If you're interested in becoming a member we'll make a folder for you in the weeks to follow. Rehearsals are every Wednesday evening from 8:00-10:00 at the Cavallini Middle School on West Saddle River RD in Upper Saddle River, NJ. Near Route 17 and 287. Hope this gives you enough info about the band and hopefully we'll see you there in the weeks to come. For more information, our telephone number is 201-818-5112 Band email address is srvcb@yahoo.com Website: http://www.saddlerivervalleyconcertband.org or http://www.srvcb.org |