Featured Instrument Weekends
Starting in fall 2007, Juniata is proud to present "Featured Instrument Weekends." Once per semester, we'll feature a renowned guest soloist in concert with our instrumentalists:
FALL 2007: alto saxophone virtuoso MSM (Ret.) Dale Underwood, 30-year soloist with the United States Navy Band, performing the Fantasia for Alto Saxophone by Claude T. Smith! This event is being held December 7,8, and 9, with a short pre-rehearsal on December 1.
SPRING 2008: Guest trombonist MSG Mark Bowling, principal trombonist of the United States Army Field Band, performing the Guilmant "Morceau Symphonique!" Save the date: April 11-13, 2008, with a short pre-rehearsal on March 22.
Area middle and high school students will be invited to participate in the weekend as well, in events such as:
- Play in a “massed quartet” experience coached by our guest soloist. Each participant must supply legal copies of the following chamber literature for the large-group portion of this event: "Bass Clef Sessions" by Gearhart/Cassel/Hornibrook (published by Shawnee Press).
- Attend performances/master classes/clinics given by the soloist
- Optionally, take a private lesson with our guest soloist! (extra fee will be charged)
- In addition, we’ll audition interested students for the chance to be coached in an “Honors Quartet” by our guest soloist – an experience that will be one of the musical highlights of their lives. For spring 2008, four trombonists will be chosen. The audition piece is "Hunting Songs" by Brahms, found in the book "Bass Clef Sessions" by Gearhart/Cassel/Hornibrook (published by Shawnee Press). Students must supply a legal copy of the music. Auditions will take place following the morning pre-rehearsal on March 22 (see full schedule below)
In addition, junior clarinetist and winner of the 2007-8 Juniata College Wind Symphony Concerto Competition, Amy Breitinger, will perform the von Weber Concertino, op. 26 with our wind symphony.
Blank application forms are available by clicking here:
In addition, blank applications will been sent to area middle school and high school band directors.
Please note the following:
- Deadline for receipt of all application materials is March 22, 2008. Fees are to be paid at the time of application. All students are automatically accepted for the large-group experience (fee: $35).
- The four selected student members of the Honors Quartet will incur an additional fee of $40, bringing their total for the weekend to $75. The extra fee includes 2 meals for those four students (Saturday lunch and supper). This additional amount is due from the four winners on April 11.
- Participants must attend all rehearsals.
- Student participants must be in grades 6-12 this year.
- There is no on-campus housing plan for this event. We prefer to have all students return home each evening, but we suggest that teachers/directors of the four Honors Quartet students consider utilizing Huntingdon area hotels for the evenings of April 11 and 12 if you wish. We have already reserved enough rooms for this event, and will communicate particulars to you in the packet that will be given to the four Honors students on March 22.
- There is no prepaid meal plan for this event, except as noted above for the four Honors Quartet students. All other participants and directors may choose to purchase meals in our Baker Cafeteria or visit local restaurants.
- Please send applications (must arrive by March 22, 2008) to:
Juniata College Trombone Weekend
c/o Susan Pierotti, music department secretary
1700 Moore Street
Huntingdon, PA 16652
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR MARCH 22, AND APRIL 11-13 TROMBONE WEEKEND:
- Pre-rehearsal, Saturday March 22, 2008:
- A pre-rehearsal will be held from 10am-noon. This will involve a massed trombone chamber rehearsal (without guest soloist), followed by voluntary auditions to determine the “top four” players that will comprise the Honors Quartet that will work with Mr. Bowling.
- Friday April 11:
- Honors Quartet members arrive by 3pm, register, and rehearse with Mr. Bowling 3:30-5:30pm (school trombonists not in the Honors Quartet need not come to Juniata on 4/11).
- The four winning trombonists will also participate with our wind symphony in Mr. Bowling’s concerto performance as well as three other wind symphony pieces (we’ll supply the music to the winners on March 22): Alligator Alley by Michael Daugherty, Out of This World by John Williams, and Chaconne by Dan Klingbeil. That rehearsal is scheduled for 7-8pm that evening.
- The four Honors Quartet students are dismissed at 8pm.
- Saturday April 12:
- Honors Quartet rehearsal with Mr. Bowling from 8:45-9:45am, 4:30-5:30pm, and also 7-8pm.
- Honors Quartet sits in with the wind symphony at 10-11am.
- Massed trombone ensemble members come to campus by 1pm, and participate in rehearsals and sub-sectionals with Mr. Bowling from 1pm-4pm. These students are dismissed at 4pm.
- Sunday April 13:
- Massed trombone ensemble final rehearsal at 1:45-2:30pm.
- Honors Quartet: rehearsals with Mr. Bowling at 10:30am-noon, and rehearsals with the wind symphony 12:30pm-1:30pm.
- CONCERT: 3PM in Rosenberger Auditorium.
For further information, please contact:
Dr. James Latten, Director of Instrumental Music
Juniata College
1700 Moore Street
Huntingdon, PA 16652
814-641-3471