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By Sylvia Alimena Posted in Audition Info on March 14, 2018 0 Comments 2 min read
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Audition Information for Brass of Peace 2023-2024, 47th Season

Preliminary Auditions for the Brass of Peace Scholarship Brass Ensemble will be held on: Sunday, October 2, 2022 from 4 – 6 p.m.
(BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Contact sylalimena@aol.com)

Final Auditions 
Sunday, October 9, 2022
Part One:    6:30 – 8 p.m.               5 minute solo performance in front of an audience
Part Two:    8:00 – 9:15 p.m.         sight-reading with the group

An application form is located at the bottom of this page.

Please label the application with your last name  and return the application to: sylalimena@aol.com

Audition requirements:

Trumpets: 2 contrasting works. Preferred works: Arutunian, Haydn or Hummel Concerto Movements, Charlier Etudes preferred.
A lyric and technical etude also acceptable.

Horns: Preferred works: Strauss Concerto No. 1, first and second or second and third movements preferred.

Mozart Concerto No. 2 or 4, first movement
Strauss Concerto No. 2, first movement.

Other works of contrasting style are acceptable. Strauss and Mozart are ideal.

Trombones & Euphonium: One technical selection of your choice & One lyric selection of your choice and sight reading

Tuba: a lyric solo and technical solo of your choosing, sight reading

All rehearsals will be held at the home of Brass of Peace:
Peace Lutheran Church
6362 Lincolnia Road
Alexandria, VA 22312

Brass of Peace (BOP) now in it’s 47th season, is a scholarship brass ensemble that provides intense and systematic training once a week for talented high school brass players. There are no fees or tuition of any kind. Members are chosen by audition only and acceptance is based solely on talent and ability. With guidance from former NSO hornist Sylvia Alimena, Brass of Peace members greatly improve performance skills, explore the finer aspects of ensemble playing and artistry with players of like ability. Members also gain confidence in public performing and public speaking.

Brass of Peace rehearsals occur: Sunday 7-9:15 p.m. October through mid May

This is the 35th Year for Music Director, Sylvia Alimena

Brass of Peace

Scholarship Brass Ensemble

Sylvia Alimena, Music Director and Conductor

Application

please complete this application, label the document with your last name and return it via e-mail to: sylalimena@aol.com

applicants are required to play 1 technical piece and 1 lyric piece

check brassofpeace.org for more details

full name: _________________________________________________________

instrument: _________________________________________________

street address: _______________________________________________

city: ________________________________

zip code: ______________________________

home phone: ____________________________________________

cell phone: ________________________________________________

your email: _________________________________________________

current school:________________________________________________

current year in school:__________

band/orchestra director: _________________________________

private teacher: _____________________________________

private teacher email: __________________________________

private teacher phone: ________________________________

parents’ names: ________________________________________________

parents’ emails: ________________________________________________

additional ensembles in which you perform: ____________________________

# of hours per day of practice: ________

(Brass of Peace participants are required to practice at least 90 min@day)

lyric audition piece : __________________________________________

technical audition piece: _________________________________________

**If replicating application, please create a one page document, and leave two inches at the bottom of the document

 


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