Bard College Conservatory announces opening for Fall 2014

[Tuboxchef]

Hello prospective tuba undergraduates for Fall 2014! I am very excited to announce we will be accepting a full-tuition waived undergraduate tubist for the Fall semester of 2014! Not only that, but this scholarship will potentially also cover room and board costs. Bard College Conservatory is introducing a brand new brass scholarship, called the ASO Brass Scholarship. Bard College partnered with the American Symphony Orchestra to award the most deserving of talented brass students the opportunity to study at a top Conservatory with world class faculty.

Some highlights of this scholarship:

-covers up to full tuition, room, and board
-opportunity to study weekly with Derek Fenstermacher (New Jersey Symphony), as well as receiving lessons with ASO tubist, Kyle Turner
-perform in the annual side-by-side concert with the ASO, which allows the selected tubist to perform along with the world class American Symphony Orchestra
-perform with the Bard Conservatory Orchestra, which tours regularly (European tour scheduled for Summer 2014!)
-highlights of this season's Bard Orchestra include Strauss Till Eulenspiegel, Shostakovich Symphony No. 15, Wagner's Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Death & Funeral Music, and Copland Symphony No. 3
-orchestral training classes including an all new Brass Class, which combines all the brass students to work through major orchestral works, while being coached by Bard's great faculty
-low brass class, which is run by myself, where we rehearse through major orchestral pieces that are commonly asked in auditions (as well going over strategies for when orchestral auditions call for low brass section playing)
-chamber music opportunities, including a great undergraduate brass quintet

As you can tell, this scholarship is primarily geared toward musicians who see themselves playing in an orchestra some day. I am eager to prepare you for a life of playing in an orchestra, and with this scholarship, one deserving graduating Senior will get the opportunity of a lifetime to study at the stellar Bard College Conservatory!

Helpful links:
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http://www.bard.edu/conservatory/news/m ... id=5904923" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
http://www.bard.edu/conservatory/faculty/" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
http://www.bard.edu/conservatory/underg ... admission/" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
This is the GORGEOUS hall you will be performing in as Bard student:
http://fishercenter.bard.edu/" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
(it was designed by Frank Gehry, who also designed Walt Disney Concert Hall)

Bard's campus is also quite gorgeous year-round:

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Please message me for more information regarding auditions, and best of luck to all graduating Seniors this year!

[Tuboxchef]

Hello again! The application deadline is quickly approaching, so if you are interested in applying for this great program, please follow this link:

http://www.bard.edu/conservatory/undergraduate/process/" target="_blank

The selected tubist who is accepted into this program will receive a GREAT scholarship (see above message for more information). Have a happy 2014!