Texas Music Festival 2008

Dave Kirk · Post by **Dave Kirk** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:06 pm

The Texas Music Festival will be held at the University of Houston's Moores School of Music May 30-June 28, 2008.

It's a great orchestral opportunity for college and young professional musicians. All students who are accepted receive full tuition and housing.

The 2008 repertoire includes:

Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
Ravel Daphnis et Chloe (Suites 1 & 2)
Respighi Pines of Rome
Stravinsky Petrouchka

You may apply with a live or recorded audition. The application deadline for live auditions is January 14. The application deadline for recorded auditions is February 8.

Live auditions will be heard in New York (1/27), Cleveland (2/3), and Houston (2/8, 11).

For audition requirements and other information -

http://www.uh.edu/tmf

Blake Cooper · Post by **Blake Cooper** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:44 am

I'm going out for this thing for sure....anyone else out there in tuba land thinking about auditioning?

Brendan Bohnhorst · Post by **Brendan Bohnhorst** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:05 am

A few of my friends have done this festival and they all had good things to say about it. I am sure that quite a few people will apply.

Todd S. Malicoate · Post by **Todd S. Malicoate** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:52 pm

Anyone know if there is an upper age limit for participating in this festival? I couldn't find a mention of one on the website or in the application, but it does say the festival is for college aged and "young" professional musicians ("professional" in this case meaning, I assume, "possessing a music degree").

porkchopsisgood · Post by **porkchopsisgood** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:03 pm

Todd S. Malicoate wrote:Anyone know if there is an upper age limit for participating in this festival? I couldn't find a mention of one on the website or in the application, but it does say the festival is for college aged and "young" professional musicians ("professional" in this case meaning, I assume, "possessing a music degree").

Hey Todd....

According to the brochure it's 18-30....

Hope this helps!

AVC

Todd S. Malicoate · Post by **Todd S. Malicoate** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:26 pm

porkchopsisgood wrote:Hey Todd....

According to the brochure it's 18-30....

Hope this helps!

AVC

Very helpful, Allen...thanks.

It's on the website on the "about the festival" page...I just overlooked it.

Jobey Wilson · Post by **Jobey Wilson** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:46 am

Well, Todd, plenty of opera students go to festivals at your age!!

KevinYoung · Post by **KevinYoung** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:53 am

That's true.