Posted May 3, 2012

US Marine Band Announces Vacancy

Trombone
Audition Date: Aug. 20-21

A) Prepared solo: Sonata for Trombone (Hindemith)

B) Excerpts from the following:
Melodious Etudes for Trombone, No. 53 (Bordogni/Rochut)
Requiem, K. 626 (Mozart)
Boléro (Ravel)
Symphony No. 3, Opus 78, Organ Symphony (Saint-Saëns)
Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre (Wagner)
Academic Festival Overture, Opus 80 (Brahms/Safranek)
Symphony No. 3, Slavyanskaya (Kozhevnikov/Bourgeois)
Sensemayá (Revueltas/Bencriscutto)
Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd movements - 2nd trombone part (Mahler)

Onward - Upward (E.F. Goldman)
Hands Across the Sea (Sousa)
Tam O'Shanter Overture (Arnold/Paynter)

C) Sight reading

Auditions for Trombone will be held on Monday, August 20, 2012, beginning at 9:00 A.M., at the Marine Barracks Annex, 7th & L Sts., SE in Washington, D.C. The registration desk will be open from 7:30 A.M. until 12:00 noon, but applicants are urged to check in by 9:00 A.M.

No specific audition times will be assigned; musicians will be heard in the order in which they appear and register. If not completed on August 20th, auditions will continue on August 21st. Applicants should therefore be available to perform on both days. Applicants will be placed on the audition list upon the Marine Bands receipt of a resume and completed applicant factsheet. These items should be received by the Marine Band before the day of the audition. The audition committee reserves the right to dismiss any candidate not meeting the highest professional standards.

The Presidents Own United States Marine Band is Americas oldest musical organization, whose primary mission is to provide music for the President of the United States. Marine Band musicians perform frequently at the White House in small ensembles, chamber orchestra, concert band, and as soloists. The Marine Band performs for a wide variety of commitments, to include public concerts, recording sessions, touring, chamber music recitals, military ceremonies and state functions. Todays Marine Band is composed of 143 of the nations finest musicians. Those selected for the U.S. Marine Band are exempt from recruit training and are appointed to the rank of Staff Sergeant (E-6) under a contract for duty with the U.S. Marine Band only. The winner of the audition will receive instructions regarding enlistment procedures.