Bosnian-HerzegovinianAmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences

BHAAAS

International Cultural Exchange Program for Classical Musicians

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Program Dates:

Musicians applying for this program must be available to live full-time in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovinia from September 11, 2011 to July 2, 2012.

Application Fee:

There is a non-refundable $25 application fee to apply for the program.
Checks should be included with your application packet and made out to: Bosnian-
HerzegovinianAmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.

Application Packet:

All applicants must submit a copy of their performance resume and an unedited DVD of their playing. This DVD should include 5 minutes of a solo work of their choice (preferably without piano accompaniment) and 5 orchestral excerpts selected from the list attached. The applicant should also include on the DVD (on a separate track if possible) a short 5 minute talk about why they are interested in participating in this program. Make sure that your name, email, address, and phone number are on all your materials.

□ Resume □ Solo and Excerpts □ 5 Minute Talk □ Application fee $25

Deadline:

All applications must be received by June 17, 2011. They will be judged on a first-come basis so interested musicians are encouraged to send their materials as soon as possible.

Notification:

All applicants will be notified of their status by July 15, 2011.

Application Mailing address: All applications should be mailed to:

International Cultural Exchange Program

c/o Diane Wittry, Artistic Director

5 Syme Ave

West Orange, NJ07052

No materials will be returned unless a self-addressed stamped envelope is included with the application.

Questions:

Contact Artistic Director – Diane Wittry - email:

Orchestra Excerpts

Orchestral excerpts should be selected from the following lists:

Oboe: / Bartok / Concerto for Orchestra
Brahms / Symphony No. 1
Brahms / Violin Concerto
Debussy / La Mer
Ravel / Le Tombeau de Couperin
Rossini / La Scala di Seta
R. Strauss / Don Juan
Tchaikovsky / Symphony No. 4
Bassoon: / Beethoven / Symphony No. 4
Berlioz / Symphonie Fantastique
Brahms / Symphony No. 3
Dukas / The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Mozart / Bolero
Rimsky-Korsakov / Scheherazade
Stravinsky / Le Sacre du Printemps
Tchaikovsky / Symphony No. 4
French Horn: / Beethoven / Symphony No. 3
Beethoven / Symphony No. 9
Brahms / Symphony No. 4
Mahler / Symphony No. 1
Mendelssohn / A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shostakovich / Symphony No. 5
R. Strauss / Don Juan
R. Strauss / Til Eulenspiegel
Tchaikovsky / Symphony No. 5
Wagner / Siegfried Rhine Journey
Trombone: / Berlioz / Rakoczy March
Brahms / Symphony No. 1
Mozart / Requiem
Ravel / Bolero
Rossini / William Tell
R. Strauss / Till Eulenspielgel
Wagner / Die Walküre