• There is no deadline; apprentice positions will be filled as qualified applications are received. (Conductor deadline for application was 31 March 2010)
• Applications are evaluated solely on merit. (Application materials become the property of the Hot Springs Music Festival and will not be returned.)
• There is no formal application form. Please submit only the items listed below.
• Participants for the entire duration of the Festival will receive full scholarships plus housing. (Apprentices choosing not to participate in the entire Festival may attend for a $1750 tuition fee.)
• Participants must arrive in time for the 5pm orientation meeting on May 29th and remain until the conclusion of the final concert on June 12th (conductors & arts administrators arrive by May 25th).
• Apprentices are responsible for their own transportation and meals. (Many Hot Springs restaurants–within walking distance–will have musician-friendly menus available.)
• Apprentices must be at least 18 years of age ~ or ~ provide a chaperone.

• complete name
• instrument and instruments owned
• date of birth
• full school, home & e-mail addresses
• phone numbers
• education
• professional experience
• letters or contact numbers for three references
• repertoire list (conductors)
• Please indicate if you wish to receive a full scholarship, or, if you would prefer to attend for less than the entire Festival duration and pay the $1750 tuition fee.

• Instrumentalists: If not otherwise indicated below, two representative etudes for your instrument (one fast/one slow) and two brief excerpts that will demonstrate your abilities, OR one recent solo performance. [To resolve application repertoire questions, contact the appropriate mentor via his or her email address listed on the Mentors page of this website.]
• Bassoon: Three of the following four excerpts - Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4, II, long solo to end; Ravel, Bolero, solo; Mozart, Marriage of Figaro, Overture, measures 1-8 and measures 156-171; Beethoven, Symphony No. 4, IV, fast solo; A solo piece, concerto or sonata movement of applicant's choice.
• Clarinet: include standard orchestral excerpts for clarinet, recordings of solo or chamber music may also be included. For clarinet applications, it is not necessary to limit the recording to 10 minutes, but be advised to put the examples of your best playing at the beginning of the CD.
• Flute: 2 contrasting orchestral excerpts -and- 2 contrasting selections or movements from a concerto, sonata or other significant work; an etude is acceptable for one of the selections. **Entire recording must not exceed 10 minutes**
• Horn: Solo:1st movement of either Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 or Mozart Horn Concerti
  No. 2 or No. 4; Excerpts: Strauss, "Ein Heldenleben," Horn 1 - Beginning to measure 17; Shostakovich, "Symphony No. 5," Mvmt. I, Horn 1 - third measure after Rehearsal No.17 to
  1st measure of Rehearsal No. 21; Mendelssohn "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Nocturne, Horn 1 - measures 1 through 34; Wagner, "Siegfried's Rhine Journey," Horn 1 -Short Call
• Oboe: include a selection of 2 standard orchestral excerpts of your choice, plus a solo selection such as movement of a standard concerto or sonata, or a chamber work that showcases the oboe. Alternately, in lieu of orchestral excerpts, submit 2 or more contrasting solo works from a live performance. 10 minute maximum. Quality is preferred over quantity.
• Percussion: include 3 xylophone excerpts, 3 snare drum excerpts, 2 glockenspiel excerpts, 3 timpani excerpts, 1 Bach marimba solo.
• Piano/Keyboard: include at least one collaborative work (ie.: chamber music/orchestral). Contact Michael Gurt for more information: <mugurt@lsu.edu>.
• Trombone: include 2 contrasting solos or contrasting movements of one solo piece and 5 excerpts of your choice.
• Tuba: (1) include four orchestral excerpts of your choice and (2) include two contrasting selections or movements from a concerto or other solo work; an etude is acceptable for one of the selections. Please consider the 10 minute guideline as a recommendation--quality recordings will not be penalized if they are a bit shorter or longer.
• Viola: include first movement of a standard solo work or orchestral excerpts.
• Violoncello: One (or two) movements from the Bach Suites for Cello, the first movement of a standard concerto and two standard orchestral excerpts of contrasting styles.

• Singers: Due to the current state of the economy, we regret that we will not be able to include a voice apprentice program in our 2010 Festival season. [for 2011:recording of recent works and photograph]
• Conductors: A high-quality North American-format DVD, CD-ROM or VHS of a recent rehearsal (15-minute maximum) and performance (15-minute maximum) viewed from a close, front-view perspective. Video must be labelled with name, contact information, and repertoire index.
• Recording Engineers: Recording(s) you have engineered, edited or mastered
• Administrators: All items minus recording.

• Instrumentalists, Singers, Recording Engineers & Administrators - $30.
• Conductors - $55.

Our Mentors

Violin                    
Andrew Irvin, Arkansas Symphony, Co-concertmaster
Jessica Mathaes, Austin Symphony Concertmaster
Janet Sung, Juilliard School, SUNY-Fredonia 
Luis Miguel Varela, Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal de Caracas

Viola                                        
Ann Marie Roeske, Dallas Symphony

Violoncello                                        
Wesley Baldwin, University of Tennessee

Trumpet                                       
Scott Moore, Memphis Symphony Orchestra
                                       
Trombone  
David Jackson, University of Michigan                                         
                                       
Tuba
Todd Cranson, University of Illinois-Springfield 
                                       
Percussion 
Matthew McClung, Texas A & M, Corpus Christi
                                       
Harp  
Deborah Fleisher, University of Miami
                                       
Collaborative Piano 
Michael Gurt, Louisiana State University                                         
                                       
Recording Engineering                                 
James Tagg, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Guest Conductor
Pierre Simard, Vancouver Island Symphony
                                       
Production Management                                         
Sean Kelly, Texas Emergency Response Coordinator                                         
                                       
Arts Administration/Executive Director                                         
Laura Rosenberg 
                                       
Conducting/Artistic Director 
Richard Rosenberg 

* call the Festival office if you would like to be matched with a group *

Download the 2010 Apprentice Application Brochure