AUDITION NOTICE:
Spring Ensemble Auditions
WHEN: Sunday, June 3. All auditions are by appointment only. To schedule an audition, call 201-569-7900, ext. 375 or email rsearles@jccotp.org. Alternate dates or video auditions may be arranged for those unable to attend on June 3.
WHERE: Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, 411 E. Clinton Ave., Tenafly
The JCC Thurnauer School of Music, New Jersey’s leading community music school, invites musicians from the tri-state area to its Spring Ensemble Auditions for the 2018-19 school year. Auditions will be held for participation in chamber music ensembles; The String Camerata and Thurnauer Symphony Orchestra; the TeenTown Jazz Big Band; and the Young People’s Chorus @ Thurnauer.
“We are very excited for our 36th season at the JCC Thurnauer School of Music,” said founding director Dorothy Kaplan Roffman. “We invite musicians of all ages and abilities to share their talents with us and see how they can grow and thrive at the music school under the guidance of our outstanding faculty.”
Thurnauer ensembles rehearse weekly and are led by highly skilled and dedicated teachers. Each ensemble performs several times throughout the year and has unique opportunities, including performing with renowned guest artists such as violinist Joshua Bell, New York Philharmonic music director Alan Gilbert, legendary jazz guitarist Larry Coryell, jazz artist New York Yankee, Bernie Williams and artistic director and founder of Young People’s Chorus Francisco J. Núñez.
For full descriptions of each ensemble, as well as required audition repertoire for the orchestras and chamber music ensembles, please visit jccotp.org/Thurnauer. The JCC Thurnauer School of Music’s 2016-2017 school year begins Sunday, September 30.
About the JCC Thurnauer School of Music
Founded in 1984, the JCC Thurnauer School of Music serves over 500 students from infancy through adulthood, offering a comprehensive program similar to the finest pre-college conservatories. The Thurnauer experience includes instrumental lessons, ensembles, and classes, master classes with world-renowned artists; a chamber music series; faculty recitals; frequent student performances; and a long-term partnership with the Englewood Public School District. Thurnauer is a member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education, has been named a Major Arts Institution by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and received an award for “excellence and high standards” from The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
