Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy 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-Herzegovinian American Academy 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, NJ 07052

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

Questions: Contact Artistic Director – Diane Wittry - email: CulturalExchangeProgram@gmail.com

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 BoleroRimsky-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 DreamShostakovich 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