Apply to Chamber Fest and submit your audition video.

Please fill out the application form here. You will also submit your audition video in this form.

• Applications are due by Feb 16.

• Submit a demonstration of your musical skills.

• No longer than 10 minutes of total video material is required.

• Find repertoire requirements listed for your instrument below. The goal is to demonstrate your strengths.

• Upload the video link in the application form. Make sure to check the sharing settings so it can be viewed by anyone with the link.

Other Information

• There is NO application fee. However, if you are one of the students selected, a $60 tuition fee is required for festival attendance.

• Additional costs include two nights of lodging and meals, both of which are the student's responsibility.

• A parent or guardian must accompany participants who are staying in a hotel. Commuters are exempt.

**Please direct any questions to your specific instrument/vocal faculty member

FLUTE - Professor Charles Lewis - clewis55@utm.edu

Robert Cavally - Melodious and Progressive Studies for Flute, Volume 1

One etude of student’s choice OR All West/ Mid State/ All district Etudes for the current year

OBOE - Dr. Doug Owens - dowens14@utm.edu

Please select and submit one lyrical and one technical etude, standard orchestral excerpt or a portion of solo repertoire for your audition. Sample etudes include the Hite "Melodious and Progressive Studies" and Ferling "48 Studies." Sample solo repertoire includes major concerti by Mozart and Cimarosa, sonatas by Handel and Hindemith, and unaccompanied works by Britten and Chavez.

CLARINET - Dr. Elizabeth Aleksander - ealeksan@utm.edu

Any one etude from Rose, 32 Etudes (note that Rose wrote several etude books; please make sure that you have the correct one)

BASSOON - Dr. Doug Owens - dowens14@utm.edu

Please select and submit one lyrical and one technical etude, standard orchestral excerpt or a portion of solo repertoire for your audition. Sample etudes include the Weissenborn "Fifty Advanced Studies" and Milde "Studies in Scales and Chords." Sample solo repertoire includes major concerti by Weber and Mozart, sonatas by Telemann and Hurlstone, and unaccompanied works by Osborne and Bach.

SAXOPHONE - Dr. Doug Owens - dowens14@utm.edu

Please select and submit one lyrical and one technical etude or a portion of solo repertoire for your audition. Sample etudes include the David Hite "Melodious and Progressive Studies" and Ferling "48 Studies." Sample solo repertoire includes major concerti by Glazunov and Ibert, sonatas by Creston and Heiden, and unaccompanied works by Bozza and Bonneau.

TRUMPET - Dr. Kurt Gorman - kgorman@utm.edu

Please contact Dr. Kurt Gorman (kgorman@utm.edu) if you need help finding the listed repertoire.

Holst - First Suite for Military Band:

First Movement, Chaconne, quarter note pick up to 8 bars before C to C

Second Movement, Intermezzo, beginning to rehearsal A and rehearsal D to 8 bars before E

Brandt - Etude #4 (International edition) first 6 lines

HORN - Dr. Jessie Thoman - jthoman@utm.edu

Tchaikowsky - Symphony No. 5, 2nd mvmt, Horn 1 solo

Gallay - Etude No. 7 - please play from the beginning to the fermata before the Allegretto section.

TROMBONE - Dr. Joseph Frye - jfrye3@utm.edu

• • Bordogni – Melodious Études for Trombone – No. 16, beginning to first note of m. 25

  • Voxman – Selected Studies for Trombone – A minor (p. 20), beginning through m. 16

EUPHONIUM - Dr. Greg McCracken - gmccrac2@utm.edu 

Please select two pieces of music contrasting in style (1 lyrical and 1 technical) for your audition. A sampling of books may include: Melodious Etudes by Rochut, Selected Studies by Voxman, and Progressive Studies by Tyrell. If you have any questions please email Dr. McCracken.

TUBA - Dr. Greg McCracken - gmccrac2@utm.edu 

Please select two pieces of music contrasting in style (1 lyrical and 1 technical) for your audition. A sampling of books may include: Complete Vocalises by Bordogni, 70 studies for Tuba by Blazhevich, and 60 Etudes for Tuba by Kopprasch. If you have any questions please email Dr. McCracken.

PERCUSSION -  Prof. Austin Shoupe - ashoupe@utm.edu

Percussionists participate in the UTM Honor Percussion Ensemble as a part of the UTM Chamber Fest. Please submit audition repertoire on a minimum of two instruments (1 must be a keyboard) commensurate in difficulty with the following texts:

Snare Drum: Peters Intermediate or Advanced Snare Drum Studies, Cirone Portraits in Rhythm, Firth The Solo Snare Drummer

Keyboard: Goldenberg Modern School for Xylophone, Ford Marimba: Technique Through Music, ZIvkovic Funny Xylophone or Funny Marimba or Funny Vibraphone

Timpani: Hochrainer Etuden for Timpani, Firth The Solo Timpanist, Peters Fundamental Method for Timpani or Fundamental Solos for Timpani

Multi-Percussion: Dietz Reflex, Bliss Multitudes.

VOICE - Dr. Amy Yeung - kyeung@utm.edu

The following links will lead you to "Down by the Sally Gardens" in different keys. Please select a key that fits your vocal range and submit a performance video without accompaniment.  For more information, please contact Amy Yeung at kyeung@utm.edu.

(in A major)
(in B-flat major)
(in C major)
(in D major)
(in E-flat major)
(in F major)
(in G major)

Cost

There is a $60 fee for Chamber Fest which includes registration and a t-shirt. Please bring cash or check payable to UTM Music.

Things to do for accompanying families

• • Visit Paul Meek Library or University Center

  • Coffee: Starbucks (on-campus); Higher Ground, Martin Coffeehouse (off-campus)

  • Movie theater

  • Walking trails: Pacer Pond (on-campus); Brian Brown Memorial Greenway (off-campus)

Other options within an hour's drive

• Discovery Park of America in Union City, TN

• Paducah, KY or Jackson, TN

• Reelfoot Lake State Park

• Columbus Belmont State Park

• Dixie Gun Works in Union City

Parking

In accordance with University Policy, all visitor vehicles parked on campus require a guest pass. A parking pass will be provided for you during event registration at the Fine Arts building. Parking without a parking pass will result in a ticket. Please display the guest pass provided by the UTM Music department on your dashboard. 

Click HERE for parking pass information. 

Restaurants

• The Grind

• Los Portales

• La Cabana

• Fresh Start

• Hunan Palace

• UTM Food Court

• Sonic

• Cook-Out

Hotels (not included in festival fee)

Housing reservations are the responsibility of the participating student. Each student must be accompanied by either a parent or band director. If your student would like to share accommodations with a student from another school and split supervision responsibilities with another parent/director, please let the appropriate studio faculty member know so they can help you find a solution and partner you with the right people.

• Hampton Inn - 5575 Skyhawk Parkway Martin, TN 38237 (731) 587-5800 www.hamptoninn.com

• Days Inn - 800 University St. Martin, TN 38237 US (731) 587-9577 www.daysinn.com

• Econo Lodge - 853 University St. Martin, TN 38237 (731) 587-4241 www.econolodge.com

• Sleep Inn - Mainstay & Suites - Union City (731) 599-7272

• Holiday Inn Express - Union City (731) 599-7990