[Trombone-l] Brass Quintet Assistantship

[Karl Hinterbichler]

Graduate Brass Quintet Assistantships

University of New Mexico



POSITIONS AVAILABLE FALL 2008

GRADUATE BRASS ASSISTANTSHIPS:  TRUMPET & TROMBONE

The University of New Mexico Department of Music is seeking excellent  
performers wishing to study for a master's degree.  Assistantship  
includes performing with the University of New Mexico Graduate Brass  
Quintet, the UNM Wind Symphony, and/or the UNM Symphony Orchestra as  
needed. Additional duties may include assisting the faculty with  
brass fundamentals classes for music education majors, coaching  
undergraduate brass chamber music ensembles, teaching applied lessons  
for non-majors, and assisting the faculty with undergraduate  
recruitment. Total workload is 10 hours per week. This is a two-year  
(four-semester) half assistantship (contract is by semester, but  
renewable if work is satisfactory). Pay is approximately $5800 per  
academic year and includes a waiver of tuition (exclusive of special  
course fees) for up to 6 credits per semester (fall and spring). Any  
additional hours can be taken at the in-state tuition rate.

The UNM Graduate Brass Quintet receives regular coaching with members  
of the UNM Brass Faculty and principal brass players in the New  
Mexico Symphony Orchestra and assists the Department of Music in the  
recruitment of undergraduate students through performances and  
clinics in area high schools.

The UNM Department of Music has 54 fulltime and part-time faculty  
members, and approximately 300 undergraduate and graduate majors. The  
music facility boasts a world class 300-seat recital hall and is  
adjacent to Popejoy Hall, a 2000-seat auditorium that hosts  
performances by the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, professional  
touring companies and UNM musical ensembles. The university is  
located in the heart of Albuquerque, a metropolitan center of  
approximately 600,000 residents and is nestled next to the Sandia  
Mountains.  With an average of 340 days of sunshine annually, the  
climate accommodates a wide range of outdoor activities. The beauty  
of its physical surroundings, coupled with New Mexico's rich cultural  
and artistic heritage, makes studying at UNM a rewarding and  
enjoyable experience.

Deadline: February 15, 2008
For further information and application materials, please contact:
Dr. Karl Hinterbichler, Professor of Trombone
Department of Music; The University of New Mexico
MSC04 2570; 1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Phone: (505) 277-4331
E-mail: khtbn at unm.edu