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Nov. 7, 2026听

2026 Honor Jazz Ensemble schedule听

2026 director: Annie Booth, Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies, Pianist-Composer听

Audition deadline: Oct. 2, 2026, 11:59 p.m. MDT
Please see audition requirements and materials below. 听

Students selected for the 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 Thompson Honor Jazz Ensemble will be notified via email by end-of-day on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. Rosters will be posted to our website shortly thereafter.听

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Rehearsals and performances will take place at the University of Colorado Boulder. Check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 7. The Thompson Honor Jazz Ensemble will rehearse, participate in an improv workshop and jam sessions from approximately 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on and will perform a concert in Imig S134 that evening. Lunch will be provided.听

2026 Thompson Honor Jazz Ensemble results

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Auditions are open to all Colorado student musicians grades 9-12. Auditions are online only. The ensemble will consist of the following instrumentation: 5 saxophones (alto/alto/tenor/tenor/baritone), 5 trumpets, 4 trombones (3 tenor/1 bass trombone), guitar, piano, bass and drums. Vocalists, violinists and percussionists (vibraphone) are welcome to audition for an optional spot.

Record one student per file, and just one file per student. Do not alter the recording in any way.听
Students should record their audition on video, upload it as an听unlisted video听to YouTube or another video-hosting platform, and submit the link.

Winds (saxophones, trumpets, trombones), strings* (violin, cello, viola), vibraphone* and vocalists*:听

  1. 鈥淎u Privave鈥濃擟harlie Parker听
    1. Use an audible play-along track of your choice听
    2. Play the head twice followed by 2-3 choruses of improvisation. 听

*Instrumentation for the Thompson Honor Jazz Ensemble will be determined based on the needs of the ensemble. Auditioning on these instruments does not guarantee that a position will be available.听

Piano + guitar

  1. 鈥淎u Privave鈥濃擟harlie Parker听
    1. Use an audible play-along track of your choice听
    2. Play the head once followed by 1 chorus of comping and 1-2 choruses of improvisation.听

Please note: Rhythm section players should eliminate their auditioning instrument for play-along tracks, e.g., piano players should channel out the recorded piano part from the recorded play-along.听

Bass

  1. 鈥淎u Privave鈥濃擟harlie Parker (acoustic bass preferred)听
  2. Play the head once followed by 1 chorus of walking and 1-2 choruses of improvisation.听

Please note: Rhythm section players should eliminate their instrument when using play-along tracks.听

Drum set

  1. 鈥淎u Privave鈥濃擟harlie Parker听
    1. Play 鈥淎u Privave鈥 head unaccompanied without a metronome (tempo 160-190 BPM)听
    2. Play first chorus as if you are accompanying a small ensemble听
    3. Second chorus solo听
  2. Afro-Cuban or Brazilian style of your choice, 32 bars AABA form (play time for 16 bars, solo for 8 bars, play time for 8 bars)听

(includes Piano Trio, No Piano and No Bass versions)听

Students should record their audition on video, upload it as an听unlisted video听to YouTube or another video-hosting platform, and submit the link.