The Illinois State University School of Music anticipates a Horn Studio Graduate Assistantship Vacancy for August 2012. Non-Studio Graduate Assistantships & Tuition Waivers for hornists are currently available. Stipend is $7,650. per year plus a full Tuition Waiver worth $11,414. per year for non-residents. The assistantship is a renewable award worth up to $19,064. per year for non-residents. To apply for Horn Studio Graduate Assistantships visit www.jobs.ilstu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=60221.  Application and audition deadline is March 1, 2012.

Duties

In addition to performing in a graduate brass or woodwind quintet and large ensemble, other duties may include assisting with Horn Choir and Master Class, coaching student chamber ensembles, classroom teaching or audio recording, depending on the candidate's interests, experience and the needs of the School of Music. Additional performance opportunities may be available in several regional orchestras.

The Horn Studio at Illinois State University

Current enrollment is 18 students. All students receive 1 hr. lessons and meet horn class/horn choir twice per week. The Illinois State University Horn Choir performs on campus several times each semester. Former guest artists include Hermann Baumann, Barry Tuckwell, Gail Williams, Frøydis Wekre, Eric Ruske, Martin Hackleman, Jesse McCormick, hornists from the Philadelphia Orchestra, Paris Opera, and the St. Louis, Houston, Baltimore and National Symphonies and hornists with the U.S. Marine, Army, and Navy Bands have presented Recitals, Concerts and Master Classes at ISU. For more information visit http://www.cfa.ilstu.edu/music/wind_brass_percussion/horn.shtml, the Illinois State Horn Studio Facebook Page and search YouTube for Illinois State University Horn Choir videos.

The University

Illinois State University is located in Normal/Bloomington, Illinois, progressive twin cities with a combined population of 125,000. The University enrolls approximately 20,000 students. The School of Music, one of three schools within the College of Fine Arts, has an enrollment of 400 music majors: 320 undergraduate and 80 graduate students. The School of Music has 43 full-time faculty and 37 graduate teaching assistants. Illinois State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. The Central Illinois Airport serves 6 major airlines and Amtrak is located one block from the School of Music. For more information, contact Dr. Joe Neisler, Professor of Horn, at jneisle@ilstu.edu. For more information on the Graduate Program at Illinois State visit http://www.cfa.ilstu.edu/music/graduate/