Lamont trombone and euphonium students at Lamont study with Richard Harris, who has an eclectic career as a soloist, chamber musician and educator. He is the former Assistant Principal Trombone of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and has been a guest with many of the U.S.'s top symphony orchestras, including the Boston Symphony and the Metropolitan Opera. He has appeared on Grammy award winning albums and Oscar winning movie soundtracks. In addition to being on faculty at DU, he teaches at the Raphael Mendez Brass Institute, the Idyllwild Summer Academy and hosts his own low brass seminar "RichardTromboneCamp!" during the summers in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The Lamont trombone studio regularly welcomes esteemed musicians for masterclasses. Recent guests include:
- Toby Oft, Principal Trombone of the Boston Symphony
- Dr. Brad Edwards, Arizona State University
- Scott Hartman, Yale University
- M.D. Stewart, Indiana University (retired)
- Chris Houlding, Hochshule Dusiburg, Essen
- Ilan Morgenstern, Vancouver Symphony
- Demian Austin, Principal Trombone, Metropolitan Opera
The inaugural Low Brass Weekend saw Joe Alessi, Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic, in residency for a week. He presented four masterclasses, four solo performances, a talk with Warren Deck and private lessons.
Audition Repertoire Requirements
Undergraduate (BM, BA and Minor)
Trombone
- Ferdinand David: Concertino Op. 4; Rehearsal A to 25th measure of Rehearsal C
- Stjepan Sulek: Sonata Vox Gabrieli; Beginning to 22nd measure of Rehearsal A
- Bordgoni/Rochut No. 19 in D-flat
- As written
- Transposed down one octave
- Orchestral excerpts
- W.A. Mozart: Tuba Mirum from Requiem (2nd trombone) mm. 1-18
- Rossini: La Gazza Ladra
- Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3
Bass Trombone
- A. Lebedev: Concerto in One Movement; Beginning to 7 measures before the cadenza
- J.S. Bach: Sarabande from the 5th Cello Suite
- Blazhevich Studies for Tuba, Vol 1. No. 7 in F Major
- Bordgoni/Rochut No. 27 in E Major Transposed down one octave
- Orchestral Excerpts
- Joseph Haydn: Creation, No. 26
- Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 3, Mvt. 4
- R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel; Rehearsal 36 to 16th measure of Rehearsal 37
Euphonium
- A melodious etude
- A study to demonstrate technical facility
- Any solo of your choice
Graduate (MM and Certificate in Performance)
Trombone
- Ferdinand David: Concertino Op. 4, complete 1st movement including cadenza
- Launy Grondahl: Concerto, 2nd movement complete
- Bordgoni/Rochut No. 19 in D-flat
- As written
- Transposed down one octave
- Transposed up a fifth (In tenor clef)
- Orchestral Excerpts
- W. A. Mozart: Tuba Mirum from Requiem (2nd trombone) mm. 1-18
- Rossini: La Gazza Ladra
- Saint-Saens: Symphony No.3
- Maurice Ravel: Bolero (1st trombone solo)
- Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3, Mvt. 1 (1st trombone solos)
Bass Trombone
- A. Lebedev: Concerto in One Movement
- E. Bozza: New Orleans
- J.S. Bach: Sarabande from the 5th Cello Suite
- Bass trombone studies:
- Blazhevich Studies for Tuba, Vol 1. No. 16 in E Minor
- Bordgoni/Rochut No. 27 in E Major, transposed down one octave
- Bordgoni/Rochut No. 34 in E Minor, in tenor clef down 2 octaves (B minor)
- Orchestral excerpts:
- Joseph Haydn: Creation No. 26
- Robert Schumann Symphony No. 3, Mvt. 4
- R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, Rehearsal 36 to 16th measure of Rehearsal 37
- C. Franck: Symphony in D Minor, Mvt. 3 Rehearsal N
- R. Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries, B major Section
Euphonium
- A melodious etude
- A study to demonstrate technical facility
- Two major solos from the repertoire
- 4 or 5 standard military band excerpts
Review requirements for Artist Diploma
Review requirements for Certificate in Orchestral Studies
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Joe Alessi (Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic), Richard Harris, and Warren Deck.
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Richard Harris, Joe Alessi, and Steve Wiest.
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