TO APPLY, please email:

-complete name
-instrument and instruments owned
-date of birth 
-full school, home & e-mail addresses 
-phone numbers 
-education 
-professional experience 
-letters or contact numbers for three references 
-repertoire list (conductors) 
-Please indicate if you wish to receive a full scholarship, or, if you would prefer to attend 
for less than the entire Festival duration and pay the $2000 tuition fee.
-A cover letter explaining why you would like to attend NMF, what you are hoping to learn 
from your experience at the Festival, and what you feel you can bring to the Festival community of musicians.

-Instrumentalists: If not otherwise indicated below, two representative etudes for your instrument
(one fast/one slow) and two brief excerpts that will demonstrate your abilities, OR 
one recent solo performance. [To resolve application repertoire questions, contact the appropriate 
mentor via his or her email address listed on the Mentors page of this website.]
-Bassoon: Three of the following four excerpts - Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4, II, long solo to end; 
Ravel, Bolero, solo; Mozart, Marriage of Figaro, Overture, measures 1-8 and measures 156-171; 
Beethoven, Symphony No. 4, IV, fast solo; A solo piece, concerto or sonata movement of applicant's choice. 
-Clarinet: include standard orchestral excerpts for clarinet, recordings of solo or chamber music may 
also be included For clarinet applications, it is not necessary to limit the recording to 10 minutes, 
but be advised to put the examples of your best playing at the beginning of the CD.
-Flute: 2 contrasting orchestral excerpts -and- 2 contrasting selections or movements from a concerto, 
sonata or other significant work; an etude is acceptable for one of the selections. Entire recording must not 
exceed 10 minutes
-Horn: Solo:1st movement of either Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 or Mozart Horn Concerti No. 2 or 
No. 4; Excerpts: Strauss, "Ein Heldenleben," Horn 1 - Beginning to measure 17; Shostakovich, 
"Symphony No. 5," Mvmt. I, Horn 1 - third measure after Rehearsal No.17 to 1st measure of Rehearsal 
No. 21; Mendelssohn "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Nocturne, Horn 1 - measures 1 through 34; 
Wagner, "Siegfried's Rhine Journey," Horn 1-Short Call
-Oboe: include a selection of 2 standard orchestral excerpts of your choice, plus two contrasting 
solo selections such as movement of a standard concerto or sonata, or a chamber work that showcases 
the oboe. An etude may be substituted in lieu of any one selections above. 
Quality is preferred over quantity.
-Percussion: include 3 xylophone excerpts, 3 snare drum excerpts, 
2 glockenspiel excerpts, 3 timpani excerpts, 1 Bach marimba solo
-Piano/Keyboard: include at least one collaborative work (ie.: chamber music/orchestral). 
-Piano Technician: as indicated above, send resumé, cover letter, three referenmces and application fee
-Trombone: include 2 contrasting solos or contrasting movements of one solo piece and 5 excerpts 
of your choice.
-Trumpet: Solo: Exposition of either the Haydn or Hummel Trumpet Concerto. 
Orchestral excerpts: Prelude to "Carmen," Promenade from "Pictures at an Exhibition," 
Offstage Call from Beethoven's "Leonore Overture No. 2," Ballerina Solo & Waltz from Stravinsky's"Petroushka."
-Tuba: (1) include four orchestral excerpts of your choice and (2) include two contrasting selections 
or movements from a concerto or other solo work; an etude is acceptable for one of the selections. 
-Violin: (1) First or last movement of a standard concerto including cadenza if applicable, 
(2) Movement of unaccompanied Bach, (3) short piece or etude.
-Viola: Two movements from the Bach Suites (transcribed for viola), a movement of a standard concerto, 
and two standard orchestra excerpts of contrasting styles.
-Violoncello: One (or two) movements from the Bach Suites for Cello, the first movement of a 
standard concerto and two standard orchestral excerpts of contrasting styles.
- Double Bass: One or two (i.e. minuets) movements from the Bach Suites for Cello, the first movement of a 
standard concerto, Beethoven Sym.No.5, 3rd movement (Scherzo & Trio), and choose two of the following 
excerpts from Mozart Sym.No.40, 1st movement theme, etc. (meas.114-138), Brahms Sym.No.1 or No.2 
letter E, or Strauss Ein Heledenleben, No. 9.
-Conductors: A high-quality video recording of a recent rehearsal (15-minute maximum) and 
performance (15-minute maximum) viewed from a close, front-view perspective. Video file must be 
accompanied with your name, contact information, and repertoire index. Links to YouTube videos are preferred.
-Administrators: All items minus recording, plus up to three optional samples of your work 
(press releases, grant applications, etc.)