Tenor Saxophone
West Point, NY, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
Veröff.: 15 Nov 2024
West Point Band
Tenor Saxophone
$75,312 - $86,076 p/year
Salary & Benefits
- Annual salary $75,312 - $86,076 upon promotion to Staff Sergeant (accelerated promotion via Army Civilian Acquired Skills Program)
- Full military benefits (medical/dental/retirement plans)
- 30 days paid vacation yearly
- Post 9/11 GI Bill and Tuition Assistance
- Stabilized duty assignment at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York
Application packets
Audition packets must include a resume with date of birth, cover letter, and high-quality audio recordings no more than six months old with the following music in this order (separate files for each excerpt preferred):
Alto Saxophone Excerpts:
1. Jaques Ibert | Concertino da Camera; Movement I: Allegro con moto [entire movement to be recorded with piano]
2. Percy Grainger | Molly on the Shore [m.27-42]
3. Georges Bizet | L’Arlesienne Suite No.1 [rehearsal E – m. 107]
Tenor Saxophone Excerpts:
1. John Phillip Sousa | Hands Across the Sea [take second endings]
2. Percy Grainger | Colonial Song [beginning to m. 12]
3. David Maslanka | Symphony No. 7; Movement I [m.99-113]
Live round excerpts will be sent to selected candidates via email.
Your resume should include education, performance/work/teaching experience, and references.
Your cover letter should augment your resume, describing what additional skills you bring to the position beyond playing saxophone. This might include skills in arts administration, arranging, audio mixing/engineering, other instrument/vocal proficiencies, marketing, computer skills (graphics/video editing/Microsoft Office/other), etc.
Job Description
The West Point Band is a U.S. Army premier band whose main duty is to perform for local, national, and international audiences in support of the West Point community, the U.S. Military Academy, and the U.S. Army.+
Play tenor saxophone with the West Point Band’s concert band and marching band; play other saxophones as needed performing in classical and commercial styles.
Play with
- Annual salary $75,312 - $86,076 upon promotion to Staff Sergeant (accelerated promotion via Army Civilian Acquired Skills Program)
- Full military benefits (medical/dental/retirement plans)
- 30 days paid vacation yearly
- Post 9/11 GI Bill and Tuition Assistance
- Stabilized duty assignment at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York
Application packets
Audition packets must include a resume with date of birth, cover letter, and high-quality audio recordings no more than six months old with the following music in this order (separate files for each excerpt preferred):
Alto Saxophone Excerpts:
1. Jaques Ibert | Concertino da Camera; Movement I: Allegro con moto [entire movement to be recorded with piano]
2. Percy Grainger | Molly on the Shore [m.27-42]
3. Georges Bizet | L’Arlesienne Suite No.1 [rehearsal E – m. 107]
Tenor Saxophone Excerpts:
1. John Phillip Sousa | Hands Across the Sea [take second endings]
2. Percy Grainger | Colonial Song [beginning to m. 12]
3. David Maslanka | Symphony No. 7; Movement I [m.99-113]
Live round excerpts will be sent to selected candidates via email.
Your resume should include education, performance/work/teaching experience, and references.
Your cover letter should augment your resume, describing what additional skills you bring to the position beyond playing saxophone. This might include skills in arts administration, arranging, audio mixing/engineering, other instrument/vocal proficiencies, marketing, computer skills (graphics/video editing/Microsoft Office/other), etc.
Job Description
The West Point Band is a U.S. Army premier band whose main duty is to perform for local, national, and international audiences in support of the West Point community, the U.S. Military Academy, and the U.S. Army.+
Play tenor saxophone with the West Point Band’s concert band and marching band; play other saxophones as needed performing in classical and commercial styles.
Play with
Bewerbungsschluss: 03 Feb 2025
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