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Saint Louis Big Band and Combo Auditions

Reservations are now open to participate in auditions to join the Saint Louis Big Band Combo directed by Maestro Antonio Solimene.

Auditions are open for:

  • male voices
  • female voices
  • woodwinds: trumpet, trombone, saxophone
  • guitar
  • plan
  • bass
  • battery

Among the most important and formative experiences for a musician is definitely participation in the Saint Louis Big Band, a large orchestra experience that brings young musicians to play in high-level professional settings, even sharing the stage with important guest artists at prestigious events and festivals.

Special guests who have participated in recent years include names such as Javier Girotto, Kurt Elling, David Lynx, Rosario Giuliani, and many others.

Auditions are also open to outsiders, while Saint Louis students can participate in the Big Band, in addition to their own music ensemble workshop a.y. 2024/25.

Auditions will be held on Thursday, September 26, October 3 and 10
12 noon to 3 p.m., at the office at 19/b Cimarra Street. Following this, meetings will always be held on Thursdays from 4:30 to 6:30 pm.

To participate in the auditions, you must make reservations by filling out the form below.

Audizioni Saint Louis Big Band e Combo

Saint Louis Big Band

The Saint Louis Big Band is an orchestral formation that fully respects the classical big band structure i.e., 4 Trumpets, 5 Saxes, Trombones, Rhythm Section, 6 Choristers.

The lineup, which was formed in September 2007, has to its credit participation in many prestigious jazz festivals such as Villa Celimontana Jazz, Atina Jazz, Brindisi in Jazz, Nick La Rocca Jazz Festival, prestigious stages such as Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome “Ennio Morricone” and Casa del Jazz, and numerous collaborations with internationally renowned artists, such as Kurt Elling, Peppe Servillo, Gegè Telesforo, Rosario Giuliani, Daniele Scannapieco, Marcello Rosa, and David Lynx.

Saint Louis Combo

A dynamic formation in style with the mission of fostering new talent, the is a streamlined ensemble composed of-the group’s beating heart-and all the energy of a Big Band, in pocket size!

Combo’s strong point is its extreme flexibility and adaptability: depending on the context and the project, the ensemble uses various collaborations with singers, choirs, and electronic music artists.

The repertoire is original and innovative, moving from standards of the jazz tradition to contaminate, refresh, and challenge itself, thanks to arrangements specially created by the students of the Saint Louis Composition and Arrangement course.

Space is also given to American pop repertoire and original compositions, again by young musicians of St. Louis background.

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