repertoire
expansion
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There is not enough repertoire written for young musicians, and even less so when you look to program music that represents a broader perspective and life experience. Noticing a gap in the repertoire, I wanted to create an avenue for my fellow tuba and euphonium players to take action and help expand the music available to our community and to young musicians in particular. Now introducing the Repertoire Expansion Project.
The Repertoire Expansion Project seeks to facilitate the commissioning of new educational-level works by composers who are historically underrepresented in the tuba and euphonium repertoire.
You can learn more about our first consortium with Mica Redden here and our second consortium with Jeremy Hunter here.
The third commission consortium through the Repertoire Expansion Project is in collaboration with Zoe Cutler (she/her).
Zoe Cutler is a multimedia weirdo based in Detroit, Michigan. Her work has been described as "Itchy and Scratchy meets James Bond" and "Can you write something easier for once?" Her primary instrument is the trombone, but she can play a mean slide whistle, and sometimes pretends to be a whole brass quintet on YouTube. She is a member of free improvisation group CCdT and the Dr. Prof. Leonard King Orchestra.
Zoe Cutler's arrangements and compositions are published by Zoe's Sounds Publishing (ASCAP). Her work has been commissioned by Diversify the Stand, Balaton Chamber Brass, and Timothy McAllister and Liz Ames, among others. She holds an M.M. in Trombone Performance from the University of Michigan and a B.M. in Trombone Performance and Jazz Arranging from Oberlin Conservatory. Her teachers have included trombonists Robin Eubanks, Lee Allen, David Jackson, and Jonathan Holtfreter, as well as writers Jay Ashby, Elizabeth Ogonek, and Ellen Rowe.
In her free time, she develops software, including the obnoxious noise-making app WaveSynth. In her other free time, she tries a new hobby each week, from brewing to ceramics, in the hopes that someday something will pan out and she can quit trombone once and for all.
You can learn more about Zoe on her website.
What you will receive when you join -
A new work for you or your students
This piece will be written for euphonium or trombone and piano, approximately 6-8 minutes in length, and appropriately difficult for an advanced high school or undergraduate student.
a one-semester exclusivity
With a January 1, 2025 delivery, you can immediately program this work on your recitals or for your students in the spring 2025 semester. Consortium members will receive exclusivity through May 15, 2025, at which time the piece will become available to the public.
Emotional satisfaction
Doesn’t knowing that you are helping to expand the repertoire for younger generations make you feel good? You’re a good person, this proves it.
The Details
Consortium is OPEN! Just fill out the linked form and payment buttons above!
December 15, 2024: Consortium window closes
December 15, 2024: All contracts and payments are due
January 1, 2025: Full piece is completed and shared with consortium members
May 15, 2025: Exclusivity for all consortium members
Financially we want to make this accessible not only for faculty and professors, but students as well. For this consortium, there are two buy-in options:
Professional/Educator buy-in: $100
Student buy-in: $20
Becoming part of this consortium will give you a semester of exclusivity (where only consortium members can perform the work) as well as a digital copy shipped to you the start of January!
If you want to support this project but aren’t interested in receiving a copy of the final work, you can donate to the Tuba-Euphonium Repertoire Expansion Project below. 100% of the funds raised will go toward the composer or toward recording their work.
Zoe Cutler Consortium Members
Professional / Educator Members
Dr. Genevieve Clarkson, Lead Commissioner
Dr. Nick Beltchev, Western Carolina University
Dr. Kevin Fenske, University of Houston
Dr. Chris Bloom, Colorado State University
Student Members
Sophia Rivera, University of Memphis
Jessica Payne, University of Kansas
Andrew Long, University of North Texas
Elijah Ramirez, Arizona State University
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