Los Angeles Brass Institute

Spend your summer in the heart of downtown, Los Angeles, at the Colburn School of Music. Colburn’s Los Angeles Summer Brass Institute offers an immersive experience of all the best the brass world has to offer. Daily activities include group warm-ups, large brass ensemble, chamber music, rhythm workshops, and masterclasses by some of today’s most active and respected artists.

All ensembles will be led by the Colburn School’s brass faculty.

The Los Angeles Brass Institute is comprised of two concurrently-running groups: the Advanced and Intermediate Seminars. The Advanced Seminar is open to experienced brass players at the collegiate or the upper-advanced high school levels. The Intermediate Seminar is open to upper-intermediate high school and advanced junior-high school players.

Masterclass artists to be announced shortly.  

The Brass Intensive and the faculty’s influence made me realize that is actually what I want to do with my life. It was probably the experience that developed me more as a player than ever before in my life. Over those two weeks my sound completely changed. Suzy Belik – French Horn, 2022 Summer Brass Intensive

Program Overview

Schedule
July 8–19, 2025

Age Range
Advanced Seminar: Collegiate or upper-advanced high school students; 15–22 years
Intermediate Seminar: Upper-intermediate students; 13–18 years

Faculty
Danielle Ondarza, French Horn
Shelly Suminski, Trombone
Douglas Tornquist, Tuba
Mike Zonshine, Trumpet

Student Requirements
The Advanced Seminar is open to experienced brass players at the collegiate or the upper-advanced high school levels. The Intermediate Seminar is open to upper-intermediate high school and advanced junior-high school players.

Tuition and Fees

  • Non-refundable application fee: $50
  • Early bird tuition: $1,900*
  • Regular tuition: $2,100
  • $100 discount for returning students

*Apply on or before April 1, 2025

Residential Fees* (optional)

  • Single occupancy room: $1,910
  • Double occupancy room: $1,745

*Fees include both room and board.

Note: Room and board are only available for students ages 15 and above. Parents/guardians may not stay in the dorms.

How to Apply

All applicants must submit a complete application and audition video.

Audition Requirements
Submit high-quality audition videos of the requirements listed below. Please record each item separately and upload them as separate files.

  • Solo of applicant’s choice (limit to three minutes)
  • Excerpts from the excerpt list under the “All Applicants” heading
  • For Advanced Seminar applicants only: all excerpts from the excerpt list, including those under “All Applicants” and “Additional Excerpts for Advanced Applicants Only”

We recommend that applicants upload their audition videos to Youtube and mark the videos as “Unlisted”. Paste the video links into the corresponding fields below. Please include the name of the composer and title of the work in the video description and/or title.

Application Deadlines

  • Early Bird Application Deadline: 11:59 PM on April 1, 2025
  • Regular Application Deadline: 11:59 PM on May 1, 2025

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