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Julia Karstens
Experience
Music Librarian
2023 - Present
Principal Librarian
2023 - Present
Aspen Festival Orchestra Librarian
2022 - 2022
• Prepared music for all Aspen Festival Orchestra concerts and two repertoire reading sessions with the Aspen Conducting Academy.
• Staffed Benedict Music Tent Library and assigned work for library student workers.
• Collaborated between two campuses with a team of six librarians and over ten student workers.
• Provided library support for the annual Fourth of July Special and Melissa White Recital.
• Advised incoming Aspen Conducting Academy Librarians
• Prepared Festival’s closing concert; including coordinating all six librarians for concert duty and preparing vocal score for visiting choirs.
Aspen Conducting Academy Librarian
2021 - 2021
• Supported Conducting Fellows and Music Director, Robert Spano, for concerts, repertoire readings, score study sessions, and self-published student compositions.
• Actively cooperated with four members of ACA team (additional librarian, two orchestra managers, and stage manager).
• Prepared opera scene masterclasses with coaches: Robert Spano and Patrick Summers.
• Collaborated with a team of 5 librarians between two campuses.
• Provided library support for the annual Fourth of July Special (concert band).
Library Fellow
2021 - 2023
• Research, acquire, prepare, and distribute music for over 42 concerts in a 35-week season, including a 2-week festival with 6 unique concerts.
• Prepare a variety of programming including educational, kids/family, conducting workshops, repertoire readings, side-by-side concerts, annual gala, chamber and, new music.
• Create audition excerpt books (collecting excerpts, notating selections, etc.).
• Produce a concert (including live webcast and WALLCAST®) with two other Fellows as a part of the NWS BLUE Project. This included working with staff and community partners on fundraising, negotiating licenses, and obtaining city event permits.
• Participate in community engagement concerts and programs (such as: annual Side-by-Side concert, Concert for Kids, educational concerts, and Mobile WALLCAST® events).
Assistant Librarian
2019 - 2019
Library Intern
2018 - 2018
• Assisted conductors, assistant conductors, orchestra members, young artists, and festival staff with library needs.
• Revised parts through rehearsals, including: marking cuts, transferring bowings, correcting errata, adding conductors’ notes, and retouche.
• Acted as main librarian for the performance of Soldier’s Tale at the opera’s Pavilion venue.
• Cataloged donations to the library and performed general maintenance on the library's collection.
Spring Intern
2017 - 2017
Library Intern & Library assistant
2013 - 2016
