Auditions for 2nd Trumpet

UPDATED POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

The Austin (MN) Symphony has an opening for 2nd Trumpet for the 2026-2027 season. Auditions will be held in Austin, MN on Monday evening, August 17, 2026. Required orchestral excerpts for the auditions may be viewed and downloaded at https://drive.google.com/…/1PxJXhqYhVDo9PcJD…/view…

To schedule an audition or for more information, please visit (https://austinmnsymphony.org/contact/) and complete the contact form. When completing the form, please be sure to select “Auditions” under the “Inquiry Type” pulldown.

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Obituary: Marge Dunlap

Marjorie Jean Dunlap passed away on Monday, June 1, 2026 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin at the age of 98.

Marge was born in Charles City, Iowa on May 27, 1928 to LeMont and Marjorie (Ostenson) Benedict. She graduated from St. Olaf College with a degree in Music Education, then received a Masters Degree in Music Education from Northwestern University. She was offered an orchestral teaching position in the Austin Public Schools, where she met a fellow music teacher, Leslie Eugene Dunlap. They were married in 1952, and raised two daughters, Kathryn and Carol. 

The Austin Symphony Orchestra officially began in 1957 after several years of local musicians gathering together to play for fun. Marge played both viola and violin in the ASO until retiring in 2008. She was a member of the ASO Board of Directors from 1973-2015, serving as secretary and business coordinator, and finally as historian. She also played viola with the Luther College Christmas “Messiah” for many years. 

Marge loved to travel and made repeat trips to Norway, as well as trips to England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Greece.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Eugene Dunlap, and brother Edwin Benedict of Charles City, IA. 

Marge is survived by daughters, Kathryn (Jerry) Brandt of Lake Villa, IL; and Carol Westrum of Minneapolis; grandson, Chad Westrum of Dell Rapids, SD; and granddaughter, Kaycie Dunlap of Crozet, VA. 

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, July 11th at Clasen-Jordan Mortuary with Nanc Lenz officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Due to a family member’s allergies, no flowers please. Memorials may be sent to the Austin Symphony Orchestra.