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Audition Listings – August 2007

Author: Jason | 01 August 2007 | No comments
Categories: auditions, bass, student resources

Madison Symphony The Madison Symphony Orchestra will be holding the following auditions for the 2007-08: String/Keyboard Openings for the 2007-08 concert seasonSection Bass: September 17, 2007 The MSO is a professional per service orchestra, offering about 80 services a year. The pay for a section player for the 2007-08 season is $83.50 per rehearsal and [...]

Joel Quarrington to teach at Toronto Summer Music Festival

Author: Jason | 13 July 2007 | No comments
Categories: auditions, bass, education, student resources

San Diego Symphony Principal Bass Jeremy Kurtz recently passed this announcement along to me. Joel is a phenomenal player, and I would highly recommend checking it out. Joel writes: The Toronto Summer Music Festival and Academy is a new program taking place this year at the University of Toronto from July 23 to August 19th. [...]

Audition – Quad City Symphony Orchestra section bass

Author: Jason | 06 July 2007 | 1 comment
Categories: auditions, bass, student resources

Know of an upcoming double bass audition? E-mail me (jsh177@yahoo.com) and we’ll list it on the blog. ___________This position may interest bassists living in western Illinois or eastern Iowa. I have met several Chicagoans who have played in this orchestra, but it is an extremely long commute for a fairly modest per-service rate ($58.22/reh and [...]

Audition – Ann Arbor Symphony section bass

Author: Jason | 05 July 2007 | 1 comment
Categories: auditions, bass, student resources

Here is some information for an upcoming Ann Arbor Symphony audition. Interestingly, they are providing links to copies of some of the audition repertoire, so even if you aren’t taking this audition, you may want to go ahead and download the repertoire files below if you’relooking to expand your double bass music library. One strange [...]

Audition – El Paso Symphony Assistant Principal Bass and Section Bass

Author: Jason | 29 June 2007 | 1 comment
Categories: auditions, bass, student resources

El Paso Symphony bassist Jesus Apodaca alerted me to an upcoming audition for both assistant principal bass and section bass for the El Paso Symphony. Per service pay is approximately $70 per service (section) for the upcoming season. Visit the El Paso Symphony website at www.epso.org to learn more about these positions. The El Paso [...]

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