oboeinsight

Just listing this here for now, as I’m not really working on the site but this is timely …

New Mexico Philharmonic, United States

Oboe 2/English Horn

Position to begin at candidate’s earliest availability.

2013-­?2014 season to include approximately 100 services.

All positions include instrument insurance coverage.

Auditions to be held March 18-­?20, 2013

Audition materials available upon receipt of resume. Repertoire lists available December 15, 2012

Send resume by mail, email, or fax no later than March 4th to:

Auditions
New Mexico Philharmonic
500 Copper Ave. NW, Suite 102
Albuquerque, NM 87102

acorbin@nmphil.org

Fax: (505) 323-­?3997

Please state clearly the position(s) for which you are applying.

Yeah, bad pun. Sorta sorry. Sorta not! ;-)

I ran across the audition announcement. that includes three different positions for oboists. Guess I should post this on my audition page, eh? I have not been keeping up with that page at all, and I ‘m thinking aobut nixing it entirely, but we’ll see.

It was fun to see the English horn rep; I’ve played all of these works. Most I’ve played more than once. I’ve played the works on the oboe rep pages as well, although I’ve not played first oboe on most of them. I’ve sure had a wonderful career, getting to play so many wonderful works!

And no, I’m not going to audition. 1) I wouldn’t win 2) I’m too lazy!

Here is the rep for EH (you can see the oboe rep by going here):

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra Auditions 2011
ENGLISH HORN
Solo:
Free Choice of Concerto
Orchestral Excerpts:
Dvorak Symphony No’9 “New World” English Horn solo
Respighi Pines of Rome English Horn solo
Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture English Horn solo
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique English Horn solo
Debussy La Mer English Horn solo
Ravel Piano concerto in G Major English Horn solo
Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez English Horn solo
R.Strauss Ein Heldenleben English Horn solo
Stravinsky The Rite of spring English Horn solo
Rossini William Tell Overture English Horn solo

I’ll post these on my audition page shortly … or maybe I won’t! Maybe I should post all auditions here instead. I’m guessing very few people visit other pages on this site. Hmm.

Central City Opera will hold auditions for Principal Oboe on April 25, 2011. This is a tenure-track position. Candidates will be asked to play oboe and English horn at the audition. Dates for the 2011 season are June 15 through August 7. Deadline to receive deposit checks is April 11, 2011. For information please email a one page professional performance resume to kpeoria@centralcityopera.org.

For information about the 2011 season please go to this link.

ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
OBOE – English Horn/Oboe
Resume Date: April 1, 2011
Audition Date: May 22-24, 2011
Start Date: August 28, 2011
Contact Information: Applicants should send a one-page resume to: E HORN AUDITION Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 1280 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 4074 Atlanta, GA 30309
Fax: 404-733-5252
Website

DAYTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
OBOE – 2nd Oboe
Resume Date: May 9, 2011
Audition Date: June 1, 2011
General Information: 2010-11 service guarantees are 130 for 2nd Oboe and 60 for Bass Clarinet/3rd Clarinet. 2010-11 per service rate is $125.37. 2011-12 guarantees and per-service rates are currently under negotiation. There are also possible opportunities for additional income through the DPO’s education program.
Contact Information: Winning candidates will be required to show proof of US citizenship or a work permit/green card before a contract can be offered. Highly qualified applicants please write to: Jane Varella, Personnel Manager, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra 109 N. Main St., Suite 200, Dayton, Ohio 45402, or FAX to (937) 223-9189 or email to: jvarella [at] daytonphilharmonic. [dot] com
Fax: (937) 223-9189
Email: jvarella [at] daytonphilharmonic. [dot] com

SPRINGFIELD (MA) SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
OBOE – Principal Oboe
Resume Date: see website
Audition Date: April 15, 2011
General Information: Kevin Rhodes, Music Director An Equal Opportunity Employer
Contact Information: Find complete information on these auditions at SpringfieldSymphony.org>about us>job openings and auditions or contact Dir. of Operations at:rwendel [at] springfieldsymphony [dot] org
Email: rwendel [at] springfieldsymphony [dot] org
Website

& here’s a biggie:

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
ENGLISH HORN – ENGLISH HORN/OBOE (1 position)
Resume Date: APRIL 24, 2011
Audition Date: Spring and Fall of 2011
Start Date: mutually agreed upon dates
General Information: Employment to begin at mutually agreed upon dates based on availability of chosen candidates.
Contact Information: PLEASE DO NOT SEND TAPES AT THIS TIME. REPERTOIRE WILL NOT BE GIVEN OUT OVER THE PHONE. Applicants may receive information regarding this audition by sending a one-page written resume to this office. Address resumes to: Carl R. Schiebler, Orchestra Personnel Manager, New York Philharmonic, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
Website

ENGLISH HORN AND OBOE – 1 position
Employment to begin at mutually agreed upon dates based on availability of chosen candidates.
Applicants may receive information regarding this audition by sending a one-page written resume to this office.
DEADLINE: APRIL 24, 2011
Auditions will be held in the Spring and Fall of 2011.
Application information will be sent upon receipt of resume.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND RECORDINGS AT THIS TIME.
REPERTOIRE WILL NOT BE GIVEN OUT OVER THE PHONE.

I read it here.

LONG BEACH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Enrique Arturo Diemecke, Music Director
Announces vacancies for the following positions:
THIRD OBOE/ENGLISH HORN
Audition date:
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Submit one-page resume by
Monday, March 28, 2011
Mail resume to
Carrie Holzman-Little, Personnel Manager
Long Beach Symphony Orchestra
555 E. Ocean Blvd., Suite 106
Long Beach, CA 90802
The Long Beach Symphony Orchestra performs six classics, five pops and
one set of four educational concerts per season.
Current Base Salary: Rehearsal $120.15/Performance $157.65
Additional details mailed upon receipt of resume. No phone calls please.
The winning candidate will be required to show proof
of U.S. citizenship or eligibility to work.

“There’s something addicting about taking auditions,” Pearlman said. “You want to get better. You want to pass more rounds. You want to get to the finals. You want to win the job.”

I most certainly was never addicted to auditions. Fortunately I was blessed to land my orchestra position when I was a young’un and I was happy where I landed so I didn’t do many auditions. Whew!

Read the article if you want to read more about Jessica Pearlman.

As readers know, I don’t “do” auditions at this point in my life. I love my work. I love the groups I’m in.

And I’m way to chicken!

But if I were to write about how to prepare for auditions, I would immediately suggest that children get involved in your prep. Marching is always a great thing to do. And I highly recommend you play while flat on your back. Maybe put your feet up in the air, too. Yeah. I think that would be a great way to prepare!

I have fallen in love with this video:

(I did get permission to post this, and I do know this fine oboist. Just so you know!)

Today, 54 people auditioned for one horn position in the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra. A few came from Texas, California, Indiana. Most drove from Baltimore, Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.
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Before auditioning, people stretched their backs, shoulders, arms, fingers, faces. They stood and breathed, staring at a wall.

“You warm up. You do all the things that make you feel ready. I don’t know how much that actually helps. It might be a mental thing,” said Dan Rader, 23, of Richmond, Va. “It’s a mind game. The whole thing is a mind game.”

I read it here. I was surprised to see so many photos of auditionees. I guess they don’t get anonymity aside from while they play. I do hope they gave the newspaper permission to print the photos. I think I’d be uncomfortable seeing my photo in the paper unless I won!

This week some of the wind section of the San Francisco Opera not only dealt with their grueling schedule of performances, but they also listened to the oboe auditions for principal oboe. (How they managed to get any sleep is a mystery to me.) They chose an oboist, and from what I hear we are in for a treat! Here’s the info:

Mingjia Liu, a 22 years old, currently 1st oboe in Kansas City Symphony and Oberlin student, where he studies with Robert Walters & Alex Klein. He also studied with Liang Wang’s uncle in China.

I hear he has incredible chops and (most important to yours truly) plays very expressively.

I do look forward to hearing him!

And wow … 22 years old!

Congratulations to Mingjia Liu!

Jauvon Gilliam, for seven years a timpanist with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, really, really wanted to win the vacant timpani position with the National Symphony Orchestra when the opening was announced last year. So he rented a minivan, packed up his drums and drove 26 hours across the country to audition. He got called back and made the drive a second time.

To make sure he was mentally prepared, he called up timpanists in major American orchestras along the way and asked if he could play for them. He wanted to get used to playing nervous, in unfamiliar situations. The first two attempts went terribly. The next two went much better. And by the time he got to Washington, he was in great form. He was the orchestra’s unanimous choice for the position.

RTWT

I have great admiration for anyone who has to do the audition thing. It’s more difficult than a non-musician might imagine … and I’m incredibly thankful to have jobs I love already. Whew!