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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000085.txt from 2006/09

From: Jackie Kovach <jl.kovach@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] apology
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:18:12 -0400


On Sep 18, 2006, at 4:49 PM, Geoff Pearce wrote:

> I guess things are done differently in your country. My
> understanding of
> that initial discussion was that this was purely at the "talking to
> stage"
> .. There are a whole raft of confidentiality issues at stake, I
> think if
> anyone was to do that here, they would be sued very quickly. I
> know if it
> were me, I would not want any discussions I made, made public.
>
> Cheers
> Geoff Pearce, Sydney, Australia

That sounds to me, Geoff, as though the orchestras in your country
approach the people they are interested. Am I wrong? Have I
misunderstood? In this country, vacancies are publicized and players
submit letters, expressing their interest in auditioning for the
job. They might be accepted to the auditions straightaway or asked
to submit audio tapes for further consideration. This helps the
orchestras in narrowing down the numbers of people showing up for the
audition. There are several rounds, then, of auditions:
Preliminaries
Semi-finals
Finals

Those in the Finals might be asked to spend a week rehearsing and
performing with the orchestra before a decision is made. That seems
to be the US way, in its simplest form.

Jackie

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Jacqueline Kovach, oboe
Temple University Music Prep faculty
Community College of Philadelphia, adjunct faculty
http://geocities.com/briankovach19126

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