Klarinet Archive - Posting 001219.txt from 1998/03

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: 1997 Baltimore S.O. 2nd clar audition
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 09:08:10 -0500

On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, bkinlein wrote:

> The talk eventually got around to a discussion of the audition/hiring
> process. As Roger Garrett already pointed out, the 2nd has to be
> prepared to assume the ist role at nay time. People do take vacations
> and other situations mayu arise where the principal cannot attend a
> concert/series.

Do I assume incorrectly that those orchestras with a contract
associate- or assistant-principal player use him/her to fill in for
the principal player, as opposed to using the 2nd chair player?

Neil