Klarinet Archive - Posting 000986.txt from 1998/04

From: Jonathan Cohler <cohler@-----.net>
Subj: re: National Symphony Second Clarinet Audition
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 19:19:49 -0400

Gary Ginstling wrote:

>Dear Mr. Cohler-
>
>I can tell you from experience that the Boston Symphony DOES NOT
>automatically hear people who want to audition. They screen resumes and ask
>for tapes from a good portion of the applicants. In my case, for their most
>recent second clarinet audition, I was asked to submit a tape- Since I was
>out of the country and could not record the required excerpts by the
>deadline, I called them to remind them that they had invited me directly to
>the audition for their principal clarinet audition two years before (go
>figure!!)- But this time, they said they were contractually bound to hold
>the prelims and semi-finals on the same day, so they had to limit the number
>of applicants, so I still had to send a tape.
>
>Since I was unable to send in the tape, I told them I planned on coming to
>Boston to take the audition anyway- They told me they really didn't think
>that was a good idea- I told them I thought it was a VERY good idea. They
>told me I would not be allowed in the building and would be forced to wait
>at the guard desk by the stage door entrance. I told them that that is
>where they would find me. I showed up, kept reminding them I was there,
>they kept putting me off, saying they just weren't sure if they would have
>time to hear me. Finally, after about five hours of waiting, they said I
>could come in to the warm up room- As soon as I entered the warm-up room
>they said, "if you want to audition, you have to put your clarinet together
>and audition immediately, or else the committee can't hear you." So, I got
>to warm up on Symphony Hall stage in front of the committee. I guess this
>would have been a pretty great story if I had gotten the job, but think
>under those conditions my already slim chances pretty much went out the
>door!!
>

Gary,

Your story above is self-contradictory. The Boston Symphony DOES hear
anyone as your story demonstrates. First, they offered to hear you on
tape, and secondly they agreed to hear you in person.

I repeat, the discussion that I have engaged has centered on orchestras
that reject applicants based PURELY on a paper resume. A tape is a form of
audition, albeit not ideal, but it IS an audition.

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Jonathan Cohler
cohler@-----.net

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Subject: [klarinet-status] Admins on their way ...

Jim Fay sent me a note syaing he's contacting Cap & Ken
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