Klarinet Archive - Posting 001344.txt from 1998/04

From: Jonathan Cohler <cohler@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Boston Symphony Audition procedure
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 19:29:03 -0400

>In a message dated 4/23/98 11:17:38 AM, you wrote:
>
><<Everyone who sends in a resume by the deadline date, is either invited to
>play a live audition, or to submit a tape for consideration.>>
>
>Now, THAT's the best of both worlds. The committee can save its own (and the
>applicant's) time by previewing the tapes.
>
>Cindy

How do you figure that? It takes the same amount of time to listen to 7
minutes of tape as it does to listen to 7 minutes of live performance.

It does save time for the applicant, of course, who doesn't have to travel.

But unless the orchestra is lying and not really listening to the tapes,
then it saves the committee no time whatsoever.

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Jonathan Cohler
cohler@-----.net