Klarinet Archive - Posting 000039.txt from 2000/06

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass-clarinet audition
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 21:00:10 -0400

On Fri, 2 Jun 2000 00:54:10 +0200, alf.horberg@-----.se said:

> Orchestra players!
>
> Recently we had an audition for 2nd/Bass-cl. position. Since we wanted
> the best clarinet player as well as the best bass-clarinet player we
> were discussing how to arrange the audition to get the best out of
> everyone.
>
> First, everybody played selected parts of the Mozart concerto,

As everyone (?) here knows, I don't think the Mozart concerto is an
appropriate piece for a preliminary audition. But let that pass.

> then switched to bass for a few orchestra excerpts. In the second
> round, the people who were still there played the Weber Concertino on
> bass, introduction and variation three to the end. More excerpts on
> bass and a big pile of excerpts on regular clarinet. Everybody could
> feel free to play the instruments as well as the excerpts in which
> order they preferred.

Sounds very good.

> The point is to give everybody a fair chance to show their best in
> respect for peoples different embouchure and nerves and this is what
> we came up with.

I think that the point of any audition is to try not to throw away
someone who might be interesting. Sounds to me like you were doing a
good job.

> I'm just curious to hear how others did the last time you had a
> similar position to be filled.

There was a discussion of how to fill the first clarinet job. But
2nd/bass is another thing.

Anyone?

Tony
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