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Author: tenorchick
Date: 2004-12-16 03:04
So I am a junio in high school, and audioned for the 2nd semester of GTCYS (Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies) last weekend, and yesterday i received word that I have been accepted into Symphony, the highest orchestra! Needless to say, I am VERY excited about this. Given the way my audition went I wasn't even sure I'd have a chance to make any orchestra, let alone Symphony. Granted, it wasn't a terrible audition, but I screwed up a few measures and it took me several times playing through them to get back on track.
Anyways, has anyone else on these boards had experience with the organization? I was in two lower level orchestras a few years back, but I know that those experiences won't compare to what I'll get in Symphony. So if you have anything to share I'd love to hear it!
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Author: diz
Date: 2004-12-16 03:06
you got in playing what? (congratulations by the way).
Without music, the world would be grey, very grey.
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Author: tenorchick
Date: 2004-12-16 03:24
Got in playing what instrument or what solo/etude?
If you mean instrument, of course clarinet, lol. The etudes i played were #'s 14 and 15 in Rose's 32 Studies for clarinet.
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Author: Katrina
Date: 2004-12-16 03:43
Congrats!
With whom do you study privately?
[Edit] I had one student in the GTCYS program this last summer. She doesn't have time for the regular school-year program though. Everything I've heard about the organization is that it is great.
Katrina
Post Edited (2004-12-16 04:57)
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Author: clarinetist04
Date: 2004-12-16 04:33
CONGRATULATIONS!! I remember, the first orchestra I auditioned for was a local youth orchestra (Youth Symphony Orchestra of Prince William County in Virginia) and it was an awesome experience. You'll love it! It was awesome...coming to the audition I was pretty prepared (but that can fall right out from under you when you get in front of two plus judges as many of us know from experience!) but the excerpts were pretty difficult so they had to be on target every time (Polovtsian Dances, Tchaikovsky's Fourth, Zampa Overture, Egmont Overture, I guess for staccato, and something else, I can't remember). The two judges, the two conductors of the two highest orchestras in the organization, were very friendly and set up the room in a very informal and very warm atmosphere. It made for a very nice audition. I asked them what tempo they would like the Borodin and Tchaikovsky at and I played it and they sort of gave me this look like, "are you kidding?" I was a little nervous until she said that I was in the top orchestra. She asked if I wanted to play the required sight reading or not...I did play it to humor her. She was such a nice lady.
The first day of orchestra was pretty cool. That year we played some cool stuff, Barber of Seville, Mahler 1, Tchaikovsky 4 (speaking of it!), Saint-Saens Cello Concerto (which has some nice clarinet stuff in it), a few others I can't recall off hand. It was such a fun year.
You'll have a blast! Go for the gold and play your heart out...you only get these chances once in a lifetime!
I'm listening to Hymn to the Fallen right now and I have a little tear in my eye. Such a beautiful piece.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2004-12-16 14:37
Congratulations. You obviously have a lot of talent.
The best part of the experience, for me, was meeting and playing with other good people, in a group where everyone could play their parts. You'll make friends from all over town.
You'll be playing more than you usually do, and when you wake up the day after the first rehearsal, you'll feel like a horse kicked you in the mouth. That's part of the price you pay when you move to the next level.
Have fun. You've earned it.
Ken Shaw
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Author: William
Date: 2004-12-16 16:35
"you'll feel like a horse kicked you in the mouth" LOL
When I was in college, I head it described as having had the "entire Russian Army stomp across my lower lip" (my college band stand partner and former Washington US Navy Band clarinetist).
BTW (also) Congraduations and Happy Holidays!!
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