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Re: Auditions/Ornamentation

Author: Liquorice
Date: 2013-11-22 22:32

I think that a common misconception among people taking auditions is that "The Panel" has an opinion. In fact, the panel is made up of a number of individuals who have varying, sometimes conflicting opinions. If the majority of the individual opinions leans towards a particular candidate, then this candidate with be chosen by The Panel.

Ideally a candidate's "execution, sound and musical approach" should be judged, regardless of what individual tastes or preferences are. But what I've sometimes seen on panels for both competitions and orchestral auditions are committee members who are unable to get past their own personal (often very limited) preferences of sound and style. And very capable candidates can fall through the cracks because of this.

Of course, these panel members are often just showing their own ignorance (as would be the case with someone vehemently opposed to ornamentation in Mozart), but unfortunately these are the same panel members with decision-making power.

Karl- why would you think that the tastes of a judging panel in a solo competition would have more of an influence that the tastes of a judging panel in an orchestral audition?

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