Author: dreygirl
Date: 2006-11-06 20:19
I echo everyone else's sentiments that it's not so much the school, as it is the individual player, their talent, ambition, ethic, and (though I hate to admit it) a little luck never hurts.
Like others on this board, I have gone to two of highest esteemed conservatories, I've studied with all the "big names," been in the semis or finals of 4 major jobs in the last 6 months alone (2 being in the last month), and here I am facing the possible and probable fact that I will come out of grad school this May without a steady orchestra job. I'm only in my second year of my masters and I've already taken 16 major orchestral auditions.
The fact is, it's a different world today getting a job than it was for our teachers. I'm not even going to get into the audition process having changed, but it is much less common these days for someone to get a principal oboe/ e horn job under the age of 25 (or maybe older). Many young, talented players are having trouble winning jobs because they don't have enough "experience." Thus comes the conundrum of "how is one of these young, talented players supposed to get experience when orchestras won't give them the chance to GET that experience?" It's a problem not easily solved.
But, I think to land one of these "great" jobs today, whoever the player is, they must be tenacious. The audition circuit is a tough process, but often those that succeed are those that have the perserverence to stick with it (as well as the fact that they're fabulously talented). So it comes down to hard work, tenacity, talent, and maybe a little good fortune.
Post Edited (2006-11-07 02:32)
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