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Author: Richard Davis  
Date:   2005-10-28 08:48 
 This innovative publication will inspire young musicians, educate their parents and enrich the experience of the concert-going public. With a preface by Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies and 20 in-depth interviews from a wide cross-section of professional musicians, Becoming an Orchestral Musician: A Guide for Aspiring Professionals will take you deep inside the workings of a Symphony Orchestra and offer advice on the formative years, auditions, nerves, intonation, ensemble, alternative careers, conductors, counting and much more.  
To read the international reviews, and for links to on-line book-shops visit www.music-career.info
  
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Author: Leonard Eröd  
Date:   2005-12-11 15:40 
 I just read "Becoming an Orchestral Musician" and i'd like to thank You a lot, Mr Davis. This is a fantastic book that covers nearly anything to know about the business. As an orchestral musician myself (basoonist, living and playing in Austria), i found the book in a shop in New York during a concert tour and i was inspired to find a publication of this quality about the subject (whithout searching for it, by the way). 
 
I'm wondering if there are any translations planned, because i'd be glad to see a german translation to refer it to some colleagues and students (and young conductors!!!). Maybe, such a version should additionally cover some words about the audition/ 	probationary-year situation in Germany and Austria which is slightly different from the UK's system. 
 
best regards from Linz, Leo Eroed
  
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