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Hoot man! Here's were ye can be learnin' to be a right Scot!

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra tuba audition: deadline is August 1; audition scheduled for September 7.
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Philip Hore has been there forever. Anyone know how long?
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Philip Hore joined the rsno in 1968. What a career he's had!

I am surprised that this audition has generated no comments from UK Tubenet members, at least. Maybe there's an inside choice already made.
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Oh for God's sake.

Is it not customary to at least wait until the audition is over before starting in with the conspiracy theories? :roll:
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Well for cryin' out loud, nobody's even asking how far it is from the rehearsal hall to the nearest pub. Just thought the tubists in the UK would comment. sheesh!
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what is the position of "Leader"? If they're thriving under the current Music Director, is this the principal conductor?
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The position of Leader is the UK's equivalent of Concert Master.
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thanks, Randy!
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Hey yall, just spoke to a good friend,Gale Mahood, Artistic administrator in Glasgow, and the news is they had 60 to audition in London and Glasgow and they have invited 17! , yes 17 to play a stint with the orchestra.Several Americans with British connections made the cut. That's all I know.Dave in Charlotte
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Seventeen?! Was it an audition or what?

On the other hand, that may not be unusual of one of the orchestras in the UK.

I have a friend whose brother-in-law has been on the timpani finals list for one of the major UK orchestras for several years. He has another gig now and is locked in but I think that orchestra still has him come in a play a stint with the orchestra every now and then while they make up their mind.
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An update on this thread, as far as I know they have now got two players left in the running. Ben Thompson is one of them I believe, although I'm not sure who the other is.
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I love this audition thread, it's so low key.
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Holy Crap, the only thing that young man HASN'T done is solve World Hunger, find a cure for cancer, and swam around the world. He is young yet, though, still time.

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