Orchestral Openings..

[passion4tuba]

I was talking to my lesson teacher, and he made a point about how there is a (ideally) even cycle of when spots will be avalible in major orchestras...opinions? If you concur with this theory, would it be safe to assume that a highschool student who gets his performance degree thru a good school etc, etc, would have an opening avalible by the time of his/her graduation?

thanks

[Jarrod]

It is very reasonable to assume that very close to the time you get your degree that there will be an orchestral opening. At this time, you will have the opportunity, along with 80-100 other people with degrees, to go and play for the audition committee and be considered for the job.

[KiwiTuba]

That's if you pass the CV round. Bear in mind that a lot of these potential jobs may be overseas as well. Start saving for airfares now!

[KiwiTuba]

Apologies for being unclear. Where I come from a CV is usually 1-2 pages long, and lists relevant professional experience and qualifications only.

[windshieldbug]

The world is a VERY big place. I knew trombonists that went to South America, but there's ALWAYS something open, somewhere...

[Posaune2]

I was talking to my lesson teacher, and he made a point about how there is a (ideally) even cycle of when spots will be avalible in major orchestras...opinions? If you concur with this theory, would it be safe to assume that a highschool student who gets his performance degree thru a good school etc, etc, would have an opening avalible by the time of his/her graduation?

thanks

When you look at the comparatively huge number of openings over the past 5 years, it is very possible that we are in for a fairly protracted dry spell. In particular, when you look at the top 5 - 10 orchestras in the US, it is very possible that the next person to get a tuba job in one of those orchestras hasn't even been born yet, and more than likely that they haven't taken up the tuba yet.

Eric Carlson

[Matt Good]

When you look at the comparatively huge number of openings over the past 5 years, it is very possible that we are in for a fairly protracted dry spell. In particular, when you look at the top 5 - 10 orchestras in the US, it is very possible that the next person to get a tuba job in one of those orchestras hasn't even been born yet, and more than likely that they haven't taken up the tuba yet.

Eric Carlson

And that is IF there are any orchestras that will still exist in 25 years.

-Matt

[anonymous4]

One person at a time. There's no other way to "save" classical music. We'll never, ever again have the appeal or that cooporation with the public that exsisted in the 19th century. Orchestral/classical music will never make money on the same level with current "pop" music, but there'll be a market. We just need to create our audience one person at a time. It's a hell of a lot better than just sitting around complaining.

[Pure Sound]

AMEN!!!