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o.k. whats wrong with this???

FightClub201 wrote:

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:41 am Post subject: Honolulu Symphony Principal Tuba

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Mainland auditions will be held in Chicago in late May 2008 pending results of local Honolulu auditions on March 24, 2008.
To apply for local Honolulu audition, resumes must be received by March 3, 2008.

There is more information posted on the Honolulu Symphony site, which did not appear in the original post here:

Resumes for local Honolulu auditions must be received by: March 3, 2008.
Musicians must be members of AFM local 677, residents of Hawaii or current members of the HSO to be eligible to audition in Honolulu.

http://www.honolulusymphony.com/auditions.php

Thanks MKainuma. That makes more sense. Was not trying to be a butt in my earlier post, it justed seemed odd to me to post that bit of information when it was no longer relevant. Thank you for clarifying.

tubajmc wrote:Guess they didn't pick anyone from the Local audition, as I received my invite for the mainland audition last night.

Justin C.

Did they give you a date or time? I got a similar email last night, but there was no real definitive yay or nay, it just said "Your resume has been received" and that they might be making cuts later. Maybe some people are still on the fence?

anonymous4 wrote: Did they give you a date or time?

From an email I received recently...


Wednesday 5/21 Tuba preliminaries

Thursday 5/22 Tuba preliminaries (if needed), Bass Trombone preliminaries

Friday 5/23 Flute preliminaries

Saturday 5/24 Trombone preliminaries and semi-finals

Sunday 5/25 Horn preliminaries

Monday 5/26 Brass and Flute finals

Tuesday 5/27 Oboe and English Horn – all rounds

Wednesday 5/28 Strings – all rounds

Just theoretical curiosity,but, can you live there for what they're paying?Are there other opportunities?I know the cost of living there is pretty crushing...

MikeMason wrote:Can you live there for what they're paying?Are there other opportunities?

Hardly a problem specific to Honolulu...can you live anywhere (with VERY few exceptions) on what "they" pay an orchestral tuba player?

Dear Audition Candidate:

Thank you for your interest in the Honolulu Symphony.

I am pleased to inform you that, based upon your resume, the Audition Committee has decided to invite you to the 2008 auditions. The schedule for our mainland US auditions is as follows:

Wednesday 5/21 Tuba preliminaries
Thursday 5/22 Tuba preliminaries (if needed)
Bass Trombone preliminaries
Friday 5/23 Flute preliminaries
Saturday 5/24 Trombone preliminaries and semi-finals
Sunday 5/25 Horn preliminaries
Monday 5/26 Brass and Flute finals
Tuesday 5/27 Oboe and English Horn – all rounds
Wednesday 5/28 Strings – all rounds

Auditions will be held at the Sherwood Conservatory of Music
1312 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60605


TMB

At 3 o clock I heard that 5 had advanced so far.

nevermind

Anyone tell us who won this position?

Congrats to John Elliott (Principal Tuba, South Bend Symphony and Eastman BM '07) for winning the audition!

We are all proud of you.

--T. J.

Way to go John!!!! John's a great player and a great person, and I'm really happy for him!

Congrats to all four finalists and especially to John.

Dave S.

Don't tease.Who were the other finalists?

Please correct me if I am wrong the Finalists as I know them were:

Andy Smith (from Lubbock not New York)
Adam Snider (I think that's the right last name) he's the guy who played last season in honolulu
Dan Castillo (again I'm not positive on the last name) from Colorado
and of Course John Elliot who won the gig

Again I'm not positive on the last names of Adam or Dan

Congrats to John. I just want to say that I had the pleasure of playing along side Adam a few times in Honolulu. He's a fine player and a great guy.