Page 1 of 1
Boston Magazine - Audition Article - worth your time
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 12:22 am
by dante jones
I didn't see that anyone had posted this back in 2012 or since, so here it is, the single best piece i've ever read that captures the determination and despair of the classical audition process.
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/2012/06/b ... -audition/
Re: Boston Magazine - Audition Article - worth your time
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 1:56 pm
by MartyNeilan
Mostly, though, he’s consumed by a single thought these days: Give me success or take this desire away from me. One of the two.
There is a lot of truth in that.
Re: Boston Magazine - Audition Article - worth your time
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 7:07 pm
by RyanSchultz
Nice post! Thanks.
Re: Boston Magazine - Audition Article - worth your time
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 7:46 pm
by Ace
Reminds me of my failed audition about ten years ago. A very high-quality, all-audition wind symphony admitted new members only upon successful audition. I didn't make it. My competition was a retired tuba player from the U.S. Air Force Band-DC. The group had intended to have two tubas, but no one could pass the audition for second. So, for years, the ensemble got by quite nicely with the one tuba.
Ace