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St. Louis Symphony Principal Tuba
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 12:57 pm
by happyroman
Principal Tuba
Audition Application
Application deadline: February 15, 2020
Preliminary auditions: May 4, 2020
Semi-Final auditions: May 4, 2020
Final auditions: May 5, 2020
Audition repertoire to be posted at a later date.
Re: St. Louis Symphony Principal Tuba
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 2:12 pm
by bort
Wait, what?
Re: St. Louis Symphony Principal Tuba
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 5:32 pm
by Mark
I'm confused...
Re: St. Louis Symphony Principal Tuba
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 8:22 pm
by bort
1) That blows.
2) He will land on his feet, for sure. I wouldn't be excited if I were going to the next major audition if I know HE was gonna be there!
3) Who is next in NJ?
Re: St. Louis Symphony Principal Tuba
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 8:49 pm
by Three Valves
It’s days like this I’m glad I decided to dedicate my life to bringing insurance and financial services to the masses...
Re: St. Louis Symphony Principal Tuba
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 6:04 pm
by toobagrowl
Sounds like St. Louis didn't grant him tenure for whatever reason. Derek is a monster player; he will get something else. Glad I don't do symphony auditions -- way too much stress, and counting rests.
I'm happy doing 'freelance' gigs
Re: St. Louis Symphony Principal Tuba
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 6:10 pm
by bort
I think Derek will enjoy the weather in Los Angeles more, anyway.
Re: St. Louis Symphony Principal Tuba
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 6:17 pm
by toobagrowl
^ Wouldn't that be something. It's happened more than a few times -- someone not tenured or not winning a particular audition, to then win a bigger, more major audition. Los Angeles is a major "big daddy" audition for sure
Re: St. Louis Symphony Principal Tuba
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 6:36 pm
by Three Valves
toobagrowl wrote:Sounds like St. Louis didn't grant him tenure for whatever reason.
Is it customary to be granted tenure after only a year??
Re: St. Louis Symphony Principal Tuba
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 6:46 pm
by UDELBR
If this is even a little how it looks, auditionees might want to seriously consider whether it's worth going to this one. My 2 cents.
Re: St. Louis Symphony Principal Tuba
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 7:10 pm
by bort
Three Valves wrote:toobagrowl wrote:Sounds like St. Louis didn't grant him tenure for whatever reason.
Is it customary to be granted tenure after only a year??
No. It usually takes.... 10 years.
Re: St. Louis Symphony Principal Tuba
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 7:21 pm
by toobagrowl
^ Guessing bort is joking with that emoticon-smiley. It is my understanding that most symphony orchestras have a 2-year 'probation' after the audition is 'won', and then decide if they want to grant them tenure and keep them in the orchestra. Some orchestras may have just a 1-year 'probation' period after an audition/before tenure
Re: St. Louis Symphony Principal Tuba
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 11:31 pm
by Ace
I hope Derek wins the LA job. It's the highest paid orchestra in the U.S., ahead of San Francisco and Chicago.
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Re: St. Louis Symphony Principal Tuba
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2020 11:19 am
by timayer
bort wrote:Three Valves wrote:toobagrowl wrote:Sounds like St. Louis didn't grant him tenure for whatever reason.
Is it customary to be granted tenure after only a year??
No. It usually takes.... 10 years.
Hi 10 years, I'm dad!
Wait, I don't think I did that right.
Re: St. Louis Symphony Principal Tuba
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2020 11:30 am
by The Brute Squad
Quite the faux pa
Re: St. Louis Symphony Principal Tuba
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:49 am
by happyroman
bort wrote:1) That blows.
2) He will land on his feet, for sure. I wouldn't be excited if I were going to the next major audition if I know HE was gonna be there!
3) Who is next in NJ?
According to Derek's biography on the NJSO website: "On leave of absence for the 2019–20 season."