About Orchestra Iowa
Founded in April 1921, Orchestra Iowa is one of the oldest symphony orchestras in continuous operation west of the Mississippi River. Its 82 professional musicians perform more than 120 public performances throughout Eastern Iowa each year, many of which can be heard on Iowa Public Radio and seen on Iowa Public Television.
Orchestra Iowa performs symphonic, operatic, ballet, and youth concerts throughout Iowa. Concerts are primarily presented in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, with additional performances taken throughout the state. Chamber ensembles from the Orchestra perform educational concerts through its Pied Piper Series (pre-school concerts presented at libraries) and Music in the Schools (performances in elementary school classrooms). These ensembles are also featured in recital on the Opus Chamber Series, presented at the Orchestra’s Opus Concert Café and broadcast statewide on Iowa Public Radio. Orchestra Iowa returned to its home at the historic Paramount Theatre in November 2012, four years after floods destroyed much of Cedar Rapids.
About the Position
Bass Trombone is a Group B position with a fifty-five (55) service guarantee. The current minimum per service rate is $70 plus travel. Orchestra Iowa is a member of ROPA and operates under a Collective Bargaining Agreement with the American Federation of Musicians. Winners must be eligible to work in the United States.
About the Audition
Auditions will take place late afternoon/early evening on May 7 at the Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. To secure an audition time, please complete the registration form (found at the end of this letter) and send it along with a resume and $25 audition deposit no later than May 2, 2013 to:
Ed Karr, Chief Operating Officer
Orchestra Iowa
119 Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Candidates will be notified of their audition time via email on Friday, May 3, 2013. Please note that the preliminary rounds of the audition will be screened.
Blaine Cunningham Orchestra Iowa: Principal Tuba, Librarian, Personnel Manager Kirkwood Community College: Adjunct Faculty Major Orchestra Librarians' Association: Treasurer http://www.orchestraiowa.org Miraphone Artist
If any bass tromboners are interested in hearing an example of our recent work, you can catch our February concert being rebroadcast Monday night (4/15) at 7pm Central Time on Iowa Public Radio or streaming at http://www.iowapublicradio.org.
Our program was:
Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet
-Montagues and Capulets from the 2nd Suite
-Masks from the 1st Suite
-Romeo and Juliet from the 1st Suite
-Death of Tybalt from the 1st Suite
Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet
Eric McIntyre's Drive-By
Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Blaine Cunningham Orchestra Iowa: Principal Tuba, Librarian, Personnel Manager Kirkwood Community College: Adjunct Faculty Major Orchestra Librarians' Association: Treasurer http://www.orchestraiowa.org Miraphone Artist
Congratulations to Will Baker from Chicago for winning the position! Will has subbed with us several times and he is a fantastic musician. It will be great to have him in the section.
Blaine Cunningham Orchestra Iowa: Principal Tuba, Librarian, Personnel Manager Kirkwood Community College: Adjunct Faculty Major Orchestra Librarians' Association: Treasurer http://www.orchestraiowa.org Miraphone Artist
