Tag: auditions
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The Pan-Tones at Denton Arts and Jazz Festival
Friday, October 6, 5PM at the Courtyard Stage Everyone’s favorite happy face for this concert poster! I had the idea for this design after going to Marina Piccinini’s concert at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, where they have a Takashi Murakami piece. Whenever I see his art, it just makes me feel so…
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[rep duet] Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto
I got a very enthusiastic review of my arrangements from one of my mentors 🙂 “These arrangements are absolutely phenomenal! Flutists of every level, from intermediate to professional, will enjoy these flute duo versions of this standard repertoire. I use it in my teaching at USC on a regular basis and also enjoy reading the…
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In opera land
My brain is full of opera this month- I’m playing on an opera program, subbing for a rehearsal, and preparing an opera audition. I think I’ve actually started to prefer opera over the symphonic rep… One of the things that really improves my workflow is to spend time organizing at the outset. I don’t love…
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Fauré Fantasie, arr. flute duet
My latest flute duet is now live in the shop! Fauré Fantasie is one of the first French pieces I learned, back in high school. My goal with these flute duets is to give the flutist a sense of how it feels to play with the accompaniment. It is intended for study, so is printed…
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West Texas Symphony 3rd flute/piccolo audition
I advanced! It’s only the second time I’ve advanced out of 29 auditions. It was an interesting preparation process. I was in the midst of transcribing/arranging a lot of new music for The Pan-Tones, and also learning to sing. Because I was spending a lot of time on this project, I didn’t specifically practice the…
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Mark Sparks on orchestra auditions
I interviewed Mark on July 23, 2022 with questions submitted by participants in this year’s mock audition. 1. What is your approach with orchestral auditions? Do you recommend taking auditions for the sake of practice, or only if you are really serious about the job? Well, everyone needs to get their feet wet, and that’s…