Tag: orchestra
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Last minute sub call
The situation I was asked on Tuesday night if I could be available for a rehearsal with The Dallas Opera on Thursday. The regular player was injured, and wasn’t sure if he’d be able to make it or not. He confirmed that I would be subbing on Wednesday afternoon, for rehearsal on Thursday at 11AM.…
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My first professional orchestra experience
I realized this week that the dream I have been pursuing since I took my first audition in 2014 is finally becoming my actual life. It’s pretty crazy. I got to play a small part on piccolo for the offstage banda in The Dallas Opera’s production of Rigoletto. Then, I was also asked to sub…
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Auditioning with babies
I have two kiddos- my daughter just turned three and my son just turned one. This year, I auditioned in Honolulu, San Diego, Dallas, Tucson, Redlands, and Santa Cruz, and submitted a couple of recorded auditions. Am I at a disadvantage auditioning with kids? Definitely a time disadvantage, since we don’t have help with child…
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Your first professional audition
JUST DO IT. Seriously. Don’t expect much, except to learn from the experience. Ideally, your first professional audition will be relatively near (driveable) or otherwise not a large financial investment. The idea is just to give yourself a feel for if this is something you want to seriously pursue. 1. Find your audition and apply.…