Audition Results

Another day another Calgary Phil bass no hire

Result is a no hire.

The next IM ad for this job is just going to be this image.

Heard it was a no hire.

Yicheng Gong was the fourth finalist!

I think it’s worth noting that MN has, at least once in recent years, appointed an existing member of the orchestra to a title position without an audition, after the audition for that position resulted in a no-hire… it seems egregious for an orchestra to have such a rigorous and most likely biased audition/tenure process for outsiders, when a completely different set of rules seems to exist for those who are chosen/“blessed” by their concertmaster…

I’ve been told this was a no-hire. I believe it was a national round.

No hire.

Sebastian Ruiz and Jonathan Bywater were the two super finalists.

Heard it was a no hire

No hire

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Damn- anyone know how many semi-finalists/finalists?

#nobodylikesanohire - @sixteenft can you kindly update this post with an "Answered" topic as well since you've announced the result. Thanks! New thing we're trying.

Yeah. I was final 2. No hire. 😢

Heard from a friend that this audition was still held despite numerous flight cancellations due to ice. I'm certain many people couldn't travel to it like they had planned.

Another no-hire, so I’m told 😳

Who were the finalists in the later rounds? Even with a no-hire, it's impressive they made it that far and are very likely fantastic players!

Actually there were 9 semifinalists and they decided not to hire before even holding a final round.

Yu-Ping Tsai won the Associate Concertmaster Audition! Congratulations to her!

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All premiere military bands have need of high level drumset and concert playing. In the Field Bands case, whoever they hire will be in the concert band but also expected to sub into the jazz ambassadors as needed. Needs much more than a basic level on drum set in addition to a high level of concert playing. It’s tough to find that person, but they do exist.

Crazy!

Any idea who was in the finals?

What a joke.

I heard Brendon Sill was the only finalists

Michael’s contract has since been converted to permanent, tenure-track, after some additional time filling the temporary position. Congratulations to him!

I believe if the next audition rep is reduced by a few excerpts, this will give more time for candidates to focus on deep-diving on the list (rhythm, intonation, etc.). You'll likely gain more people attending who feel well prepared, and ready to show their best.

I seem to recall a number of no-hires for Principal Horn in this orchestra in years past, until they finally hired Jessica Danz in 2021. Wonder what the problem could be.

Interesting!

What string auditions are you referring to? I see two recent violin auditions with 6 trials total. Has there been a winner yet? I also know of someone recently denied tenure for one of those violin spots. You mention that no hires are probably due to “political/committee issues“… but who is on these committees?