NJ symphony 2nd Tpt audition

humor · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 6:52 am Post subject: NJ symphony 2nd Tpt audition

Anyone know who won/got trials?

laser170323 · Veteran Member Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 201

Everyone has gone 'radio silent'.

JayV · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 6:31 am Post subject:

It was a very well-run audition. I thought the lists made sense, and I did OK for the first time in a long, long time.

I know that two people got trials but I don't feel it's my place to say anything else because I don't know either of them very well and met one of them only briefly.

I'm fairly certain many of the people who were at this audition are not on trumpetherald.com

MrClean · Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:38 pm Post subject:

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astadler · Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 4:00 pm Post subject:

Hack001 · Heavyweight Member Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Posts: 1685

mhenrikse · Veteran Member Joined: 21 Jul 2009 Posts: 162

"I did OK for the first time in a long, long time."

Good luck on doing OK again before a long,long time passes.

JayV · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 6:13 am Post subject:

The complaints in this thread were my experience also...but honestly this was a well run audition by comparison (in my opinion).

I have had many absolutely absurd and truly awful experiences at auditions. Excerpts added at the last minute/wrong editions and the ability to hear the other people's auditions truthfully didn't even register in my mind as problems.

I thought it was great. I had a warm-up room, with a bathroom, and time to warm-up: wow! I played my rounds at the times they said I would: amazing! The halls rang, the excerpts made sense, the proctor knew what was going on, the HVAC system was working, nice!

I am a regional orchestra player and gigger (aka I work in the 4th circle of hell) so I have become used to mismanagement, abuse, and general unpredictability. For me this was a good experience.

JayV · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 6:22 am Post subject:

trumpetmandan · Regular Member Joined: 28 Nov 2018 Posts: 44

astadler · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 10:02 am Post subject:

I am sure there are far worse offenses that could have been committed, and are committed all the time. But just because other auditions are worse doesn’t mean more minor things should be acceptable - that’s how things go downhill. Some of the things they did I wouldn’t have batted an eye at, but put together, it was obvious that there were some communication issues between the committee and the people running the audition, or at least between those running the audition and the candidates. Just because it could be worse doesn’t mean it couldn’t be better, and we should hold them to a higher standard than “as long as I have a warmup room I’m good.”

trumpetmandan · Regular Member Joined: 28 Nov 2018 Posts: 44

You're absolutely right, it should be better. My only point is that there is stuff that you can control and stuff you can't, and worrying about stuff you can't control at an audition is a waste of valuable mental energy that you need on stage. The issues you describe should not have taken place, but blocking out distractions is a huge part of the game. No audition will ever be completely ideal.

I suppose if you were bothered enough you could send an email to the audition coordinator(s) to let them know there were some problems. If you're truly interested in holding them to a higher standard, this might be a good place to start. Depending on how you word it, it could help them do better next time. You never know. Or, you could choose not to attend their next audition.

astadler · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 2:13 pm Post subject:

I agree completely; in the context of the audition, most of those things were not an issue. The volume in the warm-up rooms could be turned down, the excerpts they added were standards and shouldn't be an issue for anyone who's going to be competitive. And worrying about things like that the day of won't help. But asking for the 1911 version of Petrouchka when the list sent out explicitly said 1948 is a significant difference, and you can't just block it out when you have to re-learn the excerpt an hour before your audition.

My point isn't to say that these issues kept me from winning; I doubt they would have made any difference. But to say that the audition was "well-run" simply because they were on time and provided warm-up space while ignoring the numerous issues will only lead to more sloppily run auditions. It's fair to acknowledge that no audition will ever be perfect, but that doesn't mean we should write off any issue as something to be expected.

KaptureJKap · Regular Member Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 27

How does this not apply to "audition complaints" and not appropriate for this forum?

Hack001 · Heavyweight Member Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Posts: 1685

KaptureJKap · Regular Member Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 27

Just pointing out it was about who won, or got trials. No real need to go into what it went into, those are concerns one could talk to teachers/mentors about in a private setting, or bring to the attention of the NJ management.

yctrumpet · Regular Member Joined: 21 Mar 2018 Posts: 12

UGA DMA graduate, Anderson Romero is one of the people got the trial. Congratulations to him!