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Oregon Symphony cellist Adam Esbensen, a native of Corvallis, and a member of the Oregon Symphony since 2004 (he’s also the cellist with local new music ensemble fEARnoMUSIC), has won what is considered the Holy Grail of orchestral jobs, a position in a Big Five orchestra, in this case the Boston Symphony! [Read more →]

I’ve been thinking a lot about practicing lately. Maybe that’s because I’ve actually been practicing lately. Or not. But I’ve been thinking about the process of practicing, and it’s really quite militaristic! [Read more →]

Check out the latest posts from conductor Bill Eddins (music director of the Edmonton Symphony) as he contends for a post with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. Good stuff.UPDATE, SON OF REDUX: fourth fifth sixth seventh installment added today

1. Charlotte Prelude
2. Charlotte Part I
3. Charlotte Part II
4. Charlotte Part III
5. Charlotte Part IV
6. Charlotte Part V
7. Charlotte Part VI

Conductor and blogger extraordinaire William Eddins writes an excellent post about taking part in a music director search - as a prospective candidate - by the Charlotte Symphony.  [Read more →]

This past week there was an inquiry on the message boards at MyAuditions.com about the results of a recent viola audition for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Apparently, there were two people who were finalists and who were going to be given trial periods before a hiring decision was made. The names of those two people were exposed on the boards. [Read more →]