April 2010 Percussion Auditions
April 6, 2010 by Sarah
Filed under Auditions/Jobs, General Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Orchestral Percussion Auditions, Timpani, Timpani Auditions
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
TIMPANI – Principal Timpani
Resume Date – June 4th, 2010
Audition Date – Preliminary and Semi-Finals held July 11-14, Finals held July 19-20
Starting Date – Not Provided
General Information – Taped excerpts may be requested at the discretion of the Audition Committee. Repertoire and dates will be posted on the PSO web page www.pittsburghsymphony.org This information will also be sent following the resume deadline. Repertoire for the live audition will not be given over the telephone. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER The Pittsburgh Symphony reserves the right to immediately dismiss any candidate not meeting the highest artistic standards
Contact Information – Please mail, email, or fax a one-page resume postmarked by Friday, June 4th, 2010 Send To: Karina Bharne Personnel and Production Assistant Attention: Auditions Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 600 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO FACILITATE CORRESPONDENCE (Emailed resumes should be formatted as .doc, .pdf, .rtf or .txt files)
Fax – (412) 392-4910
Email – auditions@pittsburghsymphony.org
Website – www.pittsburghsymphony.org
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
TIMPANI – Principal Timpani-One Year Term/Possible Tenure Track
Resume Date – April 18, 2010
Audition Date – May 8th & 9th 2010
Starting Date – Not Provided
General Information – The musicians of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra are Canadian Members of the American Federation of Musicians.
Contact Information – Interested applicants are asked to e-mail their one page resume to: Anne Elise Lavallee; Personnel Manager, WSO at: aelavallee@wso.mb.ca
Email – aelavallee@wso.mb.ca
Website – www.wso.ca
Sarah Basel is a professional percussionist in the Chicagoland area. She has a masters in percussion performance from San Francisco Conservatory where she studied with Jack Van Geem (principal of San Francisco Symphony). She also received a Bachelor of Music Education which enabled her to study with Ed Harrison (principal timpanist of Lyric Opera of Chicago) from Concordia University in River Forest, Illinois. Sarah has been both a performer and a music educator for the past 16 years.