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Double Bass Double Bass Audition Winners

#223
Cambass123 said:
Daniel Pendley, CCM also advanced to the finals in Buffalo... Brian Powell, DM Student...
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Regarding those two: of *course* the Louisville contingent advanced!

Let's wait for the winners before any more "congrats" are spelled out - since, as we ALL have sorrowfully experienced, all but the WINNERS will go home to more Ramen noodles, peanut butter sandwiches and woodshedding....
 
#229
I have only heard from one person about Paul. So, I can hardly say that the knowledge I have is accurate, given it is NOT from the source. To be completely unbaised, avoiding gossip while still paying respect, It is my understanding that the BPO is seeking a WHOLE new 1st desk.

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Our profession needs a new generation of 'leaders', not machines with easy-fix techique and no insight.
 
#232
Okay, this may be a little off topic, but, as someone who just auditioned for San Diego and Buffalo, can we all agree that the last person to get to the room where everyone else is waiting to hear about the results of their round is the audition administrator?! Whatever else you're doing (packing your bass, loosening your bow), that wait is long enough without having to wait for YOU! You know who you are. Thank you.
 
#236
So Far I have done my University of Delaware and UCONN audition. I got the acceptance letter to Delaware yesterday and UCONN i just got back from but they said I should be a fine additition. People always make it out to be worse than it is. The UCONN audition was strange because the guy kept walking around me. But the Delaware audition was actually kind of fun, I was sad to leave and go home. Even the THeory test was fun.
 
#237
saw in the latest edition of the international musician that there seem to be a lot of bass jobs opening, especially relative to the number of other ads in there. this is my favorite thread of this site, and normally, the only reason i come here.

would someone be willing to keep these updates going? its really interesting to find out where people who won jobs went to school and if they had held positions else where. but just knowing that jobs were filled is nice too.
 
#240
June 2007 update

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-1997:
Minnesota Orchestra: no winner

-1998:
Cincinntai Symhpony: Boris Astafiev (Columbus Sym)
Oregon Symphony: Jason Schooler (Cincinnati Conservatory of Music)
Minnesota Orchestra: Matthew Frischman (Curtis Institute)
Utah Symphony, Asst. Principal: Student of principal won

-1999
Los Angeles Philharmonic: David Moore (Houston Sym)
Louisville Orchestra: Kingsley Wood (Peabody Conservatory, Louisville Orch.)
Houston Symphony: Ali Yazdanfar (Peabody, Rice)
New York Philharmonic: David Grossman (Juiliard)
Colorado Symphony: Jonathan Burnstein (Rice U.)
Charleston Symphony, Principal: Charles Barr (Curtis)
National Symphony: Ali Yazdanfar (Houston sym.)
New Mexico Symphony: Kathy Olszowka (Indiana University)
San Antonio Symphony: Zlatan Redzic (I.U.)

-2000
Kansas City Symphony, 1-year spot: Ju-Fang Liu (I.U.)
President's Own Marine Band: Eric Sabo (Arizona State U.)
Seattle Symphony: Jonathan Burnstein (Rice, Colorado Sym.)
Buffalo Philharmonic: Edmond Gnekow (I.U.)
Tulsa Phil, principal: Dan Johnson (Iowa?)
Dallas Symphony, principal: no winner?
Columbus Symphony: Jena Huebner (Peabody)
Houston Symphony: Burke Shaw
Cleveland Orchestra: Charles Carleton (Juilliard/Curtis)
San Francisco Sym., principal: Ali Yazdanfar (not retained?)

-2001
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra: Kingsley Wood (Peabody, Louisville Orchestra)
Alabama Symphony: Long Luo (Juilliard)
Oregon Symphony: no winner (for 2 spots!)
Florida Philharmonic, principal: Shigeru Ishikawa (member of section )
Louisville Orchestra: Karl Olsen (I.U., U-Wisconsin)
Cleveland Orchestra: Eric Harris (principal St Louis) won, then left for SanFran;
...the runnerup Charles Barr (Curtis), got the job.
Montreal Sym., principal: Ali Yazdanfar (now going back to National)

-2002
Charleston Symphony, principal: Scott Pingle (Manhattan)
National Symphony: cancelled; they welcome Ali Yazdanfar back
Baltimore Symphony: Mark Huang (Nashville Symphony)
Oregon Symphony: Paul DeNola (I.U., U.S.C.)
San Francisco Sym., principal: Eric Harris (not retained?)

-2003
Indianapolis Sym., principal: Ju-Fang Liu (I.U.)
Boston Symphony: Ben Levy (Rice U., New England Conservatory, NRO!)
Calgary Philharmonic: Jeff White (I.U.)
Grant Park Orchestra: Andy Anderson (I.U.)
Nashville Symphony, principal: Joel Reist (member of section)
resulting section spot was offered to runner-up, Ryan Kamm (I.U., Boston)
Louisianna Philharmonic: Colin Corner (I.U.)
Naples Philharmonic: Matt Medlock (Boston, Rice)
New York Philharmonic: Satoshi Okamoto (San Antonio, Juilliard; student of principal)
Louisville Orchestra, principal: postponed
San Francisco Sym., principal: no winner again?
San Diego, Principal and Asst.Principal: Jeremy Kurtz, principal(Curtis, Rice, New World), Susan Wulff, Asst. (member of section, USC)

-2004:
San Fransisco, Principal, x4: Scott Pingel (Manhatten, New World, Charleston)
Chicago Lyric Opera: Andy Anderson (I.U., Grant Park)
Vancouver Symphony, associate: Colin Corner (IU, Louisiana Phil)
Detroit Symphony, Principal: No Hire....
San Antonio Symphony, Asst. Principal: Doug Balliet (Harvard)
Louisville Orchestra, Principal: Burt Witzel (Curtis Institute)
St Louis Symphony: (2 positions) audition delayed until May 2005
Winnipeg, Principal: Merideth "Bob" Johnson (New World)

-2005
Ottawa: National Arts Center, Principal: no winner
Milwaukee Symphony: Principal AND Ass't Principal: Zach (Juilliard) = assistant?
Detroit Symphony, Principal x2: not even any finalists?
St Louis, 2 positions: Sarah Hogan (IU, Rice, SLSO 1-yr sub!) and David DeRiso (Rice)
Grand Rapids, Principal: Joe Conyers (Curtis)
Alabama: no winner
Metropolitan Opera Association: Dan Krekler (IU, Minn., MSM)
Seattle: Joe Kauffman (UNT, NRO!)
National Symphony, 2 positions: Ira Gold! ...other position remains open
Calgary Philharmonic: Tom McGary (IU)
Florida Orchestra: Aaron White (SMU, Duquesne)
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Principal: Tom McGary (IU)
Ottawa N.A.C... Joel Quarrington appointed principal.
Detroit Principal x3: no winner

2006
Minnesota Orchestra: Ass't: Fora Baltacigil(Curtis), Section: Colin Corner (IU, New Orleans, Vancouver)
Kansas City Symphony: Jeff Kail (IU)
Milwaukee Symphony: Principal: Zach appointed Principal, Andrew Raciti as Assistant Principal
Buffalo, Principal: no winner
National Symphony: Paul DeNola (IU, USC, Oregon Symphony)
Nashville Symphony: Kristen Bruya! (CCM, Rice)
Montreal: no winner
Toronto: Jeff Beecher (Silk Road Ensemble), Curtis
San Diego: Travis Gore (CCM, Rice, New World), Samuel Hager (IU, USC, Oregon Symphony)

2007
New York: No winner....
Cleveland: Scott Dixon
Montreal: Peter Rosenfeld ?
Detroit Symphony Principal x4: No winner again, even after two "semi-final" rounds.
Buffalo Principal: Daniel Pendley (CCM, ASPEN!), Principal; (Brett Shurtliffe Asst. Principal)


COMING SOON:
Montreal Principal still listed as open....
 

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