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Double Bass Double Bass Audition Winners

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Art Vandelay said:
Music is the same this side of the pond, guys. I can't imagine it needs any special euro-training! Play in tune, with a huge sound, and great time, and nail the audition. I know it's not cheap to get here, but you could mix business with pleasure for an audition.. most orchestras will allow you to play on one of their basses (i know...not ideal) leaving you free to explore for a week or ten bass-free! Another option would be to save like crazy and audition your way around europe for a few weeks.

There are tons of jobs over here, lots of work, and the future looks good. For example, most of the national orchestras in France (i think there are 8) will have a 80-100% attendance ALL THE TIME, and never play star-wars-type gigs. The general public seem to have a pretty wide understanding of classical music too: taxi drivers have favorite conductors, almost everyone knows the name of the principle conductor in their city. Financially it's pretty solid too - many orchestras are expanding despite the recession. It's pretty sweet! Admittedly, Germany is having a few problems: it has SO many orchestras some are beginning to merge, but it's still the country with the most jobs available. Just don't bother if you play french bow. :)

On a side note - it's a shame european winners only get listed here if they're US-trained. I know this is a US site, but it's still a pity - it's such an awesome resource!
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Yeah, I was in Strasbourg not long ago and something that really struck me was that there were flyers hanging around that just said: "CHOPIN--DEBUSSY" The fact that whoever wrote it assumed everyone knows who Chopin and Debussy are is great, to me.
 

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