Wandering abit. . . That's the thing about amateur orchestras, be a string player. No matter what quality you are, once in, you know you always have a part to play. Not so with with winds.
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Hans Pizka <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello DJF, > > do you think, I have time to read all the newspapers around the world ? > Surely not. > > hiring freelancers for to fill vacancies can be cheaper than engage with a > new player for that particular vacancy. But you forgot, that > principal wind vacancies require superb players, most experienced players > (no extra rehearsals for them, often be called at last minute) > dont play for a set tariff per rehearsal, per performance. Filling a prime > vacancy by "substitutes" could cost more than engaging the new > player. Imagine, the manager has phoned around for two or three days to > find a replacement for the acting principal, as he has become ill > unexpectedly & the real principal position is vacant. Finally the manager > finds a player in Boston, St.Louis or Los Angeles or even in Berlin or > Munich to save the performance. Imagine the extra costs, please. > > Fiddle players or section players can be found everywhere plenty. The main > problem comes from vacancies on first horn, first oboe, first trumpet e.g. > And good players have their price. Even freelance concertmasters can be > found easier. Concertmasters for 2nd violin or percussion, no problem. > Another moves up. Viola, the same, bass the same; cello not that easy but > works too. > > > ################################################################################################################# > Am 11.08.2010 um 16:26 schrieb PatentDan Feigelson: > > > Hans, did you see the article last month in the New York Times about the > large number of vacancies in the NY Philharmonic (not just in the horn > section)? It could have been written by you. The article mentioned that > it's not a lack of talented players but more a matter of finding someone who > will fit into the section that has resulted in so many vacancies. If > anything, the number of talented musicians in New York means the > Philharmonic can take its time filling the vacancies, since finding a > substitute or extra for any particular series isn't difficult. > > > > DJF > > > > Message: 14 > > Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:33:24 +0200 > > From: Hans Pizka <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Glazunov Reverie > > To: The Horn List <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > > But then I have to ask you, how it comes, that many high ranking & very > well paid positions remain vacant for years ???? > > My orchestra, just an example, has three horn vacancies out of total ten > positions. But they are vacant since two seasons (my former position, which > was occupied by a young lady for just a year, as she did not make it > further), respectively for over one season (a low horn & a third horn). They > had several unsatisfying auditions, ceased after the first two rounds. > > > > Many first horn positions vacant, waiting several years to be filled. > > > > How come, if there are so many superb players out there ??? > > > > Technical skill & perfection is just one side of the medal, serious > musicality & knowledge the other side. > > I will not talk about experience, as a superb & ambitious player will > gain that in a short time in the job. > > Being an excellent musician requires also vast knowledge about culture, > musical history, composers, > > harmony, intuitive reaction to the unforeseen in the literature, prima > vista play, which means > > jumping into the music, taking on the composers skin & dive in, > > also serious appearance on stage or even in the pit & a lot more. > > > > And as a surprise, some players fresh from music academy will get the job > finally. Why ? They did not > > look to left or right, having their target in mind - the top of the top - > ALWAYS. They are the most > > self critical players who do never give up. They know their limitations > at all stages. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > post: [email protected] > > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/bgross%40airmail.net > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
