Career Notes, Fall Edition 3, October 14, 2005

Career Notes!

Fall Edition 4

September 18, 2006

Brought to you by the Office of Career Services, Conservatory Career Resource Center, Robertson 129

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Career Notes! is a bi-weekly newsletter that goes out to every conservatory student in an effort to make you aware of music related opportunities such as competitions, festivals, performance/teaching jobs, as well as information about scholarships and grants for study. In about a month you will start seeing interesting opportunities and internships for Winter Term, and in the Spring we will advertise part-time summer jobs around the country. Career Notes! is NOT “junk mail”, if nothing else, save them for later use. This newsletter is put together by the staff in the Conservatory Career Resource Center - located in Robertson 129. Here, we can provide you with detailed information regarding current or past information found in Career Notes! The CRC staff also assists in graduate school searching, resume/bio/cover letter writing, and tips on interviewing and auditioning. We encourage you to come see our office and use the wonderful FREE resources that Oberlin has for you. As always, we appreciate feedback on the newsletter and would love to hear what you would like to see here.

**Recommended Resource of the week**: http://www.musicalchairs.info

-Self-proclaimed “world’s best site for classical music jobs”—this terrific site is a great resource for finding job openings (performance and management) as well as competitions, master classes, instrument sales and more. The database lists information in the United States, Canada, and overseas!

Still don’t know how to use our free database (http://oberlin.edu/career/crc/)? Come by, we’ll show you! (Robertson 129)

Campus Events:

Mansfield Symphony Auditions – Sunday October 1, from 6-9pm

For more information and repertoire lists stop in the CRC. To sign up email Nick Perry at mansfieldmanager@sbcglobal.net.

Alumni-Student Exchange ~ Saturday, September 16

ALUMNI PANEL: “Putting Your Oberlin College & Community Experience to Work”

3:30 – 5:00pm ~ Craig Auditorium

NETWORKING RECEPTION: 5:30 – 6:15pm ~ Science Center Atrium

Registration is not necessary – just put on your best duds and a smile!

ALUMNI-STUDENT DINNER: 6:30 – 8:00pm ~ Root Room, Carnegie Building

*FULL* – please stop by the networking reception at 5:30pm to see if space is available.

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FREE Practice LSAT: 9:00am September 16, in King 306

Strategy Session: 4:30pm September 21, in the Science Center, Room A155.

For more info and to sign up please call Career Services at x58140

Classical Singer Magazine wants your input for their Upcoming SUMMER PROGRAMS Issue. Did you attend a summer program in 2006? Or would you like to read about specific summer programs? Classical Singer wants to hear from you! E-mail your experiences (good and bad!) to Senior Editor Sara Thomas at sara@classicalsinger.com. Other singers are making their plans for 2007, and your experiences can help them. E-mails must be received no later than Nov. 1, 2006.

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COMPETITIONS: (listed by application deadline)

SEPTEMBER

The Jefferson Symphony Young Artists Competition for Piano. Golden, Colorado. January 13, 2007. Postmark deadline for application is September 30, 2006. For more information visit www.jsyac.com or email chair@jsyac.com.

2007 Harvey Gaul Composition Competition. Postmark deadline is September 30, 2006. For chamber or orchestral works (4 players minimum). Email pnme@pnme.org or visit http://www.pnme.org/community/harvey_gaul.html.

OCTOBER

Young Concert Artists International Auditions. New York City. November 7, 2006—January 28, 2007. Open this year for piano, violin, viola, cello, piano trio, voice, oboe, trumpet, and French horn. Deadline for mailing applications for a live audition is Friday, October 16, 2006 and for mailing a recorded audition is Wednesday, November 1, 2006. For more information see www.yca.org or email auditions@yca.org.

Berlin International Guitar Competition & Festival. Glaskasten Ballsaal, Berlin. October 6—8. 2007. Includes concerts, Masterclasses, and guitar competition. For information contact info-festival@email.de or visit www.festival-guitar.de.

HAMS Competition for Viola. Chicago, Illinois. December 3, 2006. Deadline for application is October 26, 2006. For more information visit www.hamscompetition.com.

NOVEMBER

Ciutat de Tarragona International Award for Musical Composition 2006. Compositions and documents must be submitted by November 15, 2006. For more information visit www.tarragona-premi-composicio.org.

MARCH

14th International Music Competition Bucharest. Held in Bucharest, Romainia. May 7—13, 2007. For violin and composition. Registration deadline is March 1, 2007 for violin and April 2, 2007 for composition. For more information visit www.jmEvents.ro or email jmrluigi@dial.kappa.ro.

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FESTIVALS: (listed by application deadline)

SEPTEMBER

First International Conducting Masterclass with the Saint-Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra. Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace, Saint Petersburg City Cultural Center, Russia. September 24—30, 2006. Open until filled. For more information email TACC_PROGRAMS@att.net.

OCTOBER

The Julia Wolfe Masterclass is open to composers. Sala Fortunato, Piccolo Teattro Strehler, Milano. November 21—26, 2007. Admission requests for the Masterclass must be sent to Sentieri selvaggi (viale Monza 169 – 20125 Milano – Italy) no later than October 2006. Include a CV of the candidate, and email address and telephone umber, and at least one score, with no limit for instrumentation size or length. For information call Tel./fax +39 02 2851 0170.

Chamber Music America and New England Conservatory present EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS: The Six Stages of Successful Partnerships. Oct. 14–15, 2006 at New England Conservatory, Boston, MA. Led by Charles Coe, Program Coordinator, Massachusetts Cultural Council. Effective Community Collaborations is designed to provide ensembles of all genres, presenters, and community-based organizations with information and techniques to create or enhance collaborative partnerships. REGISTER NOW AT www.chamber-music.org

DECEMBER

Sarasota Opera presents their Apprentice Artists Program December 29, 2006—March 11, 2007. 2007 Winter Opera Festival. Auditions in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Sarasota. Applications and additional information available June 1, 2006 at www.sarasotaopera.org/apprentice.

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CHURCH JOBS:

St Matthew's Episcopal Church in Ashland, Ohio seeks organist and choir director. For rehearsal and service. Contact Charles Unger at 419-945-2835 orungie@aol.com. To begin ASAP.

Parma-South Presbyterian Church located at 6155 Pearl Road, Parma Heights, Ohio 44130 seeks singers (alto, a tenor, and a bass paid section leaders). Music given ahead of time and expected to know the music when they arrive on Sunday morning. The choir's first Sunday to sing in church is September 10, but negotiable. The singers would need to be in the choir room by 10:00 am. The service starts at 10:30, and they will be done no later than 11:30. Fee: $50/Sunday plus an extra $10 for mileage. Anyone interested can contact Judy Kurth by email at garfield5632@hotmail.com.

The First Faith Community Church, formerly First United Church of Christ, located at the corner of Hancock and E. Jefferson Sts. in Sandusky (non-denominational). All female choir seeks Choir Director – already have accompanist. Sings about twice a month at the Sunday service at 10 A.M. Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings at 7:30 P.M. Church have a good-sized library of music, and our songs range from traditional to gospel, and even some contemporary selections. Please contact Shirley Ross by e-mail - pony@wcnet.org or by phone, 1-419-609-9199. Compensation can be discussed at the time of the interview.

Paid position available at Pittsfield Community Church. Choir Director for small community, nondenominational church in Pittsfield, OH. Contact Pastor Ken Gerhardt at 440.774.2162 or 440.647.0376. Sunday rehearsals and Service and on weekday rehearsal. Flexible start date - sooner the better. Transportation can be arranged for student without vehicle.

Director of Worship needed for Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church in North Royalton, OH. This full-time position will work with pastors, staff and volunteers to plan and lead thematic traditional, contemporary and new styles of worship. Responsibilities include supervising the worhip planning team, praise teams, worship leaders, choir and bell choir directors, organists, technology (multimedia) team and drama team for six weekend services. Contact Gary Likowski at 330-225-6582 or glikowski@frognet.net

LaPorte United Methodist Church in Elyria, OH seeks a full-time organist. Contact Sherry Rimstidt at 440-458-5717 or laporteumc@yahoo.com.

Vocal soloist needed at First Church or Christ in Elyria. Beginning immediately at $50 a service. Rehearsals and service on Sunday morning. Contact Jack Knapp at 775.5139 (W) or 774.3219 (H) or david.knapp@oberlin.edu

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FELLOWSHIPS/GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS/SCHOLARSHIPS:

The American Symphony Orchestra League is pleased to announce two exciting opportunities for conductors: the American Conducting Fellowship Program and National Conductor Preview. For your convenience, go to: http://www.symphony.org/artistic/conductfellows/program.shtml or http://www.symphony.org/ola/ncp.shtml.

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As always, the CRC staff is available to answer any questions about the contents of Career Notes. Please stop by and see us!

-The CRC Staff

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Conservatory Resource Center

Robertson 129

Oberlin Conservatory of Music

77 W. College Street

440.775.8686

www.oberlin.edu/career/crc

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