Career Notes!

 

Fall Edition 4

 

September 29, 2006

 

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

  

ÒCareer Notes!Ó 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 internships for Winter Term and in the Spring we will advertise part time summer jobs around the country.  Career Notes! is not Òjunk mailÓ, so 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 on all current or past information found in Career Notes! and 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 link of the week: www.festivalfinder.com**

-Where you'll discover the latest details on more than 2,500 music festivals in North America. Click to your favorite genre, or use the search feature to locate festivals by date, location, performers or festival name.

 

Still donÕt know how to use our free database?  Come by, weÕll show you! (Robertson 129)

 

Campus Events:

 

Career Masterclass "Playing the Music Game"  with Bob Sherman - Musician, music critic and columnist, radio host, and lecturer of ÒThe Business of MusicÓ at the Julliard School. Thursday, October 5 at 1:30pm in King 127 AND at 6pm Bibbins 325. Mr. Sherman will also be holding drop-ins between 3-4pm to offer students assistance with their marketing materials – resumes, biographies, headshots, etc.  Location TBA. No sign-up necessary.

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On Campus Auditions:

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

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"Get in on the actionÉ Register NOW with the Gig Referral Service! 

 

If you want to be eligible for gigs, you should contact Sara Adams, Conservatory Career Resource Center, Robertson 129, x58686 or sara.adams@oberlin.edu (Students who completed registration previously do not need to do it again).

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COMPETITIONS: (listed by application deadline)

 

OCTOBER:

 

International Competition of Chamber Music Ensembles Citta di Firenze ÒPremio Vittorio GuiÓ 2006.  Firenze, Italy.  November 19, 2006.  For violin and piano duo, viola and piano duo, violincello and piano duo, string trio/quartet, piano and string trio/quartet/quintet.  Deadline for application is October 2, 2006.  For information visit their website at www.premiogui.it. 

 

International Piano Competition.  Rome, Italy.  November 1—13, 2006.  Deadline for application is October 9, 2006.  For more information visit www.chopinroma.it.

 

Gisborne Music Competition 2006.  Gisborne, New Zealand.  November 26—December 2, 2006.  Open to all solo performers on orchestral instruments.  Application deadline is October 10, 2006.  For more information visit their website at www.sounz.org.nz.

 

WomenÕs Music Commission 2006.  A competition open to women composers between the ages of 20 and 30, who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States.  Submission deadline is October 13, 2006.  Applications and guidelines are available at: www.bmifoundation.org. 

 

Los Angeles International Liszt Competition for Pianists and Vocalists.  Azusa, California.  November 18—19, 2006.  Postmark deadline is October 13, 2006.  For more information visit their website at www.liszt-competition.com.  

 

2006 International Songwriting Competition.  This is a competition for pop writers/bands/etc to submit original material in hopes of gaining recognition and have their work heard my top artists and record executives/presidents from 14 of the most profitable record labels (Universal, Columbia, etc).  Deadline for submission is October 16, 2006.  For more information visit www.songwritingcompetition.com.

 

Paulo International Cello Competition. Finland. April 13—24, 2007.  Deadline is October 16, 2006.  For more information visit their website at www.cellocompetitionpaulo.org. 

 

Iowa Piano Competition.  Sioux City, IA.  March 8—10, 2007.  Application deadline is October 30, 2006.  For more information visit their website at www.iowapianocompetition.org. 

 

NOVEMBER:

 

Musical Theater Composition Competition – Richard Rodgers Award.  They are requesting composers/writers to submit complete and innovative works.  Deadline for submission is November 1, 2006.  For more information visit www.artsandletters.org. 

 

International Joseph Haydn Competition for String Quartet and Piano Trio.  Vienna.  April 11—19, 2007. Application deadline is November 24, 2006.  For more information visit their website at www.mdw.ac.at/haydn_competition. 

 

ÒCidde de FerrolÓ International Piano Competition.  Ferrol, Spain.  November 30—December 7, 2006.  Deadline for application is November 6, 2006.  For more information visit www.ferrol.es or email concursopiano@ferrol.es (because the website is hard to understand).

 

The Hellam Young ArtistsÕ Competition.  Springfield, MO.  March 10, 2007.  Open to instrumentalists and vocalists.  Deadline for application is November 20, 2006.   

 

 

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FESTIVALS: (listed by application deadline)

 

SEPTEMBER:

 

The Rome Festival.  Rome, Italy.  Dates are not yet posted, but will be a few weeks during Summer 2007.  Early Decision Scholarships are now available for all instruments, voice, and ballet.  No real deadline, but early scholarships are first come, first serve.  For more information visit www.geocities.com/romefestival.

 

OCTOBER:

 

San Francisco Opera Center National Auditions.  San Francisco, CA.  June 4—August 19, 2007.  Openings for singer, apprentice coach/accompanist, and apprentice stage director.  Auditions in New York are November 7—10 and November 13—15, 2006 with a postmark application deadline October 2, 2006.  For more information visit www.sfopera.com/auditions or email merolaauditions@sfopera.com. 

 

New York String Orchestra Seminar.  New York, New York.  December 19—28,2006.  Application deadline is October 8, 2006.  Regional live audition in Cleveland on October 25.  For more information visit www.nysos.org or email info@nysos.org.

 

Windsor Symphony OrchestraÕs Windsor Canadian Music Festival.  Windsor, ON.  February 3, 2007.  All musicians are welcome to contact them for further information.  They are particularly looking for conductors. Applications should be postmarked no later than October 15, 2006.

 

Training Course on Contemporary Singing presented by The Italian Association for Contemporary Opera (AIOLC).  Rome, Italy.  January 13-21, 2007.  Selective course for contemporary singing and electro-acoustic opera.  Interested singers should send their cv with cd or dvd before October 20, 2006.  For more information visit www.aiolc.it or call 0039-06-35458036.

 

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JOBS:

 

Promusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus announces Substitute and Extra Auditions.  Will be held on October 12, 2006.  Send one-page Professional/Educational Resume to battenberg.1@osu.edu immediately (application formally due September 29, 2006).  

 

Akron Symphony Orchestra announces the following permanent and one year vacancies for the 2006-2007 season:  Principal Horn, Second Oboe, Assistant Concertmaster, non-rotating Second Violin, non-rotating Cello, non-rotating Viola, non-rotating Brass, Section Violin, Section Viola, and Section Cello.  For further information, please contact the Symphony Box Office at mheinzen@akronsymphony.org.

 

Principal Oboe, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.  Preliminary Auditions: October 20, 2006.  Final Auditions October 31, 2006.  Qualified applicants should send a one-page resume to Walter Zeschin, Personnel Manager, at wzeschin@cincinnatisymphony.org.  Deadline for receiving applications is October 2, 2006.

 

The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis will be in Oberlin on November 18 to audition Singers, for the 2007 spring festival season.  Singers will be considered for the Gerdine Young Artists Program which offers excellent opportunities for professional experience, growth, and advancement in a creative atmosphere generally recognized as one of the finest among American opera companies.  Application deadline is October 2, 2006 and is available for download at www.experienceopera.org. 

 

The Associazione Lirica e Concertistica Italiana announces auditions to form a full-time string orchestra to be employed in its musical activities.  Musicians will be auditioned for the following positions: Fist/Second/Section Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, and part time positions for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Trumpet.  See www.aslico.org for more information.

 

Canadian Opera Company is holding auditions for the 2007/08 Season for Opera Singers, Opera Coaches, Stage Directors, and Conductors.  Deadline for formal application is September 29, 2006, but try anyway.  For more information visit www.coc.ca or email ensemble@coc.ca.    

 

Violin Instructor, full-time position.  Community Music School located in Trappe, PA.  Must have a minimum Bachelor of Music degree and at least three years of teaching experience.  Partial health benefits.  For more information email french@cmsmusic.org or call 610.409.0811 and as for Edwina French. 

 

 

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FELLOWSHIPS/GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS/SCHOLARSHIPS:

 

(None this week, but keep checking!)

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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