Career Notes
Spring Edition No. 1
February 18, 2006
Brought
to you by the Office of Career Services, Conservatory Career Resource Center,
Robertson 129
Gig
Referral Service
Information Sessions – If you want to be eligible for gigs, you MUST attend one of the information sessions or
contact sara.adams@oberlin.edu -Students who completed registration last
semester need not attend.
Why
freelance? - Get professional
experience and exposure - Improve
how you market yourself - Learn
the basic ins and outs of negotiating contracts - Make money!
Tuesday,
February 21 @ 5pm in Bibbins 339
Wednesday,
February 22 @ 7pm in Bibbins 325
**Recommended
link of the week**: http://www.musicalchairs.info
-Self-proclaimed ÒworldÕs best site for classical music
jobsÓ—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 donÕt know how to
use our free database? Come by, weÕll show you! (Robertson
129)
~You could spend a few $1,000 and possibly a year to meet with all
the Masters you need to advance your career, or you could spend just 3 days and
less than $300 to meet with them all in the same place - Philadelphia. Register
now for Classical Singer Convention 2006, May 18-20, 2006: www.ClassicalSinger.com/convention
Campus
Events:
Career Services Resume Workshop: The nuts and bolts of putting
together a resume.
Tuesday,
February 21st at 12:30pm in Wilder 101
Auditions:
Operaworks
Summer Program Auditions
Sunday,
February 19th ~ 6-8pm in Central 21
New World
Symphony Auditions
Tuesday, February 28th ~ 9:30-6:30pm in BIBBINS 334
– Note location change
COMPETITIONS:
(listed by application deadline)
Schlern
International Music Festival and Competition. Sugar Land, TX.
June 28—July 18, 2006.
For violin, viola, cello, piano, and voice.
Application form due on February 28, 2006. Visit their website at www.schlernmusicfestival.org or email
info@schlernmusicfestival.org for more information.
2006 Violetta Dupont Vocal Competition. Convent Station, NJ.
Finalist will perform for an audience and judges on April 29, 2006. All materials must be received by March
11, 2006. No website is listed, but come by the
CRC for the entry form or more information.
2006
Jenny Lind Competition for Sopranos. Bridgeport, Connecticut. Competition will take place on April
22, 2006. The application and
information is available on their website at www.barnumfestival.com. Application deadline is March 17, 2006.
International
Violin Competition. Sion, Valais, Switzerland. August 13—27th,
2006. Deadline for prerecorded DVD
to enter the competition is March 31, 2006. Visit their website at www.sion-festival.ch or email
info@sion-festival.ch.
MAY
11th
Julian Gayarre International Singing Contest. Pamplona,
Spain. September 16—23,
2006. Application deadline is May
2, 2006. Visit their website at
www.cfnavarra.es/gayarre.
Geneva
International Music Competition.
Geneva. Piano: October1—15, 2006. String
Quartet: September
10—October 8, 2006.
Application postmark deadline is May 31, 2006. For further information visit www.concoursgeneve.ch.
FESTIVALS:
(listed by application deadline)
IMMEDIATE
420 East 79th Street
New York, NY l0021
Schlern International
Music Festival and Competition.
Sugar Land, TX. June
28—July 18, 2006. For violin, viola, cello, piano, and voice. Application form due
on February 28, 2006. Visit their
website at www.schlernmusicfestival.org or email info@schlernmusicfestival.org
for more information.
The Ohio Light Opera Auditions. Wooster, Ohio. May 26—August 13, 2006. Compensation begins at $2,000 and room/meals are provided. Cleveland audition is on February 22, and Wooster is on February 20. Application is due three days prior to that audition. Visit www.wooster.edu/OHIOLIGHTOPERA/ for more information.
APRIL
Great
Mountains Music Festival and School.
Gangwon Province, South Korea.
July 31—August 14, 2006.
Includes private lessons, master classes, student recitals, chamber
music, concerto competition, and guest recitals. April 7, 2006 is application Deadline. Visit www.gmmfs.com or email
ladmissions@gmmfs.com.
Henry
Leck will present a Choral
workshop on ÒCreating ArtistryÓ at Silver Lake College. Manitowoc, Wisconsin. April 8, 2006 9:00AM—1:00PM. For more information, email
lzemke@silver.sl.edu or call 920.686.6161,
Mount Royal College Organ Academy 10th Annual International
Summer School. Calgary,
Canada. July 22—August 1,
2006. Deadline for application is
June 15, 2006. For more
information email organ@mtroyal.ca or visit
www.mtroyal.ca/conservatory/intsumschool.shtml.
The Oxford Philomusica
International Piano
Festival. Oxford, England. July 23—30, 2006. Form due June 30, 2006. For more information on the master
classes or participating visit www.oxfordphil.com.
The Prades European
Music Academy. Paris. August 1-14, 2006. Courses in chamber music. No
apparent application deadline but space is limited so first come first
serve. For more information visit
www.prades-festival-casals.com.
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JOBS:
Cleveland Central Philharmonic Orchestra NEEDS: Violin (as many as
possible), Cello, 2 Bassoon
Performers are paid for each rehearsals and concert (but, not
sectional rehearsal for strings).
An informal audition will be required for string players. CCPO rehearses
at Tri-C Western Campus in Parma - 11000 Pleasant Valley Road, Parma, Ohio
44130. Contact Gabriel Hwang, Music Director - hwanggabriel@hotmail.com ASAP
The
date for the U. S. Army Strings Violin Live Auditions has now been
finalized and will be Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at Ft. Myer, VA. The deadline for the submission
of resumes and CD recordings (comprising the first round) remains March 15,
2006. For guidelines concerning
submission of CD recording, please refer to the Army Band's website
http://www.usarmyband.com/jobs/vacancies.html
& http://www.usarmyband.com/jobs/violin_10_oct_2005.html
SUMMER JOBS:
The Brevard Music Center
is pleased to announce the 2006 Brevard Conference on Music Entrepreneurship.
Brevard, NC. July
14-16. Explores career tracks
beyond the traditional job pathways.
Three different tracks tailored for performers, college faculty, and music industry professionals.
Visit www.bcome.org.
The National Repertory
Orchestra announces summer positions for their festival in Breckenridge,
CO. Summer paid staff receive
resort housing and a weekly food stipend.
Jobs are available include: orchestra manager, personnel intern, artistic/education intern, technical director, stage manager, production/percussion
intern, recording engineer, assistant librarian, library intern, marketing/PR intern,
development intern, administrative intern.
For more information visit www.nromusic.com or email Karen Munnelly at
karen@nromusic.com.
Quisisana is hiring Chamber
Musicians. June 25—August 28, 2006. Looking
for violinists, a cellist, a violist, and a flutist. Auditions in NYC and Boston on February
25 and 26. To arrange an audition
call 914.833.0293. Email Artistic
Director, Marshall Taylor at MarshT007@aol.com with any questions.
The
Ohio Light Opera Auditions.
Wooster, Ohio. May
26—August 13, 2006.
Compensation begins at $2,000 and room/meals are provided. Cleveland audition is on February 22,
and Wooster is on February 20.
Application is due three days prior to that audition. Visit www.wooster.edu/OHIOLIGHTOPERA/
for more information.
Camp
Encore/Coda! Positions available: Music Camp Counselor for Trombone, Tuba, Flute, Vocalists, Tennis, Land Sports, Sailing, Boating, Arts and
Crafts, Pianists, Waterfront,
Theater / USIC FACULTY OPENINGS Full Season: Pianists, Trumpet, Jazz and Classical Percussion, Violin (First
Half: Oboe, Saxophone, Jazz Guitar Second Half: Conductor Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra, Flute, Jazz and Classical Bass) / Position: Head Counselor. Visis
WWW.ENCORE-CODA.COM. Apply to: Ellen Donohue-Saltman, 32 Grassmere Rd.,
Brookline, MA. 02467, Email address:ellen@encore-coda.com (TEL)
617-325-1541 FAX 617-325-7278
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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