Strings | Woodwinds | Brass | Percussion | Conductors
SPRING & SUMMER 2010 | May 10-August 22* | 16 weeks*
An extraordinary opportunity for emerging young Canadian professional musicians to work alongside established professionals from Canada's finest orchestras
OVERVIEW
- Resident orchestra of the Brott Music Festival, Canada's largest orchestral music festival
- Guest Concertmasters | Guest Mentors | Guest Conductors | International Soloists
- Masterclasses | Seminars | Mock Auditions | Repertoire Sessions | Private Lessons
- Full orchestra session reflects a professional orchestra rehearsal & performance schedule
- Chamber music session precedes the full orchestra session with weekly concerts & coaching
FINANCIAL & ELIGIBILITY
- NAO Apprentices receive $400 CDN/week*
- Accommodations available at reasonable rates
- Applicants must be 18-30 years old and COMPLETED a post – secondary degree
- Open only to Canadian citizens or landed immigrants with a valid Social Insurance Number
2010 REPERTOIRE HIGHLIGHTS
Beethoven Symphonies 6 & 9 (symphony)
Mahler Symphony No. 4
Tchaikovsky Symphony #5
Respighi's Pines of Rome
Holst's The Planets
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
LIVE AUDITIONS
LIVE AUDITION APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 12, 2010 (to be received)
RECORDED AUDITION APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 12, 2010 (to be received)
Apply via Mail with:
Completed Application Form (available online) with Curriculum Vitae or Resume
No audition fee for first time participants. All others, $30 administration fee. (cheque or money order)
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
- 1 solo work
- 4 contrasting orchestral excerpts
- all excerpts and solo work are own choice
Special Instructions for Percussion Applicants Only:
- you must include the following:
- 1 solo work
- 3 timpani excerpts
- 2 keyboard excerpts
- 1 snare drum excerpt
- 1 other standard excerpt
- please indicate if you have experience on drum set; if so, include an example on the audition recording (not required, but preferred)
- please use STANDARD orchestral excerpts
- DVD or VHS is preferred for percussion applicants
Special Instructions for Conducting Applicants Only:
- Please complete application available on-line
- Please send of list of repertoire you have conducted and a DVD demonstrating your skills. (There will be no live auditions for conductor applicants)
DVD Requirements:
- No more than 30 minutes TOTAL
- Footage can be rehearsal or performance or a combination of both
- Applicants should show a variety of skills
- Multiple selections if possible
- Camera must be face on
- Good quality audio recommended
- Please clearly mark the DVD with applicant’s name, track titles and composer and title of each selection.
RECORDED AUDITIONS
CD or DVD recordings only - Please indicate clearly:
- full name & instrument
- title and composer of each selection
LIVE AUDITION DATES*
Kitchener, Laurier University Music Building |
Friday March 5th 2010* |
| Toronto, Glenn Gould School |
Saturday March 13th & Sunday March 14th 2010* |
| Ottawa, U of O Music Buildin |
Friday, March 19th 2010* |
| Montreal, University of McGill Music Building |
Saturday, March 20th & Sunday, March 21st 2010* |
| Vancouver |
TBA |
| Hamilton |
TBA |
| Halifax |
TBA |
| Calgary |
TBA |
FURTHER INFORMATION
Orchestra Manager
National Academy Orchestra of Canada
301 Bay St. South | Hamilton, ON L8P 3J7
T: 905.525.7664 | 1.888.475.9377 | F: 905.526.9934
orchestramanager@brottmusic.com
* subject to change
