Today, I begin writing to successful auditionees who have obtained a chair in the 2016-17 ADO season. It has been a privilege to take part in watching well over 100 video auditions submitted from all around Australia and quite a few from Australian musicians currently living overseas. Doing auditions via video submission comprising the entire […]
12 Weeks Today Until Our Season Opening Concert Read More »
I’m in the midst of learning quite a lot of music for concerts and upcoming recordings. However, I decided to take some time out for the rare, and very great, privilege of sitting in on rehearsals with one of the great British conductors of this generation and one of the great American orchestras of any
Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sir Mark Elder Read More »
With the first performance of the ADO coming up on May 29, I thought I would write a short introductory piece to the suite that Aaron Copland extracted from his ‘Americana’ opera, The Tender Land which we are performing along with Brenton Broadstock’s Made in Heaven: Concerto For Orchestra (rev.). I find it fascinating that
Aaron Copland’s Misunderstood Opera Read More »
Hi Everyone, I thought I would ask to have this little ‘encouragement’ blog posted to let you know how excited I am to be told that we have had such a great response from musicians wanting to play with the ADO. But you do have to get your auditions in by Friday this coming week.
Only 5 Days To Auditions Closing Read More »
With the New Year nearly upon us, we have reached the milestone date of being exactly one month from the closing date of our audition deadline – 29 January 2016. So don’t let the holidays get too far advanced before you fire up your instrument and submit your online orchestral video audition at our dedicated
AUDITION CLOSING DATE IS LOOMING! Read More »
