Omaha Audition - Congrats!

Hags888 · 11-13-2007, 08:04 PM

Hey All,

Some of you may remember my rant from the Boise audition where I brought that horribly run audition to light. Well, I just finished an audition with the Omaha symphony and I wanted to give a kudos to the personnel manager and his staff for running a very smooth and professional audition. It was very well done!

And, congrats to whoever ends up winning the thing.

loudog · 11-13-2007, 08:44 PM

HAH!! Scott, I just looked at your website...I met you just a couple of hours ago at Thompson's!! Small world.

Scott's right...the audition was ran INCREDIBLY WELL and INCREDIBLY PROFESSIONAL. Kudos to the Omaha guys!

I, like my friend Scott, did not win. Anyone know who did?

LE

confuoco · 11-13-2007, 09:01 PM

Its nice to hear about well run auditions. I think you will find most of the major orchestras do it well. Its the smaller groups that sometimes mess things up. On top of asking for ridiculous rep.

Jimi Michiel · 11-13-2007, 09:48 PM

Hey guys,

What did they have you play in the first round? I was thinking about taking the audition, but couldn't get the entire list worked up in time. I guess I'm just curious to see if they asked the ones I knew...

-Jimi

tatakata · 11-13-2007, 11:17 PM

I heard that Boise audition was a joke

Hags888 · 11-14-2007, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by loudog

HAH!! Scott, I just looked at your website...I met you just a couple of hours ago at Thompson's!! Small world.

Scott's right...the audition was ran INCREDIBLY WELL and INCREDIBLY PROFESSIONAL. Kudos to the Omaha guys!

I, like my friend Scott, did not win. Anyone know who did?

LE

Hey Lou! Wow, small world indeed! That whole trip was about "the small world". I made so many strange and cool connections there. It's good to connect a name to face here. :)

And to Jimi, here was the first round:

1. Pictures
2. Pines - 1st trumpet part (most of the first two pages)
3. Petrouchka
4. Brahms Academic Festival Overture
5. Bach B Minor Mass: Credo

They only asked for the first three however...

confuoco · 11-14-2007, 07:17 PM

So who won the audition?

loudog · 11-14-2007, 09:52 PM

Scott Quackenbush

TPT81 · 11-15-2007, 12:05 AM

Agreed entirely. Having taken a fair amount of auditions, this was by far the most well run, and welcoming audition I have ever experienced. To get a phone call from the Personnel Manager leaving his cell phone number in case there are any problems or questions is a rare thing. Maybe it's because it's not a "major" orchestra, or maybe the audition was smaller than most, but whatever the reason, it was an incredibly friendly and supportive scene. Thanks to Omaha, and congrats to the winner.

JenTrumpet · 11-16-2007, 06:11 PM

Congratulations to Scott Quackenbush, a wonderful player and a great guy! I'm so happy for him!

Jen

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Hags888 Pianissimo User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 143	Omaha Audition - Congrats! Hey All, Some of you may remember my rant from the Boise audition where I brought that horribly run audition to light. Well, I just finished an audition with the Omaha symphony and I wanted to give a kudos to the personnel manager and his staff for running a very smooth and professional audition. It was very well done! And, congrats to whoever ends up winning the thing. __________________ Do or do not. There is no try. http://www.scotthagarty.com

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loudog Pianissimo User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Grand Island, NE Posts: 170	Re: Omaha Audition - Congrats! HAH!! Scott, I just looked at your website...I met you just a couple of hours ago at Thompson's!! Small world. Scott's right...the audition was ran INCREDIBLY WELL and INCREDIBLY PROFESSIONAL. Kudos to the Omaha guys! I, like my friend Scott, did not win. Anyone know who did? LE __________________ Louie Eckhardt, MM Freelance Trumpeter Performance and Instruction http://www.LouieEckhardt.com

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confuoco Pianissimo User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 184	Re: Omaha Audition - Congrats! Its nice to hear about well run auditions. I think you will find most of the major orchestras do it well. Its the smaller groups that sometimes mess things up. On top of asking for ridiculous rep.

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Jimi Michiel Forte User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 1,751	Re: Omaha Audition - Congrats! Hey guys, What did they have you play in the first round? I was thinking about taking the audition, but couldn't get the entire list worked up in time. I guess I'm just curious to see if they asked the ones I knew... -Jimi __________________

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tatakata Mezzo Forte User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 959	Re: Omaha Audition - Congrats! I heard that Boise audition was a joke

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confuoco Pianissimo User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 184	Re: Omaha Audition - Congrats! So who won the audition?

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loudog Pianissimo User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Grand Island, NE Posts: 170	Re: Omaha Audition - Congrats! Scott Quackenbush __________________ Louie Eckhardt, MM Freelance Trumpeter Performance and Instruction http://www.LouieEckhardt.com

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TPT81 New Friend Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27	Re: Omaha Audition - Congrats! Agreed entirely. Having taken a fair amount of auditions, this was by far the most well run, and welcoming audition I have ever experienced. To get a phone call from the Personnel Manager leaving his cell phone number in case there are any problems or questions is a rare thing. Maybe it's because it's not a "major" orchestra, or maybe the audition was smaller than most, but whatever the reason, it was an incredibly friendly and supportive scene. Thanks to Omaha, and congrats to the winner.

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JenTrumpet New Friend Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 13	Re: Omaha Audition - Congrats! Congratulations to Scott Quackenbush, a wonderful player and a great guy! I'm so happy for him! Jen

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