Aiming for orchestral career

Abstract

This thesis describes how auditions to symphony orchestras are organized, based on the auditioning experiences of the writer and Richard Davis’s book Becoming an Orchestral Musician – A Guide for Aspiring Professionals. It also contains a diary about the writer’s preparation for an audition. The thesis discusses how to work in an orchestra, in order to help the reader to pass a trial engagement after winning an audition. A few of the most important factors of orchestral playing are being illustrated. The conclusions emphasize gathering information and experience of auditions and practising the audition pieces well, thus building self-confidence to the level required to win an audition.