MYAUDITIONS NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 2005

In this issue:

1. MyAuditions operations affected by Hurricane Wilma
2. Celebrity Chat - Paul Barrett: Principal Bassoon, Honolulu Symphony Orchestra - Nov 14th @ 7pm EST
3. Featured Artist of the Month: Karen Evans Moratz - Principal Flute, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
4. Special Report - "Playing Along With Musicians"
5. Blogs & Discussion Forums
6. Sponsor: Smart Tuxedo - Be Smart! Dress Smart!
7. Corporate Services

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1. MYAUDITIONS OPERATIONS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE WILMA
On October 22nd, South Florida sustained moderate damage due to Hurricane Wilma. For MyAuditions, this means Fort Lauderdale in Broward County. Electric power has been lost and will be restored sometime between now and November 22nd. Fortunately, we have secured a generator and will be continuing to fully maintain the administration of the service during this period of adjustment, albeit with reduced hours. Our technical staff prepared in advance, backing up the entire site and mission critical data to our backup facility out of state and instituting a mirror site in the event the primary DNS server went down. This resulted in absolutely no downtime during this event. We appreciate the phone calls and emails of support and hope to commence with full operations soon.

2. CELEBRITY CHAT - PAUL BARRETT
PRINCIPAL BASSOON, HONOLULU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, 2005 - 7PM to 8PM EASTERN TIME
Paul Barrett has served as principal bassoonist with the Honolulu Symphony and lecturer in Bassoon at the University of Hawaii since 1977. At the age of 17, Mr. Barrett was appointed second bassoonist with the Louisville Orchestra. Mr. Barrett has appeared as a soloist with the HSO numerous times, most recently performing the ’Five Sacred Trees’ for bassoon and orchestra by John Williams in 2001. A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music, he also attended the Eastman School of Music and the Interlochen Arts Academy. For Mr. Barrett's complete bio, please point your Web browser to Celebrity Chat.

Mr. Barrett will take your questions in the Celebrity Chat Room Monday, November 14th, 2005 from 7pm to 8pm Eastern Time at Celebrity Chat Room. Doors open 6:50pm EST. Seating is limited.

3. FEATURED ARTIST OF THE MONTH - KAREN EVANS MORATZ, FLUTE
Karen Evans Moratz is the principal flutist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Artist in Residence at Butler University. She is also currently on the faculty of the Aria International Summer Academy at Ball State University. View Karen's profile on the front page of MyAuditions.

Ask Karen a question in the Open Forum or search our complete list of guest artists.

4. SPECIAL REPORT - PLAYING ALONG WITH MUSICIANS
Drew McManus, author and publisher of Adaptistration, examines how the working relationship between the musicians and managers of the Nashville Symphony have evolved since building their $120 million symphony center. Access the special report from the front page and join your colleagues in a discussion.

5. BLOGS & FORUMS
652 members are contributing to the discussion forums including professionals from the Oregon Symphony, Detroit Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Honolulu Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Bellevue Philharmonic, San Antonio Symphony, Utah Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Charlotte Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Dayton Philharmonic, Columbus Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Louisville Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Montreal Symphony, Spokane Symphony, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Columbia Symphony, Wellington Orchestra, plus many more.

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE BLOGS: Commentary from the Pros
- Paul Barrett - Principal Bassoonist, Honolulu Symphony; Lecturer in Bassoon, University of Hawaii
- Jeffrey Biegel - Professor of Piano - Brooklyn College; Recording Artist & Concert Soloist
- Justin Locke - Author of "Real Men Don't Rehearse" and former Double Bassist with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra
- Charles Noble - Assistant Principal Viola, Oregon Symphony
- Tracy Wiggins -Director of Percussion Studies - Univ of North Carolina at Pembroke
- Jay Zhong - Professor/Director of Strings - California State Univ, Los Angeles

If you are an established professional interesting in being an Artist-in-Residence, please contact us for further details.

OPEN FORUM: Hot Topics
- What orchestra are you in?
- A CD and what to do with it.
- Musicians VS. Management?
- Pacific Symphony Flute Audition
- Louis J. Stout
- Should Schools have Screened Auditions? Which ones do have them?
- Career Guide For Music Majors
- Music accepted after 100 years--why?
- Orchestral Archetypes
- Nightmares
- Conductors
- BSO Principal Trumpet
- Throwing in the towel
- Suggestion for Celebrity Chat
- Florida Orchestra Concertmaster Audition
- Seattle and Milwaukee Principal Cello Auditions
- Suggestions for "networking"
- "Violinist Slides Into Drugs" Article
- Minnesota Clarinet
- Atlanta Symphony audition

There are a combined 903 topics and 4,594 posts in the forums. Join in.

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