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ARTICLES OF THE WEEK:
鈥� 听 How do community orchestras fit into the fabric of classical music in our society? Check out this great article/video on the Denver Philharmonic:听
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Entrepreneurial Thought of the Week:听The Entrepreneurial Thought of the Week will now be in a separate email, usually sent out later in the week. Stay tuned for the first installment this week as I report back from the annual meeting of the U.S. Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship!
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The Video of the Week!
Keep those videos coming鈥�
Some amazing harmonica playing! Thanks to Margaret Romero for sending!
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The Entrepreneurship Center for Music 鈥⑻�Jeffrey Nytch, DMA, Director
Career Launchpad: Wednesdays from 5:00-6:30 p.m., C-113 听听
Professor Nytch is on a teaching Leave this semester, but your career counseling needs are being covered by the fantastic Peggy Bruns! Her office hours are Tuesday & Thursdays 11:00-1:00, and Wednesdays by appointment. You can reach her at: <pbruns266@gmail.com>
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OPPORTUNITY UPBEAT!听Jan. 22, 2013
The Opportunity UPBEAT! is your weekly listing of job postings and other professional opportunities that come the way of the ECM. Check this space out for jobs, volunteer opportunities, internships, grants, festival auditions, and more!
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THE MADISON HOUSE AGENCY INTERNSHIP听is a great way to get your foot in the door of the highly competitive music industry. Working between 8 and 15 hours a week (schedules are flexible), you will have the opportunity to learn the details and finances of what goes in to making national tours become reality.听 You will have the opportunity to work with a number of regionally and nationally renowned and growing artists.听 Through this work, you will obtain an intimate knowledge of what steps are taken and what points are negotiated during the process of confirming an artist performance with a promoter.
Responsibilities include:
THE RENAISSANCE PROJECT听of Boulder currently has four professional positions to fill: ().听 These positions are:听four section leaders (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass) and one Associate Director听(who will also be one of the section leaders).听 The Renaissance Project is a combined professional/amateur choir that performs mostly Renaissance music including the great motets and madrigals, as well as a few pieces from more modern repertory that have a similar aesthetic.听 We are not an 鈥淓arly Music鈥� group, rather we are a choir that loves singing and delighting our audiences with the beauty and passion of Renaissance music. These are paying positions, the Associate Director $1,000, the section leader positions $750 for the Spring season.听 For 麻豆免费版下载students the stipend is available as a scholarship through the 麻豆免费版下载Foundation. To apply, contact Art Bragg:听arthurbragg@yahoo.com
Located in historic Chestertown on Maryland鈥檚 Eastern Shore, the听NATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL听(June 1-15) is currently听accepting applications in all orchestral instruments, piano and musical theatre. Apprenticeships are also available for piano technicians, stage technicians, recording engineers, music librarians, explicators, conductors and arts administrators. Application information is available here:听.
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The听COLORADO CHAUTAUQUA ASSOCIATION听(home to the Colorado Music Festival and many other events) is currently posting听job opportunities for the summer. Check it out here:
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Internationally-acclaimed听SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS听is holding听open auditions for its orchestras.
Shen Yun is a classical Chinese dance and music company based in New York that has three permanent orchestras, performing all-original music around the world. Shen Yun performs annually at many of the top venues in the U.S. and abroad,听such as Lincoln Center in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, the London Coliseum, and听the Capitol Theatre in Sydney. Shen Yun is seeking qualified musicians for its orchestras. The听positions entail roughly 5 months of touring each year and 7 months in the New York area rehearsing听and performing. A monthly salary is provided throughout the year, no matter whether there are听performances or not. Recent graduates and graduates in the near future preferred.
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鈥� 听String Instruments: violin, viola, cello, double bass
鈥� 听Brass Instruments: French horn, trumpet, trombone, bass trombone
鈥� 听Woodwind Instruments: bassoon, oboe, clarinet, flute
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Please contact Joy Zhao directly to schedule the audition:听303-886-6979听joyzhao@comcast.net
