Strads.....Community Orchestra

June 13, 2008 at 8:41 PM

I was listening to a violin recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. The violinist had a Strad...although it didn't sound so superb as I thought it would. I think it might have been me having a greater expectation of the strads that I might have thought it to sound way better than normal.

I have also been pondering joining a local orchestra. Although I'm not sure if I'm good enough. How do I know....I mean I'm not a super good player but I am an excellent sight reader. So that would be an advantage.
Edit* I forgot to ask what's the best way of looking for a community orchestra?

From Pauline Lerner
Posted on June 14, 2008 at 9:17 AM

Some community symphony orchestras have auditions and some don't. If you want to try an orchestra that doesn't have auditions, go there for a couple of rehearsals, bring home the music to practice, go back and play again, and see whether you feel comfortable with it.

From Tom Holzman
Posted on June 14, 2008 at 4:22 PM

Community orchs are a lot of fun. Mine is playing our spring concert tonite. You should try to join. Almost any community orch can use a string player, even if you are last stand. You are almost certainly good enough. Go for it!

From PM Rolf
Posted on June 14, 2008 at 5:15 PM

Go for it!!! I've been playing less than 6 months, and I'm in one. We just finished a concert last nite, and one more to go tonight. We will be doing Haydn and it's LOADS of fun!!

From Debra Wade
Posted on June 16, 2008 at 6:50 PM

Hi Daniel:

I think you should considering joining a community orchestra.

The attached link has a pretty comprehensive list of CO in Western Washington. It might be a place to start...good luck!

http://www.musicalretreat.org/orchestras.html

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