How Do You Win That Orchestra Spot? Get In The Minivan
Facing a 26-hour drive from Winnipeg to his D.C. audition with the National Symphony Orchestra, timpanist Jauvon Gilliam "called up timpanists in major American orchestras along the way and asked if he could play for them. He wanted to get used to playing nervous, in unfamiliar situations. ... [B]y the time he got to Washington, he was in great form." Washington Post 03/11/10

Posted March 11, 2010 05:43 AM