REAL "WORK EXPERIENCE' FOR TALENTED ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTALISTS
The TDO is a refreshingly new, bold
idea in Australian orchestral music making, designed to offer musicians with
advanced orchestral instrument skills the opportunity to come together and make
great music in Hobart, Tasmania. It’s an orchestra for the community too. Concerts
by the TDO are more than just turning up and listening to the music. They’re
an event where the sumptuous sounds evoked by 65 musicians, come alive through
interactive opportunities with people passionate about the orchestra. The TDO is about investing in the future of Australian
music. Our mission is simple: Australian orchestral musicians, not
employed in full-time positions with symphony orchestras, need more
opportunities to perform. We want our audience to get involved! Have you ever
wondered how an orchestra works? Or, perhaps, you’ve always wanted to know what
the Conductor does. Whatever you want to know, we’ll help you learn about
it. The Tasmania Discovery Orchestra (TDO) is a new
initiative by the University of Tasmania, Conservatorium of Music, designed to
increase the participation rate of trained orchestral musicians in
Australia who do not have ongoing opportunities to perform in a high-level
ensemble. Drawn from many and varied professions, the TDO attracts
musicians who may also be doctors, lawyers, music teachers, business people or
retirees, as some examples. Accomplished musicians in their own right,
these professionals come together four times each year to perform outstanding
orchestral music in the beautiful City of Hobart, Tasmania. The TDO is an ensemble of the Conservatorium of
Music. Eligibility to perform in the orchestra is based both on
successful audition and enrolment in successive performance units leading to
either a Diploma in Music Performance (undergraduate) or a Graduate Diploma of
Professional Music Practice (graduate). Members of the Tasmania Discovery Orchestra must be at
least 16 years of age and either Australian citizens or permanent residents of
Australia. All members of the TDO are paid $80.00 per three-hour
rehearsal. No fee is applicable for the concert as this incorporates the
assessment for the unit in which the member is enrolled. Members travelling from the mainland also receive a $100
travel subsidy in addition to the rehearsal fee for each concert performed in
the season.
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