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sharing article about Curtis Institute tuba auditions

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Hi, I wanted to share this article about the tuba auditions at the Curtis Institute on Philadelphia.

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2024/05/ ... institute/
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Nice shout out to the forum in that article.
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Pretty interesting, but the description of the entire audition process gave me anxiety and flashbacks.

Am I reading it right that the winner was already Mr. Knox's student at a different school?
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arpthark wrote: Wed May 15, 2024 9:26 pm

Am I reading it right that the winner was already Mr. Knox's student at a different school?
For fun I toured Curtis with my son. The students leading the tour flat out said the best strategy for getting into Curtis was to be a current student of the Curtis faculty, either in another program (like here) or through private instruction.
As amateur as they come...I know just enough to be dangerous.

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