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The specialised and
comprehensive recruitment service for
musicians worldwide. It
all started back in April 2000 when I was sharing a bottle of wine with Hazel
Province (ROH) and John Beadle (BRB) in a well - known wine bar in Covent
Garden….Hazel and John had been discussing for some time the many
difficulties and dilemmas facing Orchestra Managements when searching for the
‘right man for the job’ and the similar frustrations and disappointments
experienced by so many musicians going through the same process. Being
convinced that there must be a better way of doing things that would be to
everyone’s advantage, they had conceived the idea of an online recruitment service,
dedicated to the needs of musicians. Both being employed full time in already
extremely demanding positions, they did not have the time or the resources to
develop this idea, so they asked Chris and I at Green Lane Group to help out and design the service. With
Hazel and John never far away offering constant motivation, support and
advice we spent a few months talking with professional musicians and
Orchestra Managements all over the world to really establish what the
profession needs. Our findings were pretty consistent: Musicians asking ‘how
do we find out more about an organisation and what
they are looking for?’; ‘I have no professional experience but I know I can
do the job – ‘ how can I make my application stand
out?’; ‘How do I find out about these jobs that aren’t advertised in the
paper – what happens if I’m away on tour and can’t get hold of the paper?’
Likewise, Managements’ concerns: ‘it’s so expensive to advertise’; ‘we get so
many applications from the wrong type of candidate – but then again we didn’t
really state what we were looking for so…’; ‘ how do we know that we have
reached as extensive a market as we would ideally like?’ In
summary, orchestras want an effective means to promote their organisation and attract the right calibre
of applicant for their vacancies. Musicians want free and easy access to that
information to enable then to make an informed decision as well as help and
advice as to how to make the best of their application. And
so musicianvacancy.com was launched in September 2000 and, basically, it does
exactly what it says on the cover! It is a very straightforward service and
very easy to use. We don’t sell advertising space – everything you see on the
page is relevant and informative and we don’t try and sell you anything or
bombard you with junk email. And
‘the proof of the pudding is in the eating’ as they say! Since our launch we
have published over 100 vacancies for over 30 organisations
spanning 4 continents; we have over 1000 musicians on our notification database
and all your feedback has been at best positive and at worst constructively
critical! Don’t just take my word for it, have a
look for yourself at www.musicianvacancy.com
Report
by Dave Lines, partner (creative concepts), Green Lane Group |
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Did you ever… …play with Harry Legge’s Rehearsal Orchestra? If so, we’d love to hear from you! Please contact Rachel
Bennett on: 01751 430407 or |
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The MAS clients listed below have recently changed address and/or telephone
numbers; please check with MAS for details. David Lyon-Violin Nancy Roberts-Violin
(nee French) Dean Foley-Horn Claire Smith-Viola Scott Bywater-Percussion Katherine
Shave-Viola Stacey Watton- Bass Steve Levine (Violin) is Back from
America Now With MAS: Martin Evans –
trumpet
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For Sale Willi Kreuzinger
violin, from 1981, beautifully made. Price
£6000-00 If
interested contact Catherine Bradshaw via MAS For Sale F
+ G Schilke, 3
valve trumpet plus tuning bell, belonged to John
Wilbraham. Price
£1750-00 If
interested, please contact James
Ghigi via MAS MAS Charges We are pleased to say that despite continuing investment in the
improvement of our service our fees have not
been increased since 1999. Although it is necessary to have a nominal increase
this year, we have managed to keep it to just £5 per quarter. Therefore, from March 1st 2001 the
quarterly charge will be £115 + VAT. We thank you for your loyalty and support
and look forward to our continuing relationship with you throughout the year. |
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Current Staffing Managers: Abbie and Tania String Team: Tania, Abbie, Nichola
and James Wind Team: Louise, Angela, Lauren, Rachel and Clare
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