<p>I'm posting this for a friend - her D has an audition for a summer vocal program next week in NYC and she needs an accompanist. Any idea how to find one? I know it's pretty short notice.</p>
<p>Maybe you could contact the Manhatten School of Music. They probably have a list of accompanists.</p>
<p>Here are some quick ideas:</p>
<p>Contact the vocal program (they might have someone)
Look in Backstage
Call Julliard
Ditto Steinhardt (NYU)
Look at Craigslist.com for NYC</p>
<p>Thanks, everyone! I'll pass those along right now. </p>
<p>ChrisM</p>
<p>Chris, I hestitated to post initially because I don't think I can be THAT helpful and figured others in NYC would be for you and you did get some responses. </p>
<p>First, it is too bad it is next week because honestly, my D who normally is in NYC not only volunteers but also is paid as an accompanist and has played for many auditions but she won't be back in NYC until Jan. 16 so that does not help there. </p>
<p>A pianist from NYC, who has played for many shows, Broadway pit, and auditions, was the accompanist and musical director of the professional production of Bat Boy my daughter was in this summer in VT (many associated with the show came up from NYC) and I'm pretty sure he has played for auditions and read once that he put on a one man show all about being an audition accompanist. I do not know his availability but it is worth a shot. His name is Jono Mainelli. My D is out of town right now and I looked in one of her music binders she brought home from college but didn't see his contact information in that but I just did a directory search online and it is easy to get his address and phone online. </p>
<p>I went through my D's things now unsuccessfully for you (it must be in another binder she has at college) of this accompanist she met in July in NYC when she was brought in to audition and work on an opera she is to have a part in, which is in development. She went on quite a bit about how great this accompanist was who the opera company brought in for this session with her and she took his card but it does not seem to be here so that was who came to my mind for your friend but no luck at the moment here on that. </p>
<p>Another suggestion is that I had shared with you in the past about my daughter's voice teacher here in VT who also has a private voice studio in NYC and is on the voice faculty at CITS in NYC. If you call up Bill Reed, I am SURE he will know of accompanists. Feel free to mention my name to Bill or to Jono (in Jono's case, if you just say the mom of the VT girl in Bat Boy, who went on to NYU, he'll know). </p>
<p>Otherwise, I am with Freelance that calling up departments in programs in the city might yield results...music or musical theater departments. Backstage is a possible resource as well. </p>
<p>Susan</p>
<p>Hi all - </p>
<p>2 weeks ago we had some talk about using correct grammar and spelling in correspondences with college, etc. As we all acknowledge, such things are key in making a good impression with colleges! On the same note (pun intended :)), I think it's MOST important to use correct terminology and spelling when referring to theatre-related things, and there are 2 glaring errors here:</p>
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<li><p>ManhattAn - NOT En - this error is made frequently here on CC</p></li>
<li><p>accompanIST - not accompanIest - I figure if someone as well-versed in theatre as Susan is makes this error consistently, it's worth "teaching!" Anyone who spells (or pronounces) it the "Iest" way is incorrect!!!</p></li>
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<p>My biggest pet peeve is the use of the term "casted" for "cast" - as in, I was casted as Eponine...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! "Cast" is the correct term!!! </p>
<p>Hey, everyone's human - which is why I looooove the edit button here! :) - but these 3 things are often used incorrectly.</p>
<p>Coach, thanks for pointing that out! :D I realized after I posted, I was questioning my own spelling of accompanist and went to look it up and came back here to fix it and voila, you mentioned it! Thanks!</p>
<p>PS, after I posted and was doing some Google searches, my confusion was compounded by how many sites ALSO were using "Accompaniest " (incorrectly)! So, now I've finally got it right, once and for all.</p>
<p>oops. Learn something gnew every day.</p>
<p>Chrism,</p>
<p>I am looking for a college age vocal program for the summer (I am a freshman BFA acting major who sings and dances). Is the one your daughter auditioning for something that I might be interested in.</p>
<p>I would appreciate any info. Thanks.</p>
<p>OK, I'm sorry to go a little off-topic on this, but I'm in big trouble. I just was told that for a scholarship I'm auditioning for I have to audition this monday, and the accomp. is about 8 pages for the piano player so there's really no way I could get together with someone on the weekend and pull this off by monday (this is for violin, not voice by the way).
So, I was wondering if anyone knows where I could possibly download (though I doubt it) or purchase offline piano accompaniment as soon as possbile.. I need it for the Handel Violin Sonata IV in D Major. I found one thing on amazon.com but it ill be $50 by the time I use overnight shipping and I'm paying for the whole book again with it. So, any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks! :/</p>
<p>I wonder if there is a music minus one recording. Try checking the Shar catalog, and if it exists maybe you can find it on i-tunes or something. Because it's Handel and not something contemporary, a good accompanist should be able to learn it quickly, if you can find one. Is there a good music school in your area? If so, contact them today, and you may be pleasantly surprised. Most professional accompanists are accomplished sight readers.</p>
<p>It does exist as a Music Minus One recording. Here is a link. Maybe they can rush it to you, or direct you to a store that may carry it in your area.
<a href="http://www.musicminusone.com/Main/Details.asp?AlbumID=270%5B/url%5D">http://www.musicminusone.com/Main/Details.asp?AlbumID=270</a></p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>Not sure if this is what you need, but there is a place called <a href="http://www.musicnotes.com%5B/url%5D">www.musicnotes.com</a> that seems to offer downloads of digital sheet music, etc. You can use your computer to listen to the music first.</p>
<p>Ok, thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I think my mom is actually just going to accompany me because she's a piano teacher, it's just that she's going to be out of town this weekend when we would've worked on it for monday, but oh well. We're in the same house so I guess we can squish in practice times and make it work somehow. Thanks though, I love this site:)</p>
<p>Cindy,</p>
<p>You might want to check before going into that audition with your mother. Some places have a strict "no parents in the audition room" policy which is enforced even if that parent is qualified to be the accompanist.</p>
<p>I'm almost positive it's ok because my form was submitted that way, and my orchestra and chorus teachers both said it was allowed. This isn't for a certain college or anything, it's just a $1000 scholarship thing that my school and few surrounding schools set up, so there aren't too many strict rules except that you definitely must have an accompanimist or recorded accompaniment. Thank you for thinking of that though.</p>