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musicalchairs has been a wonderful partner in our efforts to hire talented staff and musicians at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. They are always prompt in updating our positions as requested.

Jessi McFarland 
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
United States of America
October 2007

 

Wir sind mit dem Service von musicalchairs sehr zufrieden. Die internationale Ausstrahlung der Website ergänzt unser Ausschreibungskonzept sehr gut.

Ambros Bösch
Orchesterbüro
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Schweiz
October 2007

 

The musicalchairs website has in a short time become our major advertising spot. Over and over again, we get proof on that this is the place if you want to reach out world wide with your advertising for auditions in your Symphony Orchestra. The service is excellent!

Henrik Nilsson
Orchestra Assistant and Personnel Planner
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sverige
October 2007

 

Adverts are easy to place and musicalchairs always responds quickly and efficiently to any changes requested. The service is cost-effective and it succeeds in attracting the attention of suitable players within and beyond the UK.

Judith Colman
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
United Kingdom
September 2007

 

I used the musicalchairs website recently to advertise and found the response amazing! I had responses within minutes of the advertisement going live. It is a really effective way to reach musicians and offers great value for money. I wish it every success in the future"

Gerard Keenan
Orchestra Manager
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Ireland
October 2007

 

Para la Orquesta de Extremadura ha sido, y es, un placer trabajar con musicalchairs. Anunciamos nuestras vacantes y nos consta que son muy leídas, pues nos llegan solicitudes de todo el mundo. Además, el trato con su personal es eficaz y grato, pues siempre están dispuestos a hacer las correcciones que planteamos,
realizándolas en un corto espacio de tiempo siempre inferior a 24 horas y, a menudo, casi en tiempo real.

José Ignacio Martínez Pulgar
Consultor Musical Externo
Fundación Orquesta de Extremadura
España
October 2007

 

- great initiative: all in one: is interesting for employees as well as employers
- has a lot of readers: I know this for a fact from candidates that present themselves to our auditions
- easy to find the info you need
- the employer's registration fee is still low, considering the output (number of candidates that read the announcements), and compared to the output you get from an announcement in f.e. Le Monde de la Musique

Haiat Bachiri 
Regie Assistente
deFilharmonie
Royal Flemish Philharmonic
Belgique
September 2007

 

Welsh National Opera uses musicalchairs to advertise
for chorus, orchestral players and administrative staff.
We have found first class applicants through musicalchairs
and as a service we find it efficient and reliable.

Marilyn Stolz
HR Manager
Welsh National Opera
United Kingdom
September 2007

 

Una forma ágil y eficaz de comunicación a nivel mundial

Jaime Mera
Comunicación
Real Filharmonía de Galicia
España
October 2007

 

We have become aware that musicalchairs.info is 'the' place that professional musicians look for news of the latest positions available. As we work with young professionals just out of music college, we have in the past tended to focus most of our advertising efforts for our annual auditions on communicating through the colleges. However, having also advertised through musicalchairs for the first time this year, we found that not only did our overall number of applications increase, but a vast majority of our applicants stated that they had heard about the auditions through seeing the advert on musicalchairs.

Jan Smith
Projects and Administration Manager
Southbank Sinfonia
United Kingdom
October 2007

 

Desde la Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi / Euskadiko Orkestra Sinfonikoa (Basque National Orchestra) agradecemos a musicalchairs la gran difusión internacional de nuestra Audiciones, habiéndose convertido hoy en día una de nuestra principales vías de comunicación de dichas actividades. Muchas gracias-Mila esker-Many Thanks.

Joxe Inazio Usabiaga
Director Técnico
Zuzendari Teknikoa
Technical Manager
Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi
Euskadiko Orkestra Sinfonikoa
Basque National Orchestra
España
October 2007

 

Nous sommes très satisfaits des fonctionnalités proposées :
- mise en ligne des annonces
- réponse immédiate à toute question d’ordre technique
- lien vers la rubrique auditions de notre site internet
Nous sommes aussi très contents du taux de retour de nos annonces.
Je vous souhaite une bonne continuation.

Anne Fory
Coordination communication
Opéra de Lyon
France
October 2007

 

Advertising orchestra vacancies on musicalchairs has had a significant impact on the audition process of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra. We have consistently received more applications from a wider geographical spread from candidates of very high quality. I strongly endorse musicalchairs as it has had an impact on the musical quality of the orchestra over the 5 years we have used this service.

S. Blake Duncan
Orchestra Personnel Manager
Peoria Symphony Orchestra
United States of America
October 2007

 

musicalchairs has helped us advertise vacant positions within the orchestra widely, and has proved a popular means for musicians to find out about us. It is a comprehensive site which is popular and must have many hits! Well done 

Jay Allen
Orchestra and Concerts Director
Scottish Opera
United Kingdom
September 2007

 

musicalchairs has been helping Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa to find the highly qualified musicians who have been attending our auditions. It has also contributed to making OML known to a much wider range of orchestras and musicians throughout the world. 

Isabel Menezes Bandeira
Member of the Board of Directors
Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa
Portugal
October 2007

 

Your website has been the main and most successful means of advertising for vacancies for our orchestra.
At least 98% of our candidates hear about our vacancies through your website!
What else can I say but to add that the service you offer is very efficient.
Congratulations and Thank You!

Mervyn L. Peters
Orchestra Personnel Manager
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Malaysia
October 2007

 

Orquestra Nacional do Porto recently signed up with musicalchairs and advertised auditions for three vacancies. The geographical spread of applicants was wider than previously, the overall standard of auditionees was higher and at least one of the people we appointed would not have known about the vacancy without musicalchairs. The site has become the international reference point for orchestral vacancies and indispensable for this orchestra. And it saves us money on advertising!

Andrew Bennet
General Manager
Orquestra Nacional do Porto
Portugal
September 2007

 

We are very satisfied with musicalchairs, who provide an efficient and quick service. We can ascertain that this means of advertisement has opened our communication, which now touches a wider range of musicians over the world.

Sabine Haxhimeri
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Suisse
November 2007

 

The musicalchairs website has made it easier for the NZSO to advertise vacancies that are instantly accessible to thousands of musicians around the world. The website provides a quick and cost effective means for advertising vacancies.

Sarah Glasgow
Human Resources Manager
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
New Zealand
October 2007

 

It has helped us reach a wide range of candidates in an inexpensive way. We are able to use our own branding and links to our website which is useful. The system works well.

Sally Sparrow
Personnel Manager
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
United Kingdom
October 2007

 

We used to advertise vacancies in The Saturday Telegraph, which 
is very expensive. When we first used your site for an advert we also advertised in the Telegraph. However, the number of applications received were around 95% - 5% in your favour. As a result, due to response and the savings made in advertising costs, all vacancies are now only placed on musicalchairs

Barry Collarbone
Orchestra & Concerts Manager
Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra
United Kingdom
September 2007

 

Rotterdam Philharmonic says THANK YOU to musicalchairs for a great place on the World Wide Web.

Pieter van der Peijl
Auditions
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Nederland
October 2007

 

musicalchairs still proves to be an invaluable resource for orchestras and musicians alike. Just to know there is an easy way of advertising a job widely to national and international applicants is very reassuring.

Matthew Whitham
Auditions & Administration Assistant
BBC Philharmonic
United Kingdom
September 2007

 

The Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra started using musicalchairs around 2 years ago. We have found the service to be highly efficient and it has certainly aided our recruitment of musicians. A recent check showed that over a third of our applications come as a direct result of our advertising on musical chairs.

Andrew Snell
Orchestra Manager
Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
Australia
October 2007

 

I am very happy to endorse musicalchairs website. It has provided a great service to us in helping to fill vacancies in our Orchestra with responses received from all over the world. The providers are very efficient and great to work with.

Clare De Courcy 
Players Manager 
Christchurch Symphony
New Zealand
October 2007

 

musicalchairs has definitely increased the number and quality of the applications for our vacancies. The service is very easy to use, and is also reasonably priced.

David Riddell
Artistic Director
Randers Chamber Orchestra
Danmark
October 2007

 

We find the musicalchairs website the best way to get applicants for vacancies in our orchestra. We are also very satisfied with the team behind the webpage. Every new ad. for vacancies is listed straight away, and we get prompt answers to our questions.

Eirik Oliver 
Personnel Manager
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Norge
October 2007

 

We have used musicalchairs for advertising vacant positions for some years now. The number of qualified applicants to our available positions has increased substantially because of this. The major part of our new musicians in the latest years are recruited through musicalchairs.

Gunnstein Stavang
Orchestra Manager
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Norge
October 2007

 

We recruit for vacancies internationally each year, and musicalchairs attracts a great response to our international orchestra. It is cost effective, the service is quick and friendly and thorough, and our vacancies reach the right market. Placing ads on musicalchairs is a breeze compared to press advertising.

Luke Shaw
Head of Orchestra and Operations
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Hong Kong 
October 2007

 

musicalchairs has always been an important asset in advertising our orchestral vacancies. I must congratulate the directors of the site for their friendly but nevertheless highly professional approach. Keep it up.

Christopher Muscat
General Manager
National Orchestra of Malta
Malta
September 2007