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What Winning The Audition Actually Took - Preparation, Performance, And Trust Under Pressure

What Winning The Audition Actually Took - Preparation, Performance, And Trust Under Pressure

Released Friday, 15th May 2026
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What Winning The Audition Actually Took - Preparation, Performance, And Trust Under Pressure

What Winning The Audition Actually Took - Preparation, Performance, And Trust Under Pressure

What Winning The Audition Actually Took - Preparation, Performance, And Trust Under Pressure

What Winning The Audition Actually Took - Preparation, Performance, And Trust Under Pressure

Friday, 15th May 2026
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What does it actually take to win a major orchestra audition?

In this deeply personal episode, I take you behind the scenes of my winning audition for the Lyric Opera Orchestra at 47 years old. I'm sharing the real preparation process, the mental work, the conditioning, and the mindset shifts that carried me through 90 days of intense preparation and into the audition room.

In this episode:

• How I prepared mentally, physically, and musically while working full time and raising a family

• Why trust under pressure matters more than "feeling confident"

• The surprising gap between how a performance feels and how it actually sounds

 

 

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Download the transcript from this episode HERE

 

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THANK YOU:

Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show's musical theme:  Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson.

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