Dogs wanted for orchestral audition

Only Danes could post this without cracking up:

Audition: We are looking for dogs to participate in a concert during the Haydn Festival 2023

When we, together with chief conductor Adam Fischer, welcome you to this year’s Haydn Festival on 1 – 3 September, there will be very special four-legged guests on stage. During the festival, we will play the rarely performed work by Leopold Mozart, his so-called Hunting Symphony, in which dogs have a prominent and important soloist role.

Dog owners are therefore invited to an open dog audition on April 13 at 15.00 in Musikhuset Copenhagen, where you are welcome to bring your dog.

Practical info: Your dog must have undergone basic dog training in order to attend the audition, i.e. that it must be able to do basic things such as sitting, covering and possibly pay off.

If a dog is selected, it will be given basic training so that it can start and stop barking on command. In addition, the owner will receive four tickets to the concert.

You can already now you can practice getting your dog to start and stop barking on command. There will be a string quartet at the audition who will play, so your dog has something to “lean” on.

Time and place of audition

Date: Thursday 13 April

Time: At 15:00.

Location: Musikhuset Copenhagen, Vesterbrogade 59, 1620 Copenhagen.

Registration must be made to Adam Simonsen at as@underholdningsorkester.dk no later than April 7.

The jury consisting of Adam Fischer, director Andreas Vetö and dog trainer Mikkel Røjkjær are very much looking forward to seeing the talented dogs and accompanying owners at the audition.

See more about this year’s festival at: www.haydnfestival.dk