Interview with a Pro: Joshua Batty – 2025
In this insightful interview, Joshua Batty, former principal flute of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, shares his experiences of auditions and gives his insight into audition preparation, offering valuable advice to aspiring musicians. He discusses the importance of approaching orchestral excerpts not just as technical exercises smaller parts of the whole orchestral piece emphasising musicality and storytelling. Josh gives advice for young flute players, highlighting the significance of consistency, mental preparation, and resilience in building a successful career in music. Beyond auditions, he reflects on the broader challenges of the industry and offers guidance on navigating the professional world. Looking ahead, he speaks about his future career aspirations, exploring new artistic opportunities and ways to continue inspiring the next generation of musicians.
How Far We’d Come: Blog, Mar-20
Following the article in the Pan Journal on the development of the Classical music business in the virtual world and on social networking sites our amazing editor Camilla Marchant (who is also an amazing flute player), Pasha Mansurov (the engineer behind
Timothy Hutchins: Interview, Dec ’19
I did my audition in May and started officially in September. I did one crazy week in the summer. It was a great way to start: playing in a park, playing the Carmen solo with roller coasters and screaming people in the background. It was low stress…
Robert Aitken: Interview, Nov ’18
Unlike most string players, and quite possibly most orchestral players, flutists often seem to focus on orchestral careers and not on being soloist or playing chamber music. Why that is is a topic for other venues but the fact that orchestral playing….