| Job Type: | Orchestra |
| Country: | Finland |
| Company: | Vaasa City Orchestra |
| Posted Date: | Oct 06, 2021 |
| Closing date: | Nov 19, 2021 |
Vaasa City Orchestra is holding an audition to cover: Cello player (tutti) position for a permanent position starting on 1.1.2022 or according to agreement.
Application period: 6.10.2021-19.11.2021
Applications and CV to the address: vaasacityorchestra@vaasa.fi, before Fri 19.11. at 16.00 (GMT +3).
Date of Audition and Venue: Fri 3.12.2021 starting approx. at 10 in Vaasa City Hall, Senaatinkatu 1, 65100 Vaasa. The exact time will be announced later. After the application due date, selected candidates will receive an email invitation to the audition.
A pianist is available at the audition; however, the applicant may use a personal pianist at his or her own expense.
Salary: according to Local Government Employers KT
Trial time: 6 months
More information: General Manager Mia Huhta, tel. +358 40 5248877, mia.huhta@vaasa.fi (office hours)
Audition materials:
– 1st movement from Haydn’s Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in D major and cadenza of your choice
– 1st movement of one of the following concertos: Dvorak’s Cello Concerto in B minor or Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A minor
Following audition excerpts will be sent directly to the applicants starting on Friday 5.11.2021. These include:
Orchestra excerpts:
– J.S.Bach Orchestral Suite No.2 B minor BWV1067 Ouverture. Bars: 1-20 (1st box + 1st bar), 33-55
– J.Sibelius Symphony No.3 1st movement. Figures: 3-5, and from 14 till 6th bar of figure 15
– W.A.Mozart Symphony No.35 4th movement. Bars: 80-103, 134-181
– J.Brahms Symphony No.3 3rd movement. Bars: 1-39
– G.Mahler Symphony No.4 3rd movement. Upper division, figures: 4-5, 9-11
– L.Wennäkoski “Jong” Lower division, bars: 1-17, 206-219
Chamber Music:
– L.v.Beethoven String Quartet No.4 Op.18 1st movement
– J.Brahms String Quartet No.1 Op.51 2nd movement. Bars: 1-49