Soloist - 2nd oboe - With obligation English horn
1. The Audition
1.1 Date, time and location
- Date of the audition: 26/10/2023
- Registration deadline: 12/10/2023
Timetable:
- The candidates are divided into groups. Everyone will be assigned an individual application time via e-mail during the week before the audition.
- The audition starts at 10h00
Location:
- Audition Entrance: Residence Palace – Floor -1
Wetstraat 155, 1040 Brussels
There will be signage to follow
How to get there:
- Metro lines 1 & 5 Stop Maelbeeck
Exit Etterbeeksesteenweg - Bus lines 59 & 64 stop Maelbeeck
- Train Station Schuman
2. Programme
1st round :
Mozart Concerto for Oboe kv 314 – 1st Mov. Until bar 97
Orchestral excerpts (Oboe)
2nd round :
Schumann Romance op. 94 nr. 1 – Nicht Schnell
Orchestral excerpts (Oboe)
3rd round :
Orchestral excerpts (Oboe + English Horn)
Orchestral excerpts (2d Oboe – played together with 1st Oboe orchestra player)
1st Oboe
L.v. Beethoven Symph. N° 3 : marcia funebre
A. Bruckner Symph. N° 5 : adagio
G. Mahler Symph. N° 3 : tempo di minuetto
R. Strauss Don Juan
I. Stravinsky Pulcinella suite : sinfonia, serenata, toccata, gavotta
2nd Oboe
F. Mendelssohn Symph. N° 3 : Andante (>> bar 16)
Vivace (Bar 33 >> 122)
A. Dvorak concerto for Cello 2d Mov.
H. Berlioz Symph. Fantastique : 1st Mov. (17 last bars)
S. Prokofiev Classical Symphony : largetto, gavotte, Finale
S. Prokofiev Concerto for Piano N° II : finale
A. Dvorak Symph. N° 7 op 70 : Poco Adagio (>>8 bars after A)
2nd Oboe (played with 1st player)
J. Brahms Haydn variations : Thema
P.i. Tchaikovsky Symph. N° 5 : 2d Mov (bar 119 >> 142)
Mussorgsky Tableaux d’une exposition : n° 5 « Poussins)
B. Bartok Concerto for orchestra : Giuoco delle Coppie
G. Mahler Symph. N° 1 : 3st Mov. (reh. N° 5)
R. Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra (From N° 26 >> 27)
English Horn
H. Berlioz Carnaval Romain
A. Dvorak Symph. New World 2d Mov.
G. Rossini Wilhelm Tell Overture
3. Regulations
3.1 registration:
Candidates can apply for the audition through Muvac : https://www.muvac.com/en/vac/belgian-national-orchestra-917ebc7
3.2 process of the audition:
The Chairman of the jury is the Music Director.
The order of the program is determined by the jury the day of the audition.
All rounds are eliminating.
The Belgian National Orchestra reserves the right to spread the audition over several days in the event that the different rounds cannot be completed in one day (e.g. due to high number of registered candidates).
3.3 piano accompaniment during the audition:
The orchestra provides a pianist-accompanist for the candidates throughout the different rounds of the audition.
4. Employment conditions
The candidate taking up the position has to be laureate of the audition and fulfill the general conditions for admission. Non-EU candidates have to comply with the laws of immigration. The candidate is recruited on the basis of fulltime employment (100%) with salary 3709,806 € (gross salary) based on scale S03 (scale soloist). For all questions relating to remuneration and valorisation of relevant work experience, please send an e-mail to hr@nationalorchestra.be.
The laureate who takes up the position is offered a fixed-term contract of minimum 6 months to maximum 12 months. After this period and after a positive evaluation at the end, a renewal of the contract (unlimited term) can be proposed.
The candidate works closely with the colleagues within the section, the section leader and all other colleagues. He/she interprets and performs orchestral parts in order to contribute to an optimal performance. He/she prepares his/her own pars, identifies possible problems and performs the musical pieces with an eye to quality. He/she takes part in auditions within his/her own section. A full job description is available on demand.