Norrlandsoperans Symfoniorkester is seeking to appoint: Principal Percussion - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Norrlandsoperans Symfoniorkester is seeking to appoint:
Principal Percussion

The position is permanent with a 1-year trial period. Employment will commence after personal agreement. Non-EU citizens require a work and residence permit (not required when you apply for the audition).

Service:

The position entails roughly 140-160 podium days plus personal artistic preparation time, jury work (including auditions and meetings) and program committee meetings (admin days).

The position is widely diverse, including symphonic, opera and chamber music repertoire. A typical season can include between 12 - 15 Orchestra Productions and 2 - 3 Opera productions.
Service in a higher position is regulated according to agreement with the national Musician’s Union in Sweden (SYMF).
Amount of podium days: according to scheduling for musicians at Norrlandsoperan.
AD-days: admin days according to scheduling.
KFT-days: Personal artistic preparation time according to scheduling.
Salary plan: Group 1 (see agreement with Musician’s Union in Sweden, SYMF).

Audition:

3 juni 2023 – Norrlandsoperan, personal invitation

Important dates

Round 1: Digital – 4th April 2023, last day to upload video via Musical Chairs.
Round 2-4: Audition 13th June 2023 – at Norrlandsoperan, Umeå
Invitation to round 2 will be sent out latest 14th April 2023.

Round 1

Digital audition recording according to Norrlandsoperans Symfoniorkesterns recording guidelines.

Repertoire: (Record in order, one take, no cuts)

1. Jacques Delecluse, “Douze etudes”, nr 1 - Snaredrum
2. Dmitrij Shostakovich “The Bolt” - Xylophone
3. Daniel Norberg, “Tambourine etude” - Tambourine

Download att Musical Chairs

Round 2

personal invitation
Repertoire: Orchestral excerpts
(Excerpts for second round are available for download from 14th of April at Musical Chairs.)

Application:

Apply via Musical Chairs

Approved application: resumé that contains education and curriculum vitae as well as current contact information.

Digital video recording
The repertoire should be played “attacca” continuously without any break between excerpts
from 1-3, in one recording/take. Accordingly, to Norrlandsoperans Symfoniorkesters recording guidlines.