Vacancies | LIEPĀJA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Liepāja Symphony Orchestra is announcing an open competition for 2 vacancies:

the DEPUTY CONCERTMASTER POSITION OF THE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT GROUP

The competition will take place at the concert hall “Lielais dzintars” (at Radio iela 8, Liepāja) on 9 December 2024.

Requirements for the Applicants:

Professional music degree in percussion instrument performance or a music college student in percussion instrument performance;
Experience with playing timpani;
Experience with working in an orchestra;
Ability to work in the primary job with the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra.

Main job duties:

Prepare and play the percussion instrument section of the orchestra in high artistic quality according to conductor’s instructions;
To comply with the work schedules and compositions, work arrangements and other internal rules and regulations of the SJSC “Liepāja Symphony Orchestra”;
Maintain and improve individual skills throughout the contract validity period.

You can apply for the competition by 24 November 2024, 23:59, by sending the following documents to the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra e-mail address info@lso.lv specifying the subject “For the Competition”:

1) CV (Curriculum vitae);
2) Copies of documents certifying the academic degree; for students – a statement issued by their educational institution.

Monthly salary for the full-time job is 1650 EUR before taxes stipulated in the rules and regulations of the Republic of Latvia.

Place of employment: Radio iela 8, Liepāja, Latvija.

Contact person: Staff manager Diāna Grīnberga, e-mail: diana.grinberga@lso.lv

General Regulations for the Audition

The 1st round program:
Anthony Cirone - Sonata No.1 for timpani and piano.
One piece at the applicant’s choice on marimba, xylophone or vibraphone.

The 2nd round program:
1. N. Rimskij-Korsakow - Scheherazade Op. 35;
2. P. Hindemith - Symphonic Metamorphosis;
3. L. Bernstein - West Side Story;
4. C. Saint-Saëns, Samson & Delilah;
5. G. Bize - Carmen;
6. I. Stawinsky - L'Oiseau de feu;
7. R. Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier Op. 59;
8. L. van Beethoven – Symphony No. 1, 3nd movement;
9. S. Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2, 2nd movement.

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the CONCERTMASTER POSITION OF THE TROMBONE GROUP

The competition will take place at the concert hall “Lielais dzintars” (at Radio iela 8, Liepāja) on 9 December 2024 at 12:00.

Requirements for the Applicants:

Professional higher music education in the speciality of trombone playing;
Experience with working in an orchestra, experience as a concertmaster will be considered as an advantage;
Ability to work in the primary job with the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra.

Main job duties:

To prepare and play orchestral pieces of the trombone section at high artistic quality;
To ensure the quality of work of the trombone section;
To adhere to the work plans and structure, as well as other internal regulations of the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra;
To maintain and to improve his/her individual mastery throughout duration of the contract.

1) CV (Curriculum vitae);
2) Copies of documents certifying your academic degree and documents on further education.

Monthly salary for the full-time job is 1850 EUR before taxes stipulated in the rules and regulations of the Republic of Latvia.

Place of employment: Radio iela 8, Liepāja, Latvija.

Contact person: Staff manager Diāna Grīnberga, e-mail: diana.grinberga@lso.lv

General Regulations for the Audition

The 1st round program:
Ferdinand David, Concertino 1 and 2nd movement

The 2nd round program:
1. M. Ravel – Bolero;
2. J. Brahms – Symphony No. 1, Mov. 4;
3. G. Mahler - Symphony No. 3, Mov. 1, Excerpt 1;
4. G. Mahler - Symphony No. 3, Mov. 1, Excerpt 2;
5. G. A. Rossini, William Tell Overture, Storm Scene;
6. A. Borodin - Polovetsian Dances, Excerpt 1;
7. R. Strauss - Till Eulenspiegel, Excerpt 1;
8. R. Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries, Excerpt 1;
9. W. A. Mozart, Requiem - Tuba mirum.