Announcement for the following vacancy:
CELLO
CO-PRINCIPAL: Gross monthly salary of €1.494,35 (Includes basic salary + Instrument maintenance, garment and recording allowance + Food allowance)
TUTTI: Gross monthly salary of 1.306.37€ (Includes basic salary + instrument maintenance, garment and recording allowance + food allowance)
Job availability: one year, with the beginning in February 2021 on date to be arranged between the parties, with the possibility of renewal for equal periods.
Auditions location & dates: Faro (Portugal), January 27th 2021, 10.00am
Closing date for application: December 15th 2020
Closing date be informed of the result for the pre-selection: 20th December 2020
Closing date for confirmation of attendance at the audition for the
Candidates chosen in the pre-selection: 15th January 2021
Applications will be subject to a pre-selection, based on detailed Curriculum Vitae analysis and video recording.
The videos must be recorded in a single take, presenting good sound and image quality, and may be sent as an attachment or through a private link, within a format that allows their reproduction by OCS digital devices, with the following repertoire:
1st movement / with exposition and cadenza of / Haydn Concerto in D dur
With or without piano, staying at the candidate's discretion.
Note: the fact that it is without a piano is neither decisive nor eliminating any candidate.
W.A. Mozart
Symphony No. 35
Allegro con spirito: From the beginning to letter B
Finale: From the beginning to letter C
L. Beethoven
Symphony No. 5
Andante con moto: Theme, 1st, 2nd and 3rd
The Application should be formalised by e-mail to the following address: E-mail: dir.producao@ocs.pt
(No phonecalls accepted)
Concerto & orchestral excerpts for the in-person audition
AUDITION - CELLO
- CHEFE DE NAIPE ADJUNTO / CO-PRINCIPAL
- TUTTI
1ST ROUND
1st movement / with cadenza of / de Haydn Concerto in D dur
W.A. Mozart
Symphony No. 35
Allegro con spirito: From the beginning to letter B
Finale: From the beginning to letter C
L. Beethoven
Symphony No. 5
Andante con moto: Theme, 1st, 2nd and 3rd variations
2ND ROUND
1st movement do / of concerto de / by Dvorák ou / or Schumann
L. Beethoven
Symphony No. 9
4th movement Presto. “Selon le caractère d’un récitative mais in tempo”
4th movement Allegro assai vivace (Alla Marcia) Bar 211 until Andante maestoso
J. Brahms
Symphony No. 3
Poco allegretto. From beginning to letter B
J. Strauss
Don Juan
First two pages
3RD ROUND
L. Mozart
Symphony No. 40
1st movement: Bar No. 114 until letter C
L. Beethoven
Sinfonia Nº 8 (Symphony No. 8)
3rd movement: Trio
Smetana
Overture of Bartered Bride
Brahms – part solo
Piano Concerto N. 2
Andante
Bartok - part solo
3rd movement
NOTES:
Tuning will be done inside audition hall.
OCS will supply a pianist for the 1ª round of the audition.
1ª and 2ª round will be performance “behind curtain”.
Further details:
The Orquestra Clássica do Sul, born in September 2013 from the restructure of the Orquestra do Algarve, with the purpose of consolidating its implementation in the Algarve and Andalusia (Spain) regions and extend its activity to the regions of Alentejo and Setúbal.
The Orquestra Clássica do Sul is located in Faro, on the southern coast of Portugal.
Travel, lodging and local transportation expenses are of the candidate’s sole responsibility.
The order for each candidate shall be selected before the beginning of the audition.
All candidates must arrive 30 minutes before the audition time.
The Orchestra reserves the right to leave available positions unfilled.
Orchestral Excerpts to download.
