Deputy concertmaster of the percussion instrument group

Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

Instrument or role: Percussion
Job category: Performance
Number of positions: 1 open position
Additional information: The competition will take place at the concert hall “Lielais dzintars” (at Radio iela 8, Liepāja, Latvia) 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.

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

For more information go on www.lso.lv/en/orchestra/vakances

Apply by: November 24, 2024, 21:59 (time zone: Riga)
Where to apply: 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.

Audition repertoire: 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.