Application deadline has passed!
Audition: 9 August
Appointment: by mutual agreement
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra seeks principal/solo trumpet with obligation to tutti.
You have:
- Outstanding musical and artistic abilities.
- Good cooperation and ensemble skills.
- Good leadership skills, socially and artistically.
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra has two solo trumpets, where the vacant position also has an obligation to play tutti. The position has group leader responsibilities when the group leader is not present. The group leader serves as a link between the group, rotation leader, conductor, and administration. You work to strengthen the group and its members.
Salary:
The salary for the position is regulated as solo trumpet in the collective agreement between Creo - the union for arts and culture and Musikkselskapet Harmonien and will depend on seniority.
Min. NOK 706.990.
As a member of our orchestra, you will be eligible for benefits under the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme (Folketrygden), which provides financial support for residents including cash benefits for illness/disability, family support, pensions and healthcare coverage. Read more here.
How to apply:
To apply, please complete the below application form adding a link to the pre-qualification round video. A jury will consider the applications once the deadline has passed. The video round should be considered as a first round, and only highly qualified candidates will be invited to audition.
Pre-qualification round video
The candidates record a video of the following repertoire.
- Honegger: Intrada
- As marked in the excepts. With or without accompaniment.
- Orchestral excerpts can be downloaded here
The video must be recorded in one continuous take and must not be edited. The order should be as listed above.
You must remain visible throughout the take. You can take your time in between the pieces to tune and adjust if necessary, but the camera must be on the whole time.
A smartphone is adequate for the video recording. Ensure that there is a suitable distance between the microphone and the instrument and ensure 2,5 meters from the microphone to the instrument and to the floor. Film in landscape mode. You and the whole instrument must be visible at all times.
The video must be uploaded on YouTube, mark it as ‘not listed’ and paste the link to the video in the application form below. Videos submitted in any other way will be rejected.
For those invited to audition
Programme:
- Haydn: Trumpet concerto, mvmt. 1 and 2, without cadenza
- Orchestral excerpts can be downloaded here
- Selected excerpts will be played with the group/section.
All communication with the candidates will be done by email.
Please be aware that our emails might be in your spam folder.
If you have questions, please get in touch with the orchestra personnel managers:
Aslak Bjørge Hermstad (+47 97122883) or Vidar Olsen (+47 90109247) or by email to audition@harmonien.no.
