Bass Audition Roundup – October 2007

For many more auditions, also visit http://www.afm.org/ for information on the auditions below:

Opera Pacific Orchestra

DOUBLE BASS – Principal Double Bass
Resume Date – January 4, 2008
Audition Date – January 28, 2008
Starting Date – May 2008 or upon the winning candidate’s availability and Opera Pacific schedule.
Salary/Benefits – Wages for the 2007/08 season are: $255.00/Rehearsal, $355.03/Dr. Rehearsal, $311.09/Performance; 10% AFM pension, 4% H&W.
General Information – Audition repertoire, music excerpts, and additional information will be sent to candidates on receipt of resume. No repertoire will be provided over the phone. The Opera Pacific Orchestra is a per service orchestra. The Audition Committee of the Opera Pacific Orchestra reserves the right to dismiss, immediately, any candidate not meeting the highest professional standards at these auditions. Equal Opportunity Employer.
Contact Information – Highly qualified applicants please send or e-mail a one-page resume, including current address and telephone number to: Robert Schumitzky, Orchestra Manager; Opera Pacific Orchestra; 600 West Warner Avenue; Santa Ana, CA 92707
Phone – 714-546-6000 ext.355
Fax – 714-546-6077
Email – auditions@operapacific.org
Website – http://www.operapacific.org/

For many more auditions, also visit http://www.musicalchairs.info/jobsdb.asp?instrument=contrabbasso for information on the auditions below:

Country/ Orchestra/ Job

Belgique

De Vlaamse Opera lessenaaraanvoerder contrabasssen
Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège Contrebasse tutti 9 Nov 2007

Canada

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra Principal Double Bass and Member of the Canadian Chamber Ensemble – national auditions

Denmark

Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester 1. solokontrabassist
Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester 1. Solokontrabass
Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester principal double bass

France

Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse Contrebasse solo coordonnée
Orchestre National de France Une première contrebasse solo
Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire contrebasse – 2e soliste
Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire contrebasse tuttiste
Ensemble orchestral de Paris une contrebasse 3e catégorie

Germany

Bochumer Symphoniker ein koordinierter Solo-Kontrabass
Bochumer Symphoniker ein/e Vorspieler/in Kontrabass one co-leader double bass
Bamberger Symphoniker Kontrabass (tutti)
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaisesrslautern Orchesterpraktika ab 1. Januar 2008: Kontrabass
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR eine/n Kontrabassisten/in
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin Solo-Kontrabass
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg eine/n 1. Tuttisten/in der Kontrabässe Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz Praktikant/in Kontrabass
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln Solo-Kontrabass
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln Kontrabass (Tutti)

Italy

Fondazione Teatro Massimo – Palermo Contrabbasso di fila con obbligo della quinta corda
Fondazione Teatro Massimo – Palermo Secondo contrabbasso con obbligo della fila e della quinta corda
Fondazione Teatro Massimo – Palermo Primo contrabbasso con obbligo della fila
Orchestra Sinfonica I Solists Europei ISE-AIAC Double Bass
Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania Contrabbasso di fila 8 Nov 2007

Japan

Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra Double Bass 25 Dec 2007

Mexico

Yucatan Symphony Orchestra Double Bass (tutti)

Netherlands

Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra contrabas tutti

Portugal

Gulbenkian Orchestra 1st Double-bass (Soloist A/Section Principal)
Orquestra do Norte Contrabass (Solo)

Qatar

Qatar National Symphony Orchestra Principal Double Bass ein Solo-Kontrabass
Qatar National Symphony Orchestra Co-Principal Double Bass ein stellvertr. Solo-Kontrabass
Qatar National Symphony Orchestra Sub-Principal Double Bass ein Vorspieler Kontrabass
Qatar National Symphony Orchestra 6 Double Basses tutti sechs Kontrabass tutti

United Kingdom

Corps of Army Music Bass

United States of America

Battle Creek Symphony Principal Bass – per service
USAF Heritage of America Band Bass

For many more auditions, also visit http://www.afm.org/ & http://www.musicalchairs.info/jobsdb.asp?instrument=contrabbasso for information.