AuditionAbout SSO
| 1.Vacancy | Trumpet (Associate Principal) |
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| 2.Recording Audition (Primary audition) | [Repertoire] (1) Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major 1st movement (before cadenza) With piano accompaniment (starting 5 bars before solo) (2) G.P. Telemann Trumpet Concerto in D major 1st movement (Adagio) With piano accompaniment For Haydn, instrument should be B-♭, and for Telemann, piccolo trumpet - The recordings must be done within 6 months before the date of application. - Place track number before each piece. - Recording must be done on CD. No other recording device is accepted. - Check the recording before applying as it may be recorded low in volume or with excess echoes. |
| How to apply / Deadline | How to apply Download the application form from Sapporo Symphony Orchestra official website, and write in all the necessary information required together with your ID photograph. CD must be named and send to the below address noted in 6. (Application form and CD are not returnable.) Deadline Monday, January 29, 2024 (must arrive by this date) Result announcement of the CD-recording audition Result will be sent by post no later than Friday, February 16, 2024. (Examination is to be carried out in first half of February.) |
| 3.Live Audition (Secondary and Final Audition) | Date and Place Secondary Audition (Audition by Section members) Monday, March 18, 2024 afternoon, tbd Sapporo Art Park Art Hall Arena (2-chome Geijutsu-no-mori, Minami-ku, Sapporo) Final Audition (Audition by all the orchestra members) Tuesday, March 19, 2024 afternoon, tbd Sapporo Art Park Art Hall Arena (2-chome Geijutsu-no-mori, Minami-ku, Sapporo) Live audition repertoire (1) Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major 1st movement (before cadenza) With piano accompaniment (starting 5 bars before solo) Must play with B-♭trumpet (2) Orchestra excerpts are to be announced to those who attend the secondary audition. There will be no restriction in the instrument. - The orchestra will arrange a piano accompanist, but the applicant can also attend the audition with his/her accompanist. In this case, any fee incurred will be burnt by the applicant. There will be a rehearsal time with piano during the morning of each live audition day. Details will be notified on a later date. - There will be an interview on the same day for those who attend the final auditions. |
| 4. Salary and benefits | Salary 193,400 JPY (age 22) plus associate principal allowance Additional bonus twice a year (following the orchestra’s stipulate) Other benefits: housing, family, cold-area, commuting and instrument. Social welfare, unemployment insurance and retirement allowance are also available. |
| 5. Employment starting date | April 2024 but negotiable There will be 6-month probation period before official employment. |
| 6. Inquiry and Address | Addressed to: AUDITION, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra c/o Sapporo Concert Hall, 1-15 Nakajima-koen, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0931 JAPAN TEL:+81-11-520-1771 FAX:+81-11-520-1772 https://www.sso.or.jp e-mail:info@sso.or.jp |
