second flute position
Position effective for the 2024-25 Season
One-page resume must be received on or before Friday, February 9, 2024
All audition rounds will be screened, and are to be held Saturday, March 2, 2024 in Puyallup, WA.
Northwest Sinfonietta (NWS) is the premier professional chamber orchestra of the greater Puget Sound area. We are committed to deepening our community engagement, and offer ongoing professional development to our members to expand awareness and abilities to serve this goal. Our mission is to inspire people through music and invigorate the concert experience. Currently, the orchestra performs regular season concerts in Tacoma and Puyallup venues, and run-out concerts in other Puget Sound venues.
NWS works with Artistic Partners, who share leadership with the orchestra members and board in steering the ensemble. This makes us uniquely flexible to respond to the needs of our artists and our community. The artistic mission of the ensemble is designed and developed by Artistic Vision and Artistic Personnel Committees, which comprise Artistic Partners, orchestra members, NWS staff and board, and community members. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force works seamlessly with these committees, to inform choices about repertoire, performers, community engagement and more. The orchestra’s regular season includes un-conducted concerts led by the NWS concertmaster and principal players. Members are encouraged to actively participate in promoting the artistic growth and vitality of the organization.
About the position: NWS is a per-service orchestra, with rehearsals during daytime hours the week of each concert performance. Compensation and working conditions are defined by a Master Agreement negotiated with an Orchestra Committee of three representatives elected by NWS members.
For the 2023-24 season, section player pay is $142.00 per service, and players are offered an average of 20-30 services during the season. Our region is rich with musical opportunity in the many ensembles and educational institutions here, and our members are able to perform and teach in a broad range of settings. (See http://www.classicalseattle.com/ensembles/)
If offered employment for this position, you must be prepared to show your eligibility to work in the United States no later than September 6, 2024. If you are not authorized to work in the U.S., NWS cannot assist with obtaining the necessary visa or authorization, or the cost of doing so.
Audition Repertoire:
The following list represents all materials which could be requested in any round of audition. The committee may also request sight-reading in the final round. This list is subject to change. (All rounds of the audition will be screened.)
Solo Repertoire
Mozart, Concerto in G Major (mvt. 1 exposition)
Orchestral Excerpts - Flute
Debussy - Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (m. 1-4) - 1st flute
Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 (mvt. 1, 9 after rehearsal 10 - 8 after rehearsal 12) - 2nd flute
Mendelssohn - Scherzo from "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" (12 before P to end) - 1st flute
Prokofiev - Symphony No. 1, "Classical" (mvt. 2, m.30 - end & mvt. 4, rehearsal O - end) - 2nd flute
Strauss - Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (mvt. 2 - all) - 2nd flute
Orchestral Excerpts - Piccolo
Ippolitiv-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches (mvt. 4, beginning - B)
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite (mvt. 2, rehearsal 7 - 8 & mvt. 3, rehearsal 1 - 3 before rehearsal 4)
Ravel - Piano Concerto in G Major (mvt. 1, beginning - rehearsal 2)
Rossini - Overture to Semiramide (m. 132-143, m. 190-195 & m. 329-337)
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 6 (mvt. 1, 3 after rehearsal 8 - rehearsal 10)
To Apply:
A one-page resume must be received no later than Friday, February 9, 2024 at 5:00pm at the e-mail address or physical address below. All applicants must include their full name, address, e-mail address and phone number.
Applicants selected for live audition will receive further instructions including: a pdf of the orchestral excerpt selections no later than Friday, February 16, 2024 and location and time information. If you are unable to travel to the area, but would like to be considered for an audition, please indicate that by e-mail to office@nwsinfonietta.org.
By e-mail: office@nwsinfonietta.org
By mail: Northwest Sinfonietta P.O. Box 1154 Tacoma, WA 98401