The Macao Orchestra
The Macao Orchestra is a professional ensemble, organized under the auspices of the Cultural Institute of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government.
The Macao Orchestra will be participating in many major performances. The Macao Orchestra has organized and will organized many tours outside Macao. It has been the “Cultural Representative” of Macao. The Orchestra currently has several openings for various sections, and welcomes applications from musicians around the world:
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Principal Second Violin
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Violin tutti
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Viola tutti
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Cello tutti
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Double bass tutti
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Second Flute and piccolo
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Second Oboe and English Horn
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Second Bassoon and Bass Bassoon
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Third Horn
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Fourth Horn
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Terms and conditions of employment:
Salary (gross, in Macao currency, MOP)
a. Regular musicians: MOP$21,352.00 per month; Regular musicians with doubling: MOP$22,475.00 per month; Section principals: MOP$26,971.00 per month;
b. All full time orchestra musicians are entitled to a MOP$2,000.00 monthly housing subsidy;
c. The salary includes one month paid vacation, to be taken in August;
d. In addition to the monthly salary, a holiday bonus equivalent to one month’s salary is paid (pro rata) ;
e. Any fulltime musicians who have continually worked in the Macao Orchestra for two years will receive a monthly increment of MOP$500.00 (five hundred Patacas) from the third year onwards. Then, each two year, there will be a monthly increment of MOP$500. The upper limit of this increment will be MOP$2,500.
f. The Orchestra will purchase labor insurance and health insurance for each musician. The musician shall be reimbursed for two one-way airfares in economy class: one, at the commencement of the initial Contract shall cover the cost of travel from the place of recruitment to Macao, and the second, at the end of the final contract, shall cover the cost of travel from Macao back to the place of origin.
(Notes, for reference only: Macao Pataca - Hong Kong Dollar exchange rate is 103.2 : 100; the net income from a monthly salary of MOP$26,971.00 is MOP$25,789.60, MOP$21,352.00 is MOP$20,416.60.
Yearly net income for a tutti musician is approximately USD32,930.00 for reference only.
The monthly rental rate for a furnished apartment with 2 bedrooms and 1 sitting room in Macao ranges from MOP$3,500.00 – MOP$5,000.00.
Musicians will work maximum ninety (90) hours per month;
Annual professional responsibilities include:
- Preparation for a maximum of 32 different programs for public performance per annum;
- a maximum of 80 school concerts (of 45 minutes each);
- a reasonable number of hours of individual or group tuition, recordings and other activities;
The performance season runs from early September through to the end of July of the following year. This is a one-year or two-year contract. The first three months of the first contract tenure will constitute a probation period.
Eligibility
The Cultural Institute welcomes applications from experienced professional musicians, aged between 18-45, who have received a complete musical training in an institution of international repute, and able to participate in English-language rehearsals. All other conditions being equal, preference will be given to holders of Macao identity cards.
Application Guidelines and Procedure
The application process consists of three stages:
i. The application registration:
Applications must be submitted by post to arrive in Macao on or before December 31, 2009 and should fill out the application form in full (see attached), and enclose with the following: one copy of passport, diplomas, transcripts, proof of awards received and current employment, along with 3 copies of a recent photograph; Applicants must also provide one copy of an audition tape (1/2 inch VHS format of PAL format or NTSC format) or VCD or DVD (which should be UNEDITED, CONTINUOUS and should be of all the pieces and excerpts required for the audition).The videotape should include:
a. any one work of the applicant’s choice, approximately fifteen to twenty minutes in length. The piece should accurately reflect the applicant’s highest level of playing ability;
b. two excerpts of a high technical level in differing styles are to be selected from the appointed pieces in the attached Macao Orchestra repertoire list. The application form can be obtained through hotlines, fax, e-mail or downloaded from the Macao Orchestra website. The application form can be photocopied.
ii. The audition tapes will be screened and a list of candidates for live audition will be compiled. The Macao Orchestra will select an Audition Panel that will review all the tapes submitted and compile a list of candidates for live audition (Applicants should note that all videotape and other application materials will not be returned).
iii. Time and spot for live audition will be confirmed accordingly. Details of the live audition will be taken in Macao or otherwise noticed.
5. Contact information
1. Applications should be sent to the following address:
The Macao Orchestra Recruitment Office
Endereço: Avenida Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, no. 95A, Macao S.A.R.
2. For inquiries:
Telephone: +853 8295 7300 / 8295 7311
Fax: +853 28530666,
Email: ocm@icm.gov.mo
Website: www.icm.gov.mo/om/
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Syllabus of Candidates
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Instrument
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Position
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Composer
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Pieces
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Movement
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Prepared excerpts
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Remarks
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Violin
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Second Violin Principal / Violin tutti
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Part 1)
one of the compulsory solo pieces
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Mozart
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One from the following violin concertos KV216, V218, KV219
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Any 1st movt with cadenza
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Part 2)
The 1st Mvt of one major concertos
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Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, or other composers of Romantic or contemporary period
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1st movt of one major concertos
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Part 3)
Orchestra excerpts
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Mozart
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Symphony No.39
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Finale
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Brahms
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Symphony No.4
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3rd movt
Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto
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Beginning to one measure after Letter F(measure 168)。
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R. Strauss
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Don Juan
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Pg 1, 8 measures before D
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S. Prokofiev
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Classical Symphony
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1st and 2nd movts
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Bartok (for violin tutti audition only)
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Concerto for Orchestra
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1st movt
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Bar 76-135
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Viola Tutti |
R. Strauss
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Don Juan
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2 pages of parts scores
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Mozart
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Symphony No.35
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4th movt
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Bar 1-80
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Mendelssohn
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Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Scherzo
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all
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Tchaikovsky
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Symphony No.6
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1st movt
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12 bars before Part A to 3 bars after Part D, 10 bars before Part H to 5 bars before Part I
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Both upper and lower sections
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R. Wagner
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“Tanhunser”
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Overture
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All
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R. Wagner
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The Flying Dutchman
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Overture
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bar 96 to 163, bar 251 to 275, bar 306 to 389
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Shostakovich
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Symphony No.5
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1st movt
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Brahms
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Symphony No.4
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4th movt
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Cello
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tutti
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Brahms |
Piano Concerto no.2 |
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Solo part
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Beethoven |
Symphony no.5 |
2nd Movt beginning |
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Schubert |
Symphony no.9 |
2nd Movt Cello soli part |
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R. Strauss |
Don Juan |
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Debussy |
La Mer |
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Cello soli part
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Mozart |
Overture for Die Hochzeit des Figaro |
Beginning to A |
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Mozart |
Symphony no.35
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4th Movt beginning to A
Bar 134 to E
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Mendelssohn |
Scherzo from Midsummer Night’s Dream |
C to D and M to O |
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Tchiakovsky |
Symphony no.6 |
1st Movt Allegro nontroppo to Adagio and H to L
2nd Movt Beginning to B
3rd Movt D to K |
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Prokofiev |
Symphony no.5 |
3rd poco piu tranquillo 79 to Tempo I 80 |
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Double Bass
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Double Bass Tutti
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Tchaikovsky
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Symphony No.4
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1st movt
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Beethoven
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Symphony No.9
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4th movt
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Beethoven
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Symphony No.5
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3rd movt
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Beginning of 3rd movt to bar 218
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Brahms
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Symphony No.2
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1st and 4th movt
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Beginning of 1st movt to bar 66, bar 114 to 155, bar 278 to 298; beginning of 4th movt to bar 37.
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Mozart
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Symphony No.40
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1st and 4th movt
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R. Strauss
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Ein-Heldenleen
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Beginning to No.13
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Candidates auditioning for second flute and piccolo will be required to play all those listed in the table below in the DVD, those who will be selected for later live audition will be given further notice on more excerpts.
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Flute
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Second Flute and Piccolo
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Part 1)
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Mozart
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G major Concerto
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1st and 2nd movt
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1) 1st movt : beginning to bar 91
2) 2ndmovt : beginning to bar 27
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Vivaldi
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Piccolo Concerto in C major,RV443。
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Complete 2nd movt
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Part 2)
Orchestra excerpts
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Prokofiev
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Peter and the Wolf
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Fig 2-4, Fig 8-9, Fig 51 to 1bar after 52.
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Ravel
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Daphnis and Chloe
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Bar 176-180 (Main flute solo)
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Daphnis and Chloe
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Suite No.2
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Bar 155-156
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Bizet
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Carmen Entracte
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Predule to Act 3
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Beethoven
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Leonora Overture No.3
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Opening to bar 36, bar 278- 361.
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Mendelssohn
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Midsummer Nights dream
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Scherzo
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12 before fig P to the end
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Ravel
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Mother Goose
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Pavane de la belle et de la bete
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Opening Second flute solo
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Debussy
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Prelude a l’apres midi d’un faune
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Opening solo to fig 3
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1st flute part
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Dvorak
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Symphony No.9
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1st movt
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Bar 149-156, 311-319 and 369-376.
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2nd flute solo
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Prokofiev
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Classical Symphony
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4th movt
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4 after A to 9 after A, 7 after B to 7 after C, 7 after M to 7 after N, U to the end.
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The alternation of 1st and 2nd flute.
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Piccolo
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Ravel
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Piano Concerto
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1st movt
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Opening to bar 16
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Ravel
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Bolero
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First Piccolo solo
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Piccolo duet moment
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Tchaikovsky
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Symphony No.4
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3rd movt
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1) Fig E to 15 bars before Fig F (Tempo I), totally 10 bars
2)10-13 bars after fig F, totally 4 bars
3) 15 bars after I to the end
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Rossini
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The thieving Magpie Overture
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Bar 3-21, 188-277.
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Oboe
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Second Oboe and English Horn
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Part 1)
Solo Pieces
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Mozart
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Concerto for Oboe, K314
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1st movt
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Bar 32-97
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R. Strauss
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Oboe Concerto
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1st movt
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Bar 3 to first bar of rehearsal No.5, and 2 bars before rehearsal No.20.
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G. Faure
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Piece
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Adagio, molto tranquillo
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Part 2)
Orchestra Excerpts
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Brahms
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Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56a。
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2nd movt
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Dvorak
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Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104.
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2nd movt
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Dvorak
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Symphony No.7
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2nd movt
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Brahms
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Violin Concerto
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Adagio
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Ravel
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Le Tombeau de Couperin
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Predule
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Tchaikovsky
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Symphony No.4, op.36.
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2nd movt
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Rossini
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Silken Ladder (Die Seidene Leiter)
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Overture
Andantino
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English Horn
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Part 3)
English Horn
Orchestra excerpts
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English Horn
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One solo piece (own choice)
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R. Wagner
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Tristan und Isolda
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Act III
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R. Strauss
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Ein-Heldenleben
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Rehearsal No.98-101
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Shostakovich
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Symphony No.8
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Rehearsal No. L to M.
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Ravel
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Piano Concerto in G major
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Rehearsal No. 6 to 10.
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Berlioz
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Le Carnaval Romain
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Allegro assai con fuoco
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Bar 21-38
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Bassoon
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Second Bassoon and Bass Bassoon
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Mozart
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The Marriage of Figaro
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Overture
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All
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Mozart
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Symphony No.35, “Haffner”
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4th Movt
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Àll
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Brahms
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Violin Concerto
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2nd movt
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Tchaikovsky
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Symphony No.6
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3rd and 4th movt
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Wagner
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Tannhauser
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Overture
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Ravel
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Piano Concerto in G
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Last Movt
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1st and 2nd Bassoon
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Bass Bassoon
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Beethoven
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Symphony No.5
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Ravel
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Mother Goose Suite
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Ravel
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Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
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Brahms
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Symphony No.1
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Dukas
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Sorcerer’s Apprentice
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Horn
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3rd Horn
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Mozart
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Symphony No.29
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3rd movt
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Tchaikovsky
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Symphony No.5
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2nd movt
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Bruckner
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Symphony No.4
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All
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R. Strauss
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Till Eulenspiegel lustige Streiche
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All
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Beethoven
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Symphony No.3
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3rd movt
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Trio
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Beethoven
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Symphony No.7
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4th Horn
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Beethoven
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Symphony No.9
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Adagio
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Shostakovich
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Symphony No.5
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1st movt – low unison solo
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Stravinsky
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Firebird Suite
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Infernal Dance
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Opening
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Brahms
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Symphony No.4
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2nd movt
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Opening
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Tchaikovsky
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Symphony No.4
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2nd movt
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Opening
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R. Strauss
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Don Juan
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Tutti Horn solo & 4th movt solo
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Note: Piano accompany is not compulsory
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Join Macao Orchestra’s Finest
Freelance Audition for Macao Orchestra
Casual players who are working for the Macao Orchestra do not have to take this walk in audition.
The Macao Orchestra announces audition for freelance musicians in the percussion section for casual work with the orchestra.
Open Audition will be held in Macao Conservatory on 5 December 2009(Sat) from 10:00 – 13:00
Address : Rua Da Costa no. 14-16 Room 3001, The Macao Conservatory
Tel : 853-2857 1230
Application:
By email: ocm@icm.gov.mo (Subject: Freelance Audition)
By fax: 853-2853 0666
By tel: 853-2853 0778
By post: Avenida Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, no. 95A, Macao SAR
Please send resume ( one page only)
An email address or a phone number must be applied
If you have any questions, please write to us at ocm@icm.gov.mo
Extra percussion audition list