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：

　

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/

Syllabus of Candidates
Instrument	Position	Composer	Pieces	Movement	Prepared excerpts	Remarks
Violin	Second Violin Principal / Violin tutti	Part 1) one of the compulsory solo pieces
		Mozart	One from the following violin concertos  KV216, V218, KV219	Any 1st movt with cadenza
		Part 2) The 1st Mvt of one major concertos
		Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, or other composers of Romantic or contemporary period		1st movt of one major concertos
		Part 3) Orchestra excerpts
		Mozart	Symphony No.39	Finale
		Brahms	Symphony No.4	3rd movt Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto	Beginning to one measure after Letter F（measure 168）。
		R. Strauss	Don Juan	Pg 1, 8 measures before D
		S. Prokofiev	Classical Symphony	1st and 2nd movts
		Bartok (for violin tutti audition only)	Concerto for Orchestra	1st movt	Bar 76-135
Viola	Viola Tutti	R. Strauss	Don Juan		2 pages of parts scores
		Mozart	Symphony No.35	4th movt	Bar 1-80
		Mendelssohn	Midsummer Night’s Dream	Scherzo	all
		Tchaikovsky	Symphony No.6	1st movt	12 bars before Part A to 3 bars after Part D, 10 bars before Part H to 5 bars before Part I	Both upper and lower sections
		R. Wagner	“Tanhunser”	Overture	All
		R. Wagner	The Flying Dutchman	Overture	bar 96 to 163, bar 251 to 275, bar 306 to 389
		Shostakovich	Symphony No.5	1st movt
		Brahms	Symphony No.4	4th movt
Cello	tutti	Brahms	Piano Concerto no.2		Solo part
		Beethoven	Symphony no.5	2nd Movt beginning
		Schubert	Symphony no.9	2nd Movt Cello soli part
		R. Strauss	Don Juan
		Debussy	La Mer		Cello soli part
		Mozart	Overture for Die Hochzeit des Figaro	Beginning to A
		Mozart	Symphony no.35	4th Movt beginning to A Bar 134 to E
		Mendelssohn	Scherzo from Midsummer Night’s Dream	C to D and M to O
		Tchiakovsky	Symphony no.6	1st  Movt Allegro nontroppo to Adagio and H to L 2nd Movt Beginning to B 3rd   Movt D to K
		Prokofiev	Symphony no.5	3rd poco piu tranquillo 79 to Tempo I 80
Double Bass	Double Bass Tutti	Tchaikovsky	Symphony No.4	1st movt
		Beethoven	Symphony No.9	4th movt
		Beethoven	Symphony No.5	3rd movt	Beginning of 3rd movt to bar 218
		Brahms	Symphony No.2	1st and 4th movt	Beginning of 1st movt to bar 66, bar 114 to 155, bar 278 to 298； beginning of 4th movt to bar 37.
		Mozart	Symphony No.40	1st and 4th movt
		R. Strauss	Ein-Heldenleen		Beginning to No.13
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.
Flute	Second Flute and Piccolo	Part 1)
		Mozart	G major Concerto	1st and 2nd movt	1)       1st movt : beginning to bar 91 2)       2ndmovt : beginning to bar 27
		Vivaldi	Piccolo Concerto in C major，RV443。	Complete 2nd movt
		Part 2) Orchestra excerpts
		Prokofiev	Peter and the Wolf		Fig 2-4, Fig 8-9, Fig 51 to 1bar after 52.
		Ravel	Daphnis and Chloe		Bar 176-180 (Main flute solo)
			Daphnis and Chloe	Suite No.2	Bar 155-156
		Bizet	Carmen Entracte	Predule to Act 3
		Beethoven	Leonora Overture No.3		Opening to bar 36, bar 278- 361.
		Mendelssohn	Midsummer Nights dream	Scherzo	12 before fig P to the end
		Ravel	Mother Goose	Pavane de la belle et de la bete	Opening Second flute solo
		Debussy	Prelude a l’apres midi d’un faune		Opening solo to fig 3	1st flute part
		Dvorak	Symphony No.9	1st movt	Bar 149-156, 311-319 and 369-376.	2nd flute solo
		Prokofiev	Classical Symphony	4th movt	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.	The alternation of 1st and 2nd flute.
Piccolo		Ravel	Piano Concerto	1st movt	Opening to bar 16
		Ravel	Bolero	First Piccolo solo		Piccolo duet moment
		Tchaikovsky	Symphony No.4	3rd movt	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
		Rossini	The thieving Magpie Overture		Bar 3-21, 188-277.
Oboe	Second Oboe and English Horn	Part 1) Solo Pieces
		Mozart	Concerto for Oboe, K314	1st movt	Bar 32-97
		R. Strauss	Oboe Concerto	1st movt	Bar 3 to first bar of rehearsal No.5, and 2 bars before rehearsal No.20.
		G. Faure	Piece	Adagio, molto tranquillo
		Part 2) Orchestra Excerpts
		Brahms	Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56a。	2nd movt
		Dvorak	Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104.	2nd movt
		Dvorak	Symphony No.7	2nd movt
		Brahms	Violin Concerto	Adagio
		Ravel	Le Tombeau de Couperin	Predule
		Tchaikovsky	Symphony No.4, op.36.	2nd movt
		Rossini	Silken Ladder (Die Seidene Leiter)	Overture Andantino
English Horn		Part 3) English Horn Orchestra excerpts
		English Horn	One solo piece (own choice)
		R. Wagner	Tristan und Isolda	Act III
		R. Strauss	Ein-Heldenleben		Rehearsal No.98-101
		Shostakovich	Symphony No.8		Rehearsal No. L to M.
		Ravel	Piano Concerto in G major		Rehearsal No. 6 to 10.
		Berlioz	Le Carnaval Romain	Allegro assai con fuoco	Bar 21-38
Bassoon	Second Bassoon and Bass Bassoon	Mozart	The Marriage of Figaro	Overture	All
		Mozart	Symphony No.35, “Haffner”	4th Movt	Àll
		Brahms	Violin Concerto	2nd movt
		Tchaikovsky	Symphony No.6	3rd and 4th movt
		Wagner	Tannhauser	Overture
		Ravel	Piano Concerto in G	Last Movt	1st and 2nd Bassoon
Bass Bassoon		Beethoven	Symphony No.5
		Ravel	Mother Goose Suite
		Ravel	Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
		Brahms	Symphony No.1
		Dukas	Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Horn	3rd Horn	Mozart	Symphony No.29	3rd movt
		Tchaikovsky	Symphony No.5	2nd movt
		Bruckner	Symphony No.4	All
		R. Strauss	Till Eulenspiegel lustige Streiche	All
		Beethoven	Symphony No.3	3rd movt	Trio
		Beethoven	Symphony No.7
	4th Horn	Beethoven	Symphony No.9	Adagio
		Shostakovich	Symphony No.5	1st movt – low unison solo
		Stravinsky	Firebird Suite	Infernal Dance	Opening
		Brahms	Symphony No.4	2nd movt	Opening
		Tchaikovsky	Symphony No.4	2nd movt	Opening
		R. Strauss	Don Juan	Tutti Horn solo & 4th movt solo

　

　

Note: Piano accompany is not compulsory

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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