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Aurora Orchestra is seeking to recruit an outstanding viola player with wide-ranging experience at the highest level encompassing solo and chamber work as well as orchestral section leading.
The role is offered as a freelance job-share position on a 50/50 basis with our current co-Principal Viola.
We anticipate that most projects would use only one of the two co-Principal Violas, but there is also potential to have both co-Principal Violas playing together for certain projects.
Although varying instrumentation means that personnel requirements will differ from project to project, as a guide we currently expect to be able to offer approximately 30–50 days of work per year, with an expectation that the orchestra’s programme of activity will continue to grow over coming seasons.
Aurora’s core identity is as a chamber orchestra and in the main our projects involve between 10–45 players.
The orchestra’s repertoire, however, is extremely broad, and projects can vary in scale from small unconducted chamber projects to larger-scale symphonic projects.
The ambitious nature of Aurora’s artistic output means that very often players are offered performing opportunities that might be unusual elsewhere in the UK orchestral sector, including performing solo or chamber repertoire within an orchestral concert, playing whole symphonies from memory, working with collaborators including choreographers and directors, and adopting a distinct theatrical approach to concert presentation.
Aurora Principals are intimately involved in the artistic life of the orchestra, and are actively encouraged to make contributions to the programming process, from suggesting repertoire or possible artistic partners to driving individual collaborative projects.
The Principals meet regularly, and one or more represent the players as an observer to the orchestra’s board meetings.
The successful candidate will combine the very highest musical ability with outstanding leadership qualities and exceptional versatility across different repertoire, from classical chamber orchestra to complex contemporary music, often within the same concert.
It is envisaged that the role will offer solo performing opportunities within a variety of musical contexts. |
