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Below we share the people authorized to audition in person. We will be communicating with each of you in the coming days.

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1. In-person auditions: November 18th
2. Interview: November 19th
3. Publication of results: November 22th

 

 

The Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra is a private, professional orchestra with 39 years of experience, dedicated to transforming the city with music. In addition to performing 12 seasonal concerts a year, Filarmed performs different programming slots in unconventional settings such as churches, museums, outdoor stages, educational concert slots, chamber music, among others, covering repertoires ranging from symphonic music to genres as diverse as Colombian music, rock and pop tributes, children's music, etc., and using different formats within the orchestra's roster (full orchestra, reduced orchestra, chamber ensembles). In addition, it has social and educational programs in which the participation of the orchestra's musicians is expected in events such as school concerts, rehearsals and closing concerts of the different social programs (I am a Musician, Reconciliation Choir), among other activities that may emerge related. Filarmed seeks to be a 21st century orchestra with innovative and bold musicians, which seeks closeness with its audiences through different audience training and awareness strategies.

The Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra invites interested bassoonists to participate in the call for the position of Assistant Leader: Bassoon Row. Applicants must be professional musicians with an emphasis on bassoon or mastery of the same instrument. You must attach certifications of your studies and certifications of at least 3 years of orchestral experience in professional or amateur orchestras. If you are a foreign national, the applicant must have their immigration status up to date in order to be hired.

Those interested in participating must register in the next link , attaching the required documentation. The call will consist of a video pre-selection round, two rounds of in-person auditions and an interview. Both rounds will take place behind the scenes, on the same day and in accordance with the draw that will be held before starting the auditions for each of the rounds. The interview with the Human Talent area will be carried out by those who are eligible after the second round of auditions with a score equal to or greater than 85/100. The Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra will provide the accompanying pianist for the first round of in-person audition. Each applicant will have the right to one hour of rehearsal, which will be assigned according to the availability of the accompanying pianist. The winner will join the orchestra from February 2023 with a service provision contract.

 

Documents you must provide:

1. Identification document
2. Study certifications
3. If you are a foreigner, your residence visa, immigration card or other document proving that you are in the country legally.
4. Certifications that demonstrate at least 3 years of experience as a musician in professional or amateur orchestras.
5. Link to the video with the complete repertoire of the pre-selection round on video in the best possible quality, without audio cuts or edits. The video must have been recorded within 6 months before the closing date of the call and the instrumentalist must have piano or orchestra accompaniment if applicable. Remember that the video must be left as public or unlisted so that the evaluating jury can access it. If the video cannot be opened by the jury, the participant will be disqualified.

Important dates of the call:

1. Registration opening: October 5, 2022
2. Registration closing: October 28, 2022
3. Publication of the list of those eligible for video evaluation: October 31, 2022
4. Publication of people summoned to audition in person: November 7, 2022
5. In-person auditions: November 18, 2022
6. Interview: November 19, 2022
7. Publication of results: November 22, 2022

 

The auditions will be held at the headquarters of the Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra, at the address Carrera 42 #8-00, Palermo Cultural, on November 18, 2022, in the afternoon; the interviews in the same place, on November 19 in the morning.

Participants must prepare the complete repertoire for this call, and the jury will be in charge of selecting the passages and movements that they must perform at the time of the audition.

FILARMED PENSUM BASSON LEADER ASSISTANT
ROUND	REPERTOIRE
VIDEO PRE-SELECTION	WA Mozart – Concerto in B flat major for Bassoon and Orchestra KV 191 – First movement (without cadence) -Second movement (without cadence) -Third movement (without cadence)
FIRST ROUND OF IN-PERSON AUDITION (with curtain)	WA Mozart – Concerto in B flat major for Bassoon and Orchestra KV 191 First movement | Without Cadence. Second movement | Introduction until measure 21.
SECOND ROUND OF IN-PERSON AUDITION	• WA Mozart – Overture to The Marriage of Figaro | From measure 139 to measure 172. • L. van Beethoven – Symphony No. 4 in B flat major Op. 60 fourth movement | From measure 15 to measure 25 | From measure 184 to measure 190 | From measure 298 to measure 302. • R. Kosarkow – Scheherazade Second movement | From measure 5 to measure 26. From measure 323 to measure 328. • M. Ravel – Bolero | From measure 41 to measure 57. • M. Ravel – Piano Concerto in G major First movement | From number 9 to number 10 | Third movement from the fifth measure of number 14 to number 16 (must also play the Second Bassoon part). • H. Berlioz – Fantastic Symphony Op. 14 fifth movement | From the eighth measure of number 63 of Essay to the eighteenth measure of number 64 of Essay | From the fourth measure of number 83 to number 84. • Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring | Introduction up to the sixth measure of number 3 | From number 12 to the fourth measure. • PI Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F minor Second movement | From measure 274 to the end.

 

Participants selected to advance to the in-person audition round will receive via email the file with the scores of the orchestral solos that they must present. Participants who in the second round achieve a score equal to or greater than 85/100 will make up the list of eligible, who will be summoned for an interview with the Human Talent area. In this interview, the compatibility of the profile of the musician from the list of eligible candidates with the position to be held will be evaluated, understanding that the person who best fits the position will be selected.

 

The Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra reserves the right to declare the seats deserted. The selected applicant will be linked through a contract to provide services as an Assistant Bassoon Leader starting in February 2023.

 

If the selected applicant lives outside of Medellín, he or she must bear his or her relocation expenses.

Welcome to the Filarmed family, below we tell you the update of those selected for our Supernumerary Bank.

To keep in mind:

The people who make up the eligible list of the supernumerary bank must have social security affiliation (regardless of the EPS to which they belong) as contributors or as part of the subsidized regime. In no case may they be affiliated as beneficiaries.

FIDDLE
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VIOLA
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FLUTE
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HORN
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TUBA
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