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    Section Leader Oboe: Essential

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    The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is seeking a Section Leader Oboe as the current position is vacant. The successful candidate will play in concerts, manage the oboe section, and participate in the orchestra's education programs. Candidates should have professional orchestral experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work as part of a team. The full-time position offers a minimum salary of £40,909 as well as benefits.

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    The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is seeking a Section Leader Oboe as the current position is vacant. The successful candidate will play in concerts, manage the oboe section, and participate in the orchestra's education programs. Candidates should have professional orchestral experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work as part of a team. The full-time position offers a minimum salary of £40,909 as well as benefits.

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    The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is seeking a Section Leader Oboe as the current position is vacant. The successful candidate will play in concerts, manage the oboe section, and participate in the orchestra's education programs. Candidates should have professional orchestral experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work as part of a team. The full-time position offers a minimum salary of £40,909 as well as benefits.

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    The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is seeking a Section Leader Oboe as the current position is vacant. The successful candidate will play in concerts, manage the oboe section, and participate in the orchestra's education programs. Candidates should have professional orchestral experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work as part of a team. The full-time position offers a minimum salary of £40,909 as well as benefits.

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    World-class music performed by a world-class orchestra in a world-class city.

    The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is resident at Birmingham's Symphony Hall, one of the finest
    halls in the world. Together with Music Director Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, the CBSO is in demand globally, acting
    as ambassador for the city in venues and festivals internationally. Our recordings win international prizes. We
    support and sustain an unparalleled diversity of world-class music making in Birmingham and beyond including
    our own chamber music series at our rehearsal and concert hall, CBSO Centre. Our acclaimed family of
    choruses, youth ensembles and education programme reaches more than 55,000 people each year.

    SECTION LEADER OBOE


    The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is seeking to appoint a Section Leader Oboe to its woodwind
    section.

    The current Oboe section is as follows:

    Section Leader: Position Vacant


    Principal Second Oboe: Emmet Byrne
    Principal Cor Anglais: Rachael Pankhurst

    In addition to playing everything from baroque to contemporary music and from large scale opera to light
    music, the successful candidate will also manage the section, attend auditions, sit on recruitment panels and
    attend Section Leader meetings. The CBSO tune to A440Hz.

    As well as having the opportunity to play in the Chamber Music series, the CBSO offer a range of Continuous
    Professional Development opportunities to its musicians which includes work across the CBSO’s Learning and
    Participation Programme: Music & Ability (Disability Provision), Higher Education, Developing Talent, Families,
    Youth & Communities, Youth Orchestra and Choruses..

    Candidates should have experience of performing in symphony orchestras and evidence through their CV of
    excellence in performance in a professional context. The CBSO will also consider candidates who are in the
    early stages of their career and can clearly demonstrate their potential to fulfil the role.

    The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

    Essential:

     Highly reputable classical music training


     Commitment to delivering a very high standard of work
     Innovative and creative character with a broad outlook focused on enhancing the artistic quality of the
    CBSO and the CBSO woodwind section
     Excellent communication and organisational skills
     Self-motivated, reliable and able to work under pressure
     Ability to work co-operatively as part of a team
     Ability to develop positive working relationships including with other members of the orchestra and the
    management / administrative team
     Respect for others demonstrated by being fully prepared to play at the start of every session
     Ability to understand and to speak English
    Desirable:

     Proven expertise in a broad range of musical and performance activities including education work and
    chamber music
     Experience of leading an orchestral oboe section
     Considerable recent orchestral experience as a professional oboist

    Employment Details:

     This is a full time position with a maximum work commitment of 190 days each contract year
     The minimum full time starting salary is £40,909
     Whilst orchestral work is always prioritised, non-orchestral work can be delivered within contract
     Other benefits include sick pay, instrument insurance and a study fund
     There are thirty-five days paid holiday in addition to Public Holidays and a minimum of ninety-four free
    days per annum
     Membership of the Company’s Group Stakeholder Pension plan
     Various benefits for CBSO employees
     All CBSO employees are expected to adhere to all the CBSO’s policies

    Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, ongoing and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK and travel
    within the EEA without sponsorship.

    The CBSO is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.

    APPLICATION CLOSING DATE:

     Friday 29 March midday

    Audition Dates:

     June 2019

    January 2019

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