Principal Viola (No2), BBC Concert Orchestra

Permanent - Full Time

Location: London, GB, W1A 1AA

Job Closing Date: MONDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2024

THE ROLE

Continuing Contract

We offer:

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

Job Introduction

The mission of the BBC Concert Orchestra is to bring inspiring musical experiences to everyone, everywhere, with the ensemble’s versatility as the key. The orchestra explores a wide selection of music, ranging from classical to contemporary. From 5 April 2024 it can be heard on BBC Radio 3’s Friday Night is Music Night. It has performed on many soundtracks, including Blue Planet, Serengeti and Wild Isles for BBC One, as well as recording new music for BBC Sounds’ Music & Meditation podcast and George the Poet’s award-winning, Have You Heard George’s Podcast? In 2022, it recorded Isobel Waller-Bridge's score for Charlie Mackesy’s Oscar winning animated film, The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse. It also performs in BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room Month for BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.

The orchestra appears regularly at London's Southbank Centre, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall and venues across the UK, and makes annual appearances at the BBC Proms.

The BBC Concert Orchestra offers enjoyable and innovative education and community activities. It is involved in a new partnership with the universities in Nottingham, and programmes including Create Yarmouth, BBC Ten Pieces, the BBC Young Composer competition, the BBC Open Music programme.

Key Responsibilities

• To act as Principal Viola, sitting number 2 and stepping up to Section Principal and leading the section when required.
• To have excellent solo and orchestral playing ability, maintaining the highest musical standards.
• To be an effective and committed team leader when leading the Section, and to play a full role in the life of the BBC Concert Orchestra.
• This job requires travelling throughout the UK and touring as well as evening and weekend work patterns.

Are you the right candidate?

• Excellent professional orchestral and solo viola playing ability.
• Knowledge of the range of repertoire of the BBC Concert Orchestra.
• The ability to both lead and work collaboratively to inspire and contribute to performances that meet the highest musical standards by providing artistic direction and by motivating members of the Section.
• Effective people and performance management skills, including the ability to give constructive feedback, deal with sensitive issues and to make difficult decisions.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to establish and develop harmonious working relationships with a diverse range of people.
• Demonstrates commitment to maintain the reputation of the Orchestra.
• Participates actively as part of a diverse team, supporting colleagues.
• Demonstrates respect for others by being fully prepared and ready to play at the start of every session.
• Ability to plan ahead in order to prepare parts and make the best use of the resources available.
• Awareness of health and safety issues.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE VIA THE MUSICALCHAIRS WEBSITE - PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR FULL DETAILS ON HOW TO APPLY AND AUDITIONS INSTRUCTIONS:

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: MONDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2024

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We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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DISCLAIMER

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

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