Sub-principal Viola

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Royal Northern Sinfonia

**Sub-Principal Viola**

**Department & Team**: Royal Northern Sinfonia & Classical Team
**Location**: The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
**Working Hours**: Members of Royal Northern Sinfonia work in line with the North Music Trust / Musicians’ Union agreement

**Position in organisation and starting salary**: Sub Principal Viola £38,255 (SCP 1)

**Reports to**: Senior Orchestra & Personnel Manager

**Works in conjunction with**: Royal Northern Sinfonia musicians and the Classical Team

**Stage One - Digital Submission Closing date: 17.00 on Friday 05 September 2025**

Please submit a video recording which contains the following excerpts by 17.00 on Friday 05 September 2025:
**Excerpts**:
**Benjamin Britten**Frank Bridge Variations: March

**Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart**Eine Kleine Nachtmusic: Rondo, beginning to b.15 + repeat

**Richard Strauss** Metamorphosen (Viola 2) b.17 - 26 & b.195 - 212

Excerpts for Stage One can be found in the attachment above.

Your submission needs to be recorded live, in one take and without any editing. Please note the panel will only hear the audio of your submission.

**Stage Two - In Person Live Audition - Monday 20 October 2025**

Your audition will take place at **The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, St Mary’s Square, Gateshead, NE8 2JR**and will consist of two parts:
Part A: A screened audition consisting of the first movement of a Classical Concerto (exposition only) and a contrasting piece of your own choice.

An accompanist will be provided but do bring your own if you wish.

Part B: An un-screened audition consisting of orchestral excerpts and a pre-selected movement of chamber music with members of the panel. The repertoire for Stage Two, Part B is listed below.

**Excerpts**

**Benjamin Britten**Frank Bridge Variations: March

**Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart**Eine Kleine Nachtmusic: Rondo, beginning to b.15 + repeat

**Tchaikovsky** Serenade for Strings: mvt 1, D - F, and mvt 3, B.65 - 90 (Letter C)

**Richard Strauss** Metamorphosen: (Viola 3) b.417 - 429, (Viola 4) beginning to b.52,

**Chamber Music**

**Dvořák** Quintet in E-flat, Op.97, viola 2: mvt 1

**Stage 3: Trial (Paid work, Chamber Music, and Interview)**

**Dates from November 2025 onwards**

For Sub-Principal positions this will consist of three patches of paid work, with one patch centred around our core classical repertoire conducted by Music Director Dinis Sousa. You’ll also take part in a chamber music rehearsal with members of the panel and an interview with the Leader (or appropriate Section Leaders) and the Senior Orchestra & Personnel Manager.

**About the Orchestra**

**Music Director**Dinis Sousa

**Artistic Partner** Maria Włoszczowska

**Principal Guest Conductor** Nil Venditti

**Associate Conductor** Ellie Slorach

**Conductor Laureate**Thomas Zehetmair

**Internationally renowned, calling Gateshead home.**
- Wherever the orchestra play and whoever they share a stage with, every performance is ‘a feast for the heart and mind’ (The Telegraph)._

37 musicians at the top of their game. Electrifying music, old and new. All the talent, determination, and creativity of the North East on a worldwide stage.**From their home at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Royal Northern Sinfonia share the joy and wonder of orchestral music with thousands of people across the North of England - and beyond - every year.

From symphonies to string quartets, film soundtracks to choral masses, and performances with awesome artists from Sheku Kanneh-Mason to Self Esteem, the orchestra’s members have got one of the most varied jobs there is. No two weeks are ever the same.

They look for fresh new sounds from up-and-coming composers, invite local communities to share a stage, and do everything they can to inspire and prepare the musicians of tomorrow to one day take their place. They’re also working hard to smash the barriers that can stop brilliant people getting into classical music. They’ve teamed up with national partners to support women conductors to develop their careers, to help global majority musicians get vital experience in the orchestra world, and to celebrate disabled and non-disabled musicians breaking new ground together in inclusive ensemble RNS Moves.

They travel far and wide to make sure there’s top-notch classical music on offer across the North. You’ll find them in rural churches, town halls, community centres and sports halls, as well as taking charge of concert series in Carlisle, Kendal, Middlesbrough, and Sunderland. International tours have taken them to almost every country in Europe, to Asia, South America and most recently South Korea.

With 65 years of success to build on, they’ve signed a dynamic artistic leadership to lead the way into a bold bright future. Music Director Dinis Sousa and Principal Guest Conductor Nil Venditti were both nominated in the Best Conductor category at the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards 2025