SINFONIA TORONTO
Nurhan Arman, Music Director
PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN
The engagement will begin as of December 6, 2023 or the earliest availability of the winning candidate
Sinfonia Toronto operates under a collective bargaining agreement with the Toronto Musicians' Association. The current 3-year contract extends to the end of 2024-2025 season.
Auditions are by invitation. This is a Canadian national audition. Candidates must be Canadian citizens, have Permanent Resident status or hold a Canadian work permit valid through June 2024. Sinfonia Toronto musicians are members of the Canadian Federation of Musicians.
Audition date: Monday, November 27, 2023 beginning at 1:00 pm
Application deadline: November 26, 2023
Location: Willowdale Emmanuel United Church, 349 Kenneth Av. Toronto
Principal 2nd Violin rate: concerts $221.10; rehearsals $53.83 per-hour.
Audition repertoire:
first movement from one of the following concertos:
Mozart Nos. 3, 4 or 5; Beethoven; Mendelssohn E Minor or D Minor; Brahms; Sibelius; Khachaturian; Glazounov
First violin excerpts from:
Mozart - String Quartet No.14 K. 387 “Spring” - 1st movement
Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings - 1st movement
No sight-reading will be required.
Applicants must play their solo repertoire without any accompaniment.
Qualified applicants are invited to send their resume to:
Margaret Chasins, Director of Operations
email: margaretchasins@sinfoniatoronto.com
or
Sinfonia Toronto
4005 Don Mills Rd., Suite 253
Toronto, ON M2H 3J9
We thank all applicants for their interest; only short-listed candidates will be contacted; no phone calls please.