Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa
AUDITIONn Position

Principal Viola: One positionn Eligibility
OEK is an equal opportunity employer.

You must be interested in Japanese culture and highly motivated to engage in activities in Japan.
n The application deadline
Your application must arrive by e-mail by June 14, 2024
n Auditions
Auditions will be held in four rounds.
l Preliminary
Video Recording Audition: Applicants should send a detailed resume and upload a video recording of therequired repertoire to YouTube as an unlisted video.
l First RoundLive Audition with piano accompaniment for those who pass the preliminary round.
July 22, 2024, at Ishikawa Ongakudo Concerthall (Kanazawa, Japan)l Second RoundLive Audition with piano accompaniment for those who pass the first round.
July 23, 2024, at Ishikawa Ongakudo Concerthall (Kanazawa, Japan)
The Orchestra can arrange an accompanist, with a rehearsal on July 21.
l Third RoundParticipating in concerts as an extra player
Approximately 20 concerts, mainly subscription concerts (generally 3 months, Including concerts
conducted by the OEK artistic leader)Repertoire lists
l Preliminary
Please play (1), (2) and (3) in the following order(1) Carl Stamitz: Viola Concerto in D Major Op.1 1st movement(include Cadenza, with piano accompaniment) [any edition]
Please limit the piano introduction to 4 or 6 bars.
(2) Bartok: Viola Concerto 1st movement (completed by Serly, 1949)(3) Orchestral Excerpts
The video must be recorded in 2024
l First Round and Second Round
Please play (1), (2), (3) and (4) in the following order(1) One of the following (A) to (D)(A) J.S. Bach: 6 Suites for Cello Solo No.3 Prelude, Sarabande, and Gigue(B) J.S. Bach: 6 Suites for Cello Solo No.4 Prelude, Sarabande, and Gigue(C) J.S. Bach: 6 Suites for Cello Solo No.5 Prelude, Sarabande, and Gigue(D) J.S. Bach: 6 Suites for Cello Solo No.6 Prelude, Sarabande, and Gigue(3) Bartok: Viola Concerto 1st movement (completed by Serly, 1949)(2) W. A. Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major K.364
1st movement mm.72-158
2nd movements mm.16-53
To be performed with OEK concertmaster in the audition.
(4) Orchestral Excerpts
Any edition is acceptable except for the Bartok Concerto.
Please request the orchestral excerpts for the preliminary round to audition-oek@oek.jp with thesubject line “Request Orchestral Excerpts for OEK Principal Viola Audition”. Excerpts for the first andsecond round will be sent to those who have passed the preliminary round.
n How to apply
You must submit the following materials by e-mail.
(1) Application form for OEK audition with your ID PhotoYou can download the Application Form from OEK's Web site (http://www.oek.jp/audition).
(2) The URLs of your Preliminary Round video recordings on YouTubeAll applicants will receive notification of the Preliminary result by e-mail.
If you don’t receive notification by June 26, please contact OEK (details below).

n Employment conditions
Yearly salaryThis contract is renewed annually.
8,000,000 JPY (a year, before TAX)
Social insurance and national health insurance included.

n Trial Period
Trial period is 6 months.
Final decision will be made by the artistic leader and orchestra members.
n Other mattersl The winning candidate will be interviewed for approval by the Ishikawa Orchestra Foundation.
l Candidates are responsible for all travel and accommodation expenses for the 1st and 2nd round.
l OEK will provide travel and accomodation for the 3rd round.
lThe starting date of employment is scheduled to be 3 months after the end of the 3rd Period (negotiable).

n Video Recording Guidelinel No editing after recording. Cuts of the introduction or ending should be made in the performance.
l Recording should be landscape and made on a single stationary camera.
l You and your instrument must clearly visible and fully in shot.
l It is not necessary to use extremely high-quality cameras and microphones. Recording can be made ona smartphone.
l The space you perform in should preferably have minimal ambient noise.
l Acoustics should be valued for clarity rather than overly much reverberation.
l Please upload your video recording to YouTube as “Unlisted”, Not “Private”.
Please refer to the YouTube Help for how to upload. (https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/57407)

Contact
E-mail：audition-oek@oek.jp
The Ishikawa Orchestra Foundation／Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa
Showa-machi 20-1, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan 920-0856
Department of Audition: Atsushi Kuraishi, Hiroyuki Miyashita,
TEL +81-76-232-0171 FAX +81-76-232-8101