The Stichting Omroep Muziek (Dutch Music Broadcasting Foundation) (SOM) is the Dutch Public Broadcasters’
production centre for live music. Given its Live Music responsibilities and, on the basis of arrangements with the
NPO (the Dutch Public Broadcasters), NTR (the independent Dutch public service broadcaster) and AVROTROS (an
independent broadcaster), it is tasked with producing three major symphonic series for NPO Radio 4: the NTR
ZaterdagMatinee (‘Saturday Matinee’), the AVROTROS Vrijdagconcert (‘Friday concert’) and the Zondagochtend
Concert (‘Sunday morning concert’). The Radio Filharmonisch Orkest and the Groot Omroepkoor (Netherlands
Radio Choir), which form part of the SOM, account for the lion’s share of the concerts in these series. With these
three series and two ensembles, the SOM is the custodian of five leading icons of both tradition and innovation,
partly thanks to its constructive and intensive cooperation with the NTR, AVROTROS and NPO Radio 4. We
produce from our own premises, the Muziekcentrum van de Omroep (Broadcasting Music Centre), a listed
building housing both permanent and temporary organisations which programme a number of successful concert
series.
The SOM produces at least 75 concerts a year for the broadcasting series. The ensembles under the SOM
umbrella also put on productions elsewhere and, subject to their series schedules, give performances outside the
context of their broadcasting activities.
The Groot Omroepkoor is a professional symphonic choir with 60 core members. Led by its choirmaster Klaas
Stok, it has occupied a prominent position in the Dutch music scene since 1945. The Groot Omroepkoor plays an
important role in the NPO concert series. It also collaborates frequently with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as with foreign orchestras that visit the Netherlands. The
Groot Omroepkoor performs the great symphonic choral works, ranging from the Romantic era to the present
day.
The Groot Omroepkoor / Netherlands Radio Choir
Choirmaster: Klaas Stok
has the following two vacancies:
2nd tenors
Part-time employment contracts ranging from 50% to 75%
We also invite responses from 1st and 2nd tenors who are interested in freelance work on the basis of the
collective agreement for substitutes.
Audition dates: 27 and 28 June 2017 (afternoon/evening)
The compulsory repertoire comprises both solo and choral works. Solfège, sight-reading and ensemble singing
skills may be tested during the audition. You could also be asked to read a number of texts in modern languages.
Applications are invited from:
- Dutch candidates
- Candidates from outside the Netherlands who do not require a work permit to work in the Netherlands
- Nationals of any of the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Nationals from countries outside the EU who have
been living in the Netherlands for at least three years and have a valid certification on their residence
permits are also eligible to apply.
We reserve the right to make an initial selection on the basis of the completed application forms and digital sound
and/or video recordings that we receive.
Candidates who are accepted for a position in the Groot Omroepkoor will be offered an employment contract for
one year, with the intention of converting this into a permanent appointment.
For more information, please contact Ria Raven, the Groot Omroepkoor office manager, on Telephone +31 (0)35
671 4120.
Closing date for applications: 28 May 2017. Please respond by completing the application form and sending your
digital sound and video recordings (MPP3 and/or WAV) to: [email protected], stating your name and
“Tenor Auditions”.
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