Contract type: Continuing
Location: Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, Wales
Salary: £25,400 - £36,500 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 14th August 2024.
The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales occupies a special role as both a BBC broadcast orchestra and the national symphony orchestra of Wales. The Orchestra is generously supported by the Arts Council of Wales and is proud to work with an outstanding group of conductors.
As one of the six BBC Orchestras and Choirs, the Orchestra has a busy schedule of recordings, broadcasts and concerts for BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Films and BBC television. Education is also at the heart of our work, developing innovative projects to increase accessibility to classical music and engaging with communities across Wales.
This role works closely with the rest of the orchestra management team to drive a vision for the orchestra as a key cultural and artistic asset for the country of Wales alongside its existing commitment to providing outstanding content for BBC broadcast, primarily on BBC Radio 3.
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To be successful in this role you will need:
- Proven music knowledge and literacy.
- Ability to provide detailed interpretation of scorings and orchestrations.
- Very fine attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records.
- Ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team.
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
The following skills are desirable:
- Experience and competency in using music notation software.
- An understanding of copyright legislation as it pertains to music.
- Experience of working in a Music Library.
- Ability to undertake basic arranging and orchestrating tasks – for example expanding a short score