The Macao Orchestra is a professional ensemble, organized under the auspices of the Cultural Institute of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government.
The Macao Orchestra will be participating in many major performances. The Macao Orchestra has organized and will organized many tours outside Macao. It has been the "Cultural Representative" of Macao. The Orchestra currently has several openings for various sections, and welcomes applications from musicians around the world?
Second Violin Principal - 1
Violin tutti - 1
Viola tutti - 1
Double bass tutti - 1
Second Flute and piccolo - 1
Second Oboe and English Horn - 1
Second Bassoon and Bass Bassoon - 1
Third Horn - 1
Fourth Horn - 1
Terms and conditions of employment:
Salary (gross, in Macao currency, MOP)
a. Regular musicians: MOP$21,352.00 per month; Regular musicians with doubling: MOP$22,475.00 per month; Section principals: MOP$26,971.00 per month;
b. All full time orchestra musicians are entitled to a MOP$2,000.00 monthly housing subsidy;
c. The salary includes one month paid vacation, to be taken in August;
d. In addition to the monthly salary, a holiday bonus equivalent to one month’s salary is paid (pro rata);
e. Any fulltime musicians who have continually worked in the Macao Orchestra for two years will receive a monthly increment of MOP$500.00 (five hundred Patacas) from the third year onwards. Then, each two year, there will be a monthly increment of MOP$500. The upper limit of this increment will be MOP$2,500.
f. The Orchestra will purchase labor insurance and health insurance for each musician. The musician shall be reimbursed for two one-way airfares in economy class: one, at the commencement of the initial Contract shall cover the cost of travel from the place of recruitment to Macao, and the second, at the end of the final contract, shall cover the cost of travel from Macao back to the place of origin.
(Notes, for reference only: Macao Pataca - Hong Kong Dollar exchange rate is 103.2 : 100; the net income from a monthly salary of MOP$26,971.00 is MOP$25,789.60, MOP$21,352.00 is MOP$20,416.60.
Yearly net income for a tutti musician is approximately USD32,930.00 for reference only. The monthly rental rate for a furnished apartment with 2 bedrooms and 1 sitting room in Macao ranges from MOP$3,500.00 – MOP$5,000.00.
Musicians will work maximum ninety (90) hours per month;
Annual professional responsibilities include:
- Preparation for a maximum of 32 different programs for public performance per annum;
- a maximum of 80 school concerts (of 45 minutes each);
- a reasonable number of hours of individual or group tuition, recordings and other activities;
The performance season runs from early September through to the end of July of the following year. This is a one-year or two-year contract. The first three months of the first contract tenure will constitute a probation period.
Eligibility
The Cultural Institute welcomes applications from experienced professional musicians, aged between 18-45, who have received a complete musical training in an institution of international repute, and able to participate in English-language rehearsals. All other conditions being equal, preference will be given to holders of Macao identity cards.
Application Guidelines and Procedure
The application process consists of three stages:
i. The application registration:
Applications must be submitted by post to arrive in Macao on or before 31 August, 2009 and should fill out the application form in full (see attached), and enclose with the following: one copy of passport, diplomas, transcripts, proof of awards received and current employment, along with 3 copies of a recent photograph; Applicants must also provide one copy of an audition tape (1/2 inch VHS format of PAL format or Ntsc format) or VCD or DVD ?which should be Unedited, Continuous and should be of all the pieces and excerpts required for the audition?.The videotape should include:
a. any one work of the applicant’s choice, approximately fifteen to twenty minutes in length. The piece should accurately reflect the applicant’s highest level of playing ability;
b. two excerpts of a high technical level in differing styles are to be selected from the appointed pieces in the attached Macao Orchestra repertoire list. The application form can be obtained through hotlines, fax, e-mail or downloaded from the Macao Orchestra website. The application form can be photocopied.
ii. The audition tapes will be screened and a list of candidates for live audition will be compiled. The Macao Orchestra will select an Audition Panel that will review all the tapes submitted and compile a list of candidates for live audition (Applicants should note that all videotape and other application materials will not be returned).
iii. Time and spot for live audition will be confirmed accordingly. Details of the live audition will be taken in Macao or otherwise noticed.
5. Contact information
1. Applications should be sent to the following address:
The Macao Orchestra Recruitment Office
Endere?o: Avenida Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, no. 95A, Macao S.A.R.
2. For inquiries:
Telephone: +853 8295 7300 / 8295 7311
Fax: +853 28530666,
Email: ocm@icm.gov.mo
Website: http://www.icm.gov.mo/om/recruitE.asp
