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Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Edwin Outwater, Music Director
Announces the following vacancies:
Concertmaster - International Auditions
38-week Season
Salary: Base Principal annual salary $41,332, Concertmaster salary is negotiated.
International Auditions by invitation only will be held Saturday, October 5, 2013 in
Kitchener, Ontario
Highly qualified applicants are asked to send:
- a one-page resume
- a 5 minute audio or video electronic recording (audio file or url) preferably
recorded within the past 6 months.
Recordings may include any of the following:
- standard, audition-level concertos
- standard orchestral excerpts (including Concertmaster solos)
- violin sonatas (with or without piano accompaniment)
- unaccompanied Bach
- violin concert pieces
All resumes and audio submissions are to be sent to Brie Mellanby, Operations Assistant at
bmellanby@kwsymphony.on.ca before May 27, 2013.
Submissions will be considered and voted on by the Search Committee in the final week of May. This will constitute the Preliminary Round. Applicants will be notified of the results by email
and successful candidates will be advanced to Round A of the Final Round which will take place
on Saturday, October 5, 2013 in Kitchener. Repertoire for the audition is listed below.
Candidates who are successful in Round A will proceed to Round B on the same day.
Candidates who are successful in Round B will be invited to play a week with the orchestra
during the 2013-14 season.
The Invited Week will include a chamber music audition, a prepared interview, a reception with
some of our patrons as well as rehearsals and performances with the orchestra. Repertoire,
expectations and interview questions will be available in advance of the invited week.
Candidates will be paid, and transportation and hotel costs will be covered by the Kitchener-
Waterloo Symphony. Following the conclusion of all candidate invited weeks, the Committee will
meet to discuss and vote. The successful candidate will be offered a probationary contract with
the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony at their earliest availability.
PDF Version with Repertoire List 
Application Deadline: May 27, 2013
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL 2ND VIOLIN
38-week Season
Salary: $31,884, 2013-2014 season
National Auditions will be held Monday, June 3, 2013 in Kitchener, Ontario
Highly qualified applicants are asked to send a ONE-PAGE resume to:
Brie Mellanby,Operations Assistant
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
36 King Street W
Kitchener, ON N2G 1A3
email: bmellanby@kwsymphony.on.ca
fax: 519-745-4474
Please Note: a refundable $75 deposit is required to accompany each application to
secure an audition time. Candidates are responsible for travel and all associated costs of attendance at the audition.
Candidates must provide proof of Canadian Citizenship, Landed Immigrant status or eligibility to work in
Canada, and he/she is responsible for all immigration/employment concerns.
Excerpt List
Application Deadline: May 21, 2013
For More information, please contact:
Nancy Wharton, Personnel Manager
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
36 King St W | Kitchener, Ontario | N2G 1A3 | Canada
e-mail: nwharton@kwsymphony.on.ca
fax: 519.745.4474
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