Dutch Ensemble Looking for Irish Players

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The Dutch Ricciotti ensemble is looking for two young Irish violin players aged from 18 to 30 for a tour in The Netherlands and Ireland. This tour will start in The Netherlands on Monday, 29 July and will end Friday, 15 August in Cork. The talented Séamus Hickey will join the ensemble as soloist for the summer tour.

The Ensemble are also looking for:

  • Double-bass
  • Oboe
  • Trumpet
  • Saxophone
  • French horn

The Ricciotti ensemble is a Dutch symphonic street orchestra consisting of 43 young musicians with the mission of bringing live symphonic music to people everywhere. Since its founding in 1970, the ensemble has played in all kinds of institutions including care homes, asylum seeker centers, homeless shelters and prisons.

The program of every performance consists of short pieces from many different genres: classical, pop, jazz and also non-western music.

Visit the website for more information about the ensemble or watch this video.  

Applications:

Those interested in applying can send a video of a solo piece of approximately 5 minutes and some orchestra-excerpts that the ensemble will send in advance. In this video, please state a little bit about yourself and your motivation for applying. You can send your video to tourneemanager@ricciotti.nl.

Please fill out the form here. Apply by Friday, 14 June 2024.

From July 29 until August 3, there will be a rehearsals in The Netherlands. Then the ensemble will tour in The Netherlands from August 4 until August 9. On 10 August, the ensemble will fly to Dublin. The ensemble will play in and around Dublin, Galway and Cork.

The Ricciotti ensemble will arrange and pay for all your travel, food, and accommodation. For the tour in The Netherlands, the ensemble will book you a return ticket from Ireland. Additionally, the Ricciotti Ensemble will provide for your travel insurance and third party insurance for the duration of the tour.

Please contact Julie at tourneemanager@ricciotti.nl with any queries.

Schedule:

  • 28 July: Flight Ireland to The Netherlands
  • 29 July-3 Aug: Rehearsal period in The Netherlands
  • 4-9 August:: Dutch Tour
  • 10 August: Flight to Dublin
  • 10-15 August: Tour Ireland
  • 15 August: End of the tour in Cork

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