Tutti Percussion (50%)

The North Netherlands Orchestra (NNO) is the symphony orchestra of the three northern provinces. With over 150 years of history and a broad, innovative programme, we reach a large and diverse audience. From our home base in Groningen, we give more than a hundred concerts a year in the provinces of Drenthe, Fryslân and Groningen, and beyond.

Our mission: to open up new horizons for all northerners by bringing live music that touches and inspires. The NNO is a crucial catalyst for the cultural ecosystem in the region, an orchestra that effortlessly combines tradition and innovation. With a rich offering – from “classical” to groundbreaking crossover concerts to music education projects and research in the field of Arts & Technology – we reach audiences of all generations, in collaboration with many regional and national partners.

Eivind Gullberg Jensen is chief conductor and Hartmut Haenchen and Kerem Hassan are permanent guest conductors. Antony Hermus is attached to the NNO as honorary conductor. The orchestra consists of about 70 musicians.

The NNO brings a diverse audience into contact with symphonic music and attaches significant importance to this. We therefore value diversity in the orchestral workplace. For more information, please visit www.nno.nu

The NNO has a vacancy for:

Tutti Percussion (50%)

Audition date                                   : May 6th, 2026

Closing date for applications       : March 18th, 2026

Starting date                                     : As soon as possible

The position

As tutti percussion player, you play an important role in in the realisation of the NNO’s performance ambitions. In addition to your tasks on stage, you can be deployed more broadly within the orchestra for, for example, educational activities and ensemble performances. Tutti players can also be asked incidentally for tasks that contribute to the orchestra organization in general, such as being part of an audition committee.

What do we expect from you?

• You are a versatile and passionate musician, with a broad repertoire range
• You have a professional, inquisitive and positive attitude on and off stage
• You are a team player who feels at home in an orchestra.
• You find it fun and important to be a flexible player

Terms of employment

• The contract is initially for a probationary period, becoming a permanent position after a year if both parties are content.
• Salary: scale 1 as in the Dutch Orchestras’ Collective Labour Agreement, which can be found at vvno.nl, the website of the Association of Dutch Orchestras.
• Contribution to the ABP Pension Fund is compulsory.
• Plenty of opportunities for further development as a musician or in other activities.

Compulsory works

During the audition, candidates will be asked to prepare the following:

1. First round

– Snare drum: Etude nr. 74 – A. Wagner

– Xylophone: Etude XXI – G. Facchin

– Orchestra excerpts

2. Second round

– Orchestra excerpts

– Latin percussion

 

Those candidates invited to audition will be notified of the required orchestral works and given information on the Latin percussion.

Application and procedure

• The procedure consists of an audition and an interview. The audition will take place in De Oosterpoort in Groningen.
• The auditions are open only to EU citizens and citizens from Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland, or other musicians already holding a non-temporary residence permit for the Netherlands with full work authorization. An audition selection can be made based on written applications.
• Application is only possible via https://www.muvac.com/vacancy/noord-nederlands-orkest-dyx97m71, please apply on March 18^th, 2026, at the latest, with a Curriculum Vitae, and, if you have a nationality from outside the EU, a copy of your non-temporary work and residence permit for the Netherlands.

Further information

For further information regarding terms of the contract please contact the HR department via hr@nno.nu . For more information regarding the audition procedure please contact Janneke Olthuis, Auditions Secretary

Contact details:

email                    : auditions@nno.nu

telephone            : +31 (0)50 3695800