Section Principal Bassoon

Section Principal Bassoon
Salary – £816.00 per week plus benefits

Scottish Opera takes world-class opera to all corners of Scotland and beyond, ensuring that as many people as possible can enjoy this wonderful art form. The company is Glasgow based and the Orchestra performs main stage and medium-scale operas, participates in education and outreach work and performs concerts and recordings.

We invite applications for the position of Section Principal Bassoon. Players have a contractual guarantee of a minimum of 29 weeks of work per year, and in November each year receive 5 months’ notice of their contracted weeks of work for the year that commences from April.

Auditions for this position will take place in Manchester and Glasgow on the following dates:

1st Round (Panel to listen to AV Recordings and consider Anonymised online Portfolios – Screened)
Saturday 24th January 2026

2nd and 3rd Rounds (in person)
Monday 16th February 2026 – MANCHESTER (2nd round in the AM and 3rd round in the PM)
Wednesday 18th February 2026 - GLASGOW (2nd round in the AM and 3rd round in the PM)

All candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work in the UK and documentary proof of this will be requested prior to auditions.

Applicants should apply via Musical Chairs www.musicalchairs.info. To be considered for an audition, your application must include all of the documents specified on the Musical Chairs Website. If you have any queries regarding your application, please contact our Orchestra Manager, Heather North at heather.north@scottishopera.org.uk

The closing date for applications and AV recordings is Monday 19th January 2026 at 5pm, after which the panel will select candidates to go through to the in person 2nd Round.

We have a strong commitment to promoting equality. To eliminate any unconscious bias, we have introduced an anonymised application process together with anonymised audio recordings.