PUBLIC AUDITION by examination

for the formation of a beneficial list for potential, permanent recruitment for THIRD
TRUMPET WITH SECOND TRUMPET AND SECTION OBLIGATION - artistic level 4 +
2,78% of the CCNL national contract for employees of operatic-symphonic Foundations with
the corresponding financial treatment.

Article 1 – ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1.1 Candidates (of both genders – legislative decree 196/200) must meet the following requirements
for admission to the audition:
a) not be less than eighteen years of age;
b) have Italian or European Union citizenship; non-EU citizens will be admitted to the audition
who are in possession of a valid residence permit which allows the immediate recruitment as an
employee of the Foundation, or even not yet in possession of a work permit but of a valid degree
permitting residence in Italy and the participation in the audition: in this case, the candidate is aware
that future employment following a successful audition may be finalized only on the completion of
the authorization required by the current legislation for workers in the entertainment industry.
c) possess a Trumpet diploma (old system) or second level diploma (new system) conferred by a
Music Conservatory or an equivalent Musical Institute; if the diploma has been conferred abroad, it
will be considered to be a valid qualification for admission where it has been declared equivalent to
a conservatory diploma or nevertheless, equivalent according to Italian current legislation; in the
event that the decree of equivalence has not yet been obtained, the candidate will be admitted to the
examination subject to the declaration that the prerequisites exist to implement the procedure;
d) have sufficient knowledge of the Italian language;
e) be physically suitable for the position: the recruitment of the winning candidates will be
dependent on a medical assessment which will be provided on the instructions of the Foundation
Management;
f) not have criminal convictions, including those with an untried sentence, for crimes referred to in
Capo I, Titolo II, Libro II of the Penal Code; not be subject to restrictive measures regarding
personal freedom;
g) not have been dismissed or fired from employment for disciplinary reasons or exempted from
employment by Public Authorities for persistent, inadequate performance. Neither to have lost
public employment following an investigation revealing that the said employment was obtained
using false or altered permanent disability documents. In case of dismissal, termination or
exemption from employment, the causes and circumstances must be specified;
h) entitlement to civil and political rights;
1.2. All requirements for admission to the audition must be possessed by candidates by the
date of the application form deadline. The absence of any requirements will lead to the
exclusion of the candidate.

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1.3. The exclusion for admission to the audition due to the absence of necessary requirements may
occur at any time, with justified measures, by the Superintendent of the Teatro del Maggio
Musicale Fiorentino or his delegate and will be communicated by email to the address given in the
application form.

Article 2 – APPLICATION FORM

2.1. This announcement is published on the Foundation corporate website at the
www.maggiofiorentino.com address under the section: Lavora con Noi (Work with us), from where
it is possible to download the application form and the privacy policy.
2.2. The application forms may be presented by email to the following address:
selezioniorchestra@maggiofiorentino.com or delivered by hand to the following address:
Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Risorse Umane, Ufficio del Personale, THIRD TRUMPET
Audition, Piazzale Vittori Gui 1, 50144 Firenze and must be DELIVERED to the Foundation
offices by the mandatory deadline of: SUNDAY 22 January 2023. Every submitted application
will receive confirmation of receipt.
2.3. The Foundation assumes no responsibility for non-receipt of the application form. The receipt
of the application form is at the sole risk of the candidate in as much as, for any reason, including
unforeseeable circumstances, force majeure, or delays attributable to third parties, it does not arrive
by the deadline.
2.4. Application forms which arrive after the mandatory deadline specified at paragraph 2.2 will not
be accepted, or those missing the required attachments stipulated in paragraph 2.6. Application
forms which arrive after the specified deadline will not be considered, neither those which are
received after the onset of the examination, even if sent within the deadline date. Any amendments
or additions to the application form already submitted to the Foundation will only be accepted if
received by the application deadline and sent by the aforementioned methods.
2.5. To participate in the audition, it is the responsibility of the interested parties to present a
completed application form (Attachment A), according to articles 46 and 47 of the Presidential
Decree 445/2000, duly signed. In
the case of application forms sent by email, attachments must be sent in pdf format, duly signed and
not exceeding a total size of 9 Mb. For a correct presentation of the application, the candidate must
take full responsibility for all information requested in “Attachment A”, which must be a valid,
truthful declaration, according to articles 46, 47 and 76 of the Presidential Decree 445/2000.
2.6. The candidate will not be admitted to the audition if the following documents are not
attached to the application form:
A. Where appropriate, a residence permit
B. Duly signed curriculum vitae
C. Trumpet Diploma found in Article 1 paragraph 1.1 letter c)
D. Photocopy of a valid identity document

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2.7. By signing the application form, the candidate declares to have read fully the Public Audition
Announcement and to be aware of and accept unconditionally the rules and conditions contained
herein regarding the procedure of the audition.
2.8. The declarations made in the application form, which replace the relevant certification and/or
affidavits, are subject to sanctions according to article 76 of the Presidential Decree no.445/2000,
where there is the assumption of falsehood and untruthful declarations.
2.9. The candidate’s examination will be considered null and void if declarations prove to be false,
misleading or untruthful.
2.10. Gender equality is guaranteed for access to employment, according to legislative decree no.
198 of 11 April 2006 and of article 35, paragraph 3, letter c) of the legislative decree no. 165/2001.

Article 3 – CAUSES FOR EXCLUSION

Reasons for exclusion of the candidate:
1. The lack of requirements listed in A, B, C, D in preceding article 2, paragraph 2.6 of this
document;
2. The presentation of the application form later than the deadline in article 2, paragraph 2.2 of
this document.

Article 4 – EXAMINATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

4.1. The audition will take place at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Piazzale Vittorio
Gui, 1, Firenze, on the following days
Preliminary and final examinations – Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 February 2023 at 9.00h.
4.2. The preliminary examinations will consist of two stages (the first, anonymously) which,
depending on the number of candidates, could both take place on Monday 6 February or over the
two days; the candidates auditioned in both preliminary stages will receive an assessment of
acceptance or non-acceptance to the following stage.
4.3. Eligibility will be given to candidates who achieve a minimum of 8 points out of 10 in the final
examination.
4.4. The examination program is as follows:
A) A. Honegger – Intrada
B) T. Charlier – Study no.2 (to be performed on B flat trumpet)
C) Orchestral Passages
L. van Beethoven – Leonora n.3, Symphony n.5 and Symphony n.9
G. Bizet – Prelude and trumpet call (2nd trumpet)
B. Bartòk - Concerto for orchestra (2nd trumpet)

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G. Mahler – Symphony n.2 - Urlicht Chorale and offstage 2nd trumpet
G. Mahler – Symphony n.6 - first movement from n.16 for 8 bars; Finale from 4 bars before n. 106
for 3 bars (2nd trumpet)
G. Mahler – Symphony n.1 (2nd trumpet)
G. Mahler – Symphony n.7 - from 5 bars before n.224 until 3 bars after n.229 (2nd trumpet)
R. Strauss – Eine Alpensinfonie – Schneller from n.65 until 4 bars after n.70; from 3 bars before
n.93 until 2 bars after n.97
R. Strauss – Ein Heldenleben – offstage 2nd trumpet
J. S. Bach – B Minor Mass – Chorus n.17 Et Resurrexit (2nd trumpet); Chorus n.21 Osanna (2nd
trumpet)
M. Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé - from 3 bars after n.211 until 4 bars after n.212
I. Stravinsky – Petrushka – Finale from 3 bars after n.132 until the end (2nd trumpet)
C. Debussy – Nocturnes – n.2 Fetes (2nd and 3rd trumpet)
G. Verdi – Aida – n.13 Third Act
G. Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor – prelude and introduction (2nd trumpet)
N. Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol (2nd trumpet)
N. Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade (2nd trumpet)
D) Possible sight reading
E) Section exam from the orchestral passages list
N.B. There will be a pianist for piano accompaniment; whoso wishes to benefit must bring the
relative scores in a good condition.
The examining panel reserves the right to request any of the above pieces at any stage of the
audition.
4.5. Audition participants will not receive any compensation or reimbursement for travel or
lodging expenses incurred.
4.6. No convocation notice will be sent. Candidates who are not present at the Theatre on the day
and at the time stipulated in paragraph 4.1 of this announcement will be excluded from the audition
in that their absence for the examination will be considered as a withdrawal from the said audition.
To be eligible to participate in the audition, candidates must show a valid identity document.
4.7. When the evaluation of the examinations has been completed, the Examining Panel will
determine a list of the participating candidates and their appointed merit classification. The list,
signed by the Examining Panel, will be displayed on the Foundation noticeboard.

Article 5 – MERIT CLASSIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES

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On the completion of the examinations, the Examining Panel will establish the merit classification
of the eligible candidates. The merit classification of the eligible candidates will be endorsed by the
Foundation Superintendent and is valid for twelve months from the day following its approval,
subject to possible extensions decided by the Foundation.

Article 6 – EXAMINING PANEL

The Examining Panel will be appointed by the Foundation Superintendent depending on current
availability. In any event, the Examining Panel will be strictly comprised of experts with
experience and competence in the field of auditions by examination who are not incompatible to
current regulations in this field.

Article 7 – APPOINTMENT OF WINNERS – RECRUITMENT

7.1. Participating candidates must accept the conditions that the successful completion of the
examinations does not guarantee recruitment, being subject to the approval of the merit
classification by the Superintendent, the assessment of requirements requested for admission to the
audition and the verification of requisites required by law which enable the Foundation to proceed
with permanent recruitment, including economic-financial sustainability restrictions with regard to
recruitment costs. The eligible candidates included in the merit classification will eventually be
invited to take up employment commencing on the date specified by the Foundation in the official
communication of recruitment.
7.2. Recruitment acceptance must be communicated by a written declaration. In the absence of
this, the winner will be considered to have renounced the position.
7.3. The recruitment as an employee of the Foundation requires the unconditional abandonment of
any outstanding or threatened legal dispute against it, relevant to permanent recruitment.
7.4. The winning audition candidate who does not commence work on the date stipulated by the
Foundation, renounces the right to establish the employment relationship.
7.5. Before establishing the employment relationship and under penalty of forfeiture, the eligible
candidate must present the following documentation attesting to the possession of the necessary
declared requisites:
1. A recent certificate of pending criminal charges (police record).
2. An authentic copy of a valid residence permit for non-EU citizens permitting work activity and
the establishment of a contract as a permanent employee.
7.6. The confirmation of permanent recruitment is subject to the favorable outcome of a trial period
stipulated in the collective labor agreement relating to the specific tasks.
7.7. There will be no recruitment of those who, on the date scheduled for the commencement of the
employment relationship with the Foundation, maintain any other employment with other public or
private institutions. To this end, at the time of recruitment the winner must submit a personal
liability signed declaration stating to not have other public or private employment.

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Article 8 – PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
All personal data received by the Foundation for the execution of the audition procedure will be
processed according to Legislative Decree 196/2003 and GDPR 2016/679.
Information on the processing of personal data pursuant to Article 13 of GDPR 2016/679 and
Legislative Decree 196/2003 is attached to this audition announcement.
Providing this data is compulsory in order to participate in the audition.

Firenze, 22 November 2022

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