Our Company

Orchestra Victoria is a performance partner of Australia’s national ballet company, The Australian Ballet, and national opera company, Opera Australia. The orchestra also has a rich performance life beyond the pit, providing music festivals, orchestral concerts, and education programmes across the beautiful state of Victoria.

Orchestra Victoria offers:

• excellent salaries
• performance opportunities in the greatest of opera, ballet, symphonic and chamber music repertoire
• a very exciting and friendly working environment
• world class health and wellbeing programs for musicians

Orchestra Victoria seeks a musician of outstanding ability and leadership for the full-time position of Principal Bass Clarinet.

The salary for this position as a Level A Principal Musician starts at $92,574.08 per annum plus superannuation and allowances. This position is offered as a full-time maximum term contract (2-years) to permanency arrangement, subject to a trial period in accordance with the OV EBA.

Applications are open to Australian and New Zealand citizens and Permanent Residents of Australia only.

Applicants are welcome to attend the live audition or submit a fully recorded audio-visual format audition.

Audition Dates: Tuesday 25 August & Wednesday 26 August 2026
Excerpt Booklet sent: Tuesday 28 July 2026
Applications close: Tuesday 4 August 2026, 11:59pm AEST
Recorded submissions deadline: Tuesday 18 August 2026, 9:00am AEST

You can find further information, including recorded audition guidelines, in our Audition Information Pack linked here.

Please email any questions to Nikki Bassani, Director of Orchestra Management: orchestrajobs@orchestravictoria.com.au.