Principal Bassoon

Scottish Ballet, Scotland’s award winning national dance company has a part-time, freelance orchestra based in Glasgow, which tours with the company for approximately 18 weeks per year throughout the UK, performing an eclectic repertoire of scores, from contemporary electronica such as Mikael Karlsson's Coppélia, Peter Salem's jazz-inspired A Streetcar Named Desire, and classics such as Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and the upcoming winter season of The Snow Queen, with music by Rimsky-Korsakov.

We will be holding auditions for the position of Principal Bassoon on 5 December 2025 in Edinburgh.

Auditionees will be asked to prepare Mozart Bassoon Concerto (1st mvt. only), as well as excerpts from:

Rite of Spring
Marriage of Figaro
Swan Lake
The Firebird
Romeo and Juliet
The Nutcracker
The Snow Queen (Rimsky-Korsakov)
Ravel Piano Concerto

An excerpts booklet will be sent to applicants who are successful in securing an audition.

Scottish Ballet welcomes applications from all communities and backgrounds, building a diverse workforce that reflects the people of Scotland. We provide specialist support for those who have experienced discrimination or face barriers to inclusion.

If you would like to be considered for an audition, please email your cover letter and CV to recruitment@scottishballet.co.uk

Please note we are required to check if prospective candidates have the right to work in the UK. It would be helpful if you could confirm this along with your application. Please also advise where you heard about this opportunity.

Deadline for emailed interest is 5pm on Friday 7 November 2025.