Palau de la Música Announces 28 New Positions to Strengthen Staff

The extraordinary public employment offer aims to reduce temporary contracts and enhance the quality of cultural and artistic services.

Generic image of the Palau de la Música in Valencia.
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Generic image of the Palau de la Música in Valencia.

The Autonomous Body Palau de la Música, Congresses and Orchestra of Valencia has approved an Extraordinary Public Employment Offer with 28 positions for permanent staff, aiming to strengthen its structure and reduce temporary contracts.

The Autonomous Body Palau de la Música, Congresses and Orchestra of Valencia has approved its 2025 Extraordinary Public Employment Offer, which includes 28 positions for permanent staff. These roles are intended to reinforce the institution's artistic and administrative structure and to advance the reduction of temporary employment.
As explained by the Councilor for Cultural Action and President of the Palau, José Luis Moreno, this initiative allows the Palau de la Música to continue implementing measures stipulated by state regulations for the stabilization of public employment, ensuring the definitive coverage of structural positions and enhancing the quality of public cultural services.
The offer includes 24 positions for the Orquesta de València, across various instrumental specialties: 4 violin, 4 viola, 3 cello, 3 double bass, 1 oboe/cor anglais, 2 clarinet, 1 bassoon, 1 horn, 1 trumpet, 1 trombone, 1 bass trombone, 1 timpani, and 1 percussion. Additionally, there is one position for a General Administration Technician, one for an Industrial Technical Engineer, and two for administrative staff.
The organization has already begun the execution of this offer, with the announcement of several positions. Currently open are the trumpet and horn positions, the four violin positions, the General Administration Technician role, and a work pool for two administrative staff positions.
These calls will help consolidate the staff of the Orquesta de València and the administrative services of the Palau, strengthening both artistic excellence and the management capacity of one of the city's leading musical institutions.
In parallel, the Banda Sinfónica Municipal de València is also progressing with new selection processes to boost public musical employment. Currently, examinations are underway to fill one band professor position in Bassoon and another in Trumpet-Flugelhorn.
The Councilor for Cultural Action emphasized that these processes reinforce the artistic staff of a historic ensemble, deeply connected to Valencia's musical, festive, and cultural life, solidifying the Municipal Band's role as a significant public asset within the Valencian musical ecosystem.
The Conservatorio Municipal de Música de València José Iturbi is also enhancing its role in training and creating teaching opportunities. In late 2025, tests were conducted to fill a Harmony professor position, establishing a work pool. A work pool for Music Language is also planned to cover a vacancy.
The institution is also facing its first competitive examinations in 20 years. The initial stages will commence in July for specialties including Piano, Chamber Music, Clarinet, Oboe, Violin, Cello, and Guitar, a crucial process for teacher stability and staff renewal in public music education.