Auditions
Auditions to play in our orchestra are listed below.
For information about administrative staff positions, click here.
The NHSO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and anti-racist organization that fights hate, racism, and bigotry in all forms through our words, music, and actions.
Open Positions
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- • J.S. Bach: (Required) One movement from any Suite for Unaccompanied Cello
- • Solo of choice (concerto or other solo, but not Bach)
- • Beethoven: Sym. No. 5, 2nd movement: m.1-10; m. 49-59; m. 98-106; m.114-123
- • Brahms: Sym. No. 2, Slow movement: m. 1-16
- • Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, March – Beginning to reh. #5
- • Debussy: La Mer, (1st mvmt., 2 before 9 to 6 before 10, top divisi)
- • Mendelssohn: Midsummer’s Night’s Dream Scherzo (letter N to m. 323)
- • Mozart: Symphony No. 40, 1st movement: m.115-138; 4th mvt. m.49-62
- • R. Strauss: Don Juan, 1st page; and letter C-D
- • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, 2nd movement: beginning to 2nd ending (with repeat)
- • Verdi Requiem: III. Offertorio, opening cello soli passage
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- Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra, 2nd bassoon, 2nd mvt., excerpts supplied
- Beethoven: Sym #4, 1st bassoon, 4th mvt., m. 15-25, 184-190, 300-302, and 348-end
- Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, 2nd bassoon, 4th mvt., 2 measures before Reh. 52 until downbeat of Reh. 53; and 5th mvt., 8 measures after Reh. 63 until 4 measures after Reh 64
- Brahms: Violin Concerto, 2nd bassoon, 2nd mvt, m. 1-32
- Mozart, Ov. to Marriage of figaro, 1st bassoon, m. 1-24, 101-123, 139-171
- Ravel: Bolero, 1st bassoon, solo from Rehearsal 2-3
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, 1st bassoon, 2nd mvt., solo and cadenzas
- Sibelius: Symphony #2, 2nd bassoon, 2nd mvt., m. 40-55
- Stravinsky: Rite of Spring, 1st bassoon, opening solo
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony #4, 1st bassoon, 2nd mvt., m. 274-290 and 300-end
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony #6, 2nd bassoon, 3rd mvt., m. 82-86
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Section Viola
(1 Position)
Audition Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022 (daytime)
Application Deadline: September 23, 2022. All forms must be received by this time. Late applications may be accepted only if space is available.
Viola Section Audition Repertoire 2022
• Concerto: First mvmt. exposition section of a Concerto by Bartok, Hindemith, Stamitz, or Walton
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, 2nd mvmt. m. 1-10; 49-59; 98-106
• Brahms, Symphony No. 2, 1st movement, Reh. C to D and E to F
• Mendelssohn: Scherzo from “Midsummer Night’s Dream” Beginning – D
• Mozart: Ov. to Marriage of Figaro beginning – m.24
• Mozart: Symphony No. 40 (1st mvmt. m.115-138)
• Rachmaninoff Sym. No. 2; 2nd mvmt. Reh 33-36.
• Shostakovich: Sym. No. 5, 1st mvmt. Reh #15 – #17
• R. Strauss: Don Juan; beginning – letter D
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, first movement, m. 19-88; and 130-153.
Audition Information
Please complete the following items:
1. Completed Audition Application Form
2. Deposit check in the amount of $30 payable to the NHSO
3. Updated resume (including dates of experience).
4. Proof of full COVID vaccination. COVID-19 safety protocols will be observed, including proof of boosted vaccination, and wearing masks.
Send these four items to:
NHSO Audition Committee
4 Hamilton Street
New Haven, CT 06511
The deadline for receiving all materials is September 23, 2022. Forms may also be emailed to: audition@newhavensymphony.org
Your deposit check is refundable and will be returned to you at the audition. Cancellations must be received at the symphony office by noon two days prior to the audition to be refundable. If you do not notify us of cancellation and you do not appear for the audition, then your unclaimed check will be cashed.
The full repertoire list and copies of the required music will be sent after August 1st, and as soon as completed application materials are received. The NHSO does not provide any travel expense reimbursement for any audition.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra, a Regional (per service) Orchestra, is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion; an Equal Opportunity Employer; and a National Alliance for Audition Support member. All audition rounds are held behind a screen.
The audition committee of the NHSO reserves the right to immediately dismiss any candidates not meeting the highest professional standards. Qualified musicians may be placed on the substitute/extra list. Winning candidates must be eligible to work legally in the U.S. and must provide proof of this before accepting a position.
Contract Information In addition to Seven Classics Series concerts, the NHSO produces four Pops series, a Young People’s Series, outdoor concerts in the summer, and other special concerts and educational services. Rehearsals are usually held on consecutive weekday (and some weekend) evenings, averaging three or four rehearsals per Symphony Series. The current pay for Section players is $119.00 per service. The pay rates and number of services are currently being renegotiated. In addition, there is a travel pay allowance for players living more than 15 miles from New Haven (maximum of $35 per day). In general, players are offered at least 35 services per season. Some series use reduced numbers of players and may not be offered to all contracted players.
To perform with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, musicians need to belong to their local musicians’ union (A. F. of M.). If playing more than 6 services within a year musicians must join local 400, even if they are a member of another local.
Section Cello
(1 position)
Audition Date: Sunday, October 30, 2022 (daytime)
Application Deadline: September 23, 2022. All forms must be received by this time. Late applications may be accepted only if space is available.
Cello Section Audition Repertoire 2022
Audition Information Please complete the following items:
1. Completed Audition Application Form
2. Deposit check in the amount of $30 payable to the NHSO
3. Updated resume (including dates of experience).
4. Proof of full COVID vaccination. COVID-19 safety protocols will be observed, including proof of boosted vaccination, and wearing masks.
Send these four items to:
NHSO Audition Committee
4 Hamilton Street
New Haven, CT 06511
The deadline for receiving all materials is September 23, 2022. Forms may also be emailed to: audition@newhavensymphony.org
Your deposit check is refundable and will be returned to you at the audition. Cancellations must be received at the symphony office by noon two days prior to the audition to be refundable. If you do not notify us of cancellation and you do not appear for the audition, then your unclaimed check will be cashed.
The full repertoire list and copies of the required music will be sent after August 1st, and as soon as completed application materials are received. The NHSO does not provide any travel expense reimbursement for any audition.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra, a Regional (per service) Orchestra, is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion; an Equal Opportunity Employer; and a National Alliance for Audition Support member. All audition rounds are held behind a screen.
The audition committee of the NHSO reserves the right to immediately dismiss any candidates not meeting the highest professional standards. Qualified musicians may be placed on the substitute/extra list. Winning candidates must be eligible to work legally in the U.S. and must provide proof of this before accepting a position.
Contract Information In addition to Seven Classics Series concerts, the NHSO produces four Pops series, a Young People’s Series, outdoor concerts in the summer, and other special concerts and educational services. Rehearsals are usually held on consecutive weekday (and some weekend) evenings, averaging three or four rehearsals per Symphony Series. The current pay for Section players is $119.00 per service. The pay rates and number of services are currently being renegotiated. In addition, there is a travel pay allowance for players living more than 15 miles from New Haven (maximum of $35 per day). In general, players are offered at least 35 services per season. Some series use reduced numbers of players and may not be offered to all contracted players.
To perform with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, musicians need to belong to their local musicians’ union (A. F. of M.). If playing more than 6 services within a year musicians must join local 400, even if they are a member of another local.
Bassoon, Assistant Principal/2nd
(1 position)
Audition Date: Sunday, November 13, 2022 (daytime)
Application Deadline: September 23, 2022. All forms must be received by this time. Late applications may be accepted only if space is available.
Bassoon Audition Repertoire 2022
Audition Information Please complete the following items:
1. Completed Audition Application Form
2. Deposit check in the amount of $30 payable to the NHSO
3. Updated resume (including dates of experience).
4. Proof of full COVID vaccination. COVID-19 safety protocols will be observed, including proof of boosted vaccination, and wearing masks.
Send these four items to:
NHSO Audition Committee 4 Hamilton Street New Haven, CT 06511
The deadline for receiving all materials is September 23, 2022. Forms may also be emailed to: audition@newhavensymphony.org
Your deposit check is refundable and will be returned to you at the audition. Cancellations must be received at the symphony office by noon two days prior to the audition to be refundable. If you do not notify us of cancellation and you do not appear for the audition, then your unclaimed check will be cashed.
The full repertoire list and copies of the required music will be sent after August 1st, and as soon as completed application materials are received. The NHSO does not provide any travel expense reimbursement for any audition.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra, a Regional (per service) Orchestra, is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion; an Equal Opportunity Employer; and a National Alliance for Audition Support member. All audition rounds are held behind a screen.
The audition committee of the NHSO reserves the right to immediately dismiss any candidates not meeting the highest professional standards. Qualified musicians may be placed on the substitute/extra list. Winning candidates must be eligible to work legally in the U.S. and must provide proof of this before accepting a position.
Contract Information In addition to Seven Classics Series concerts, the NHSO produces four Pops series, a Young People’s Series, outdoor concerts in the summer, and other special concerts and educational services. Rehearsals are usually held on consecutive weekday (and some weekend) evenings, averaging three or four rehearsals per Symphony Series. The current pay for Assistant Principal players is $142.80 per service. The pay rates and number of services are currently being renegotiated. In addition, there is a travel pay allowance for players living more than 15 miles from New Haven (maximum of $35 per day). In general, players are offered at least 35 services per season. Some series use reduced numbers of players and may not be offered to all contracted players.
To perform with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, musicians need to belong to their local musicians’ union (A. F. of M.). If playing more than 6 services within a year musicians must join local 400, even if they are a member of another local.
Harmony Fellowship for Underrepresented Musicians
Click here to learn more about our Fellowship Program for Underrepresented Musicians.
National Alliance for Audition Support
One of our organization’s priorities is to build an inclusive artist community and as such we are committed to JEDI work and reimagining a new orchestral collective of today. We are proud to support The National Alliance of Audition Support (NAAS) as an Orchestra Partner. NAAS is an unprecedented national initiative to increase diversity in American orchestras. It will do so by offering Black and Latinx musicians a customized combination of mentoring, audition preparation, financial support, and audition reviews. Click here to learn more.
