Assistant Principal (3rd chair) Bass
Section Bass
Audition to be held January 23-25, 2022.
Employment to begin September 2022. Minimum assistant principal compensation is $75,942 and section $69,039 for the 41 week 2022-2023 season.
Highly qualified candidates should fill out an online form here and email a one-page resume by December 1, 2021 to: Elizabeth Fairfield at auditions@mso.org.
The Audition Committee of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra reserves the right to dismiss immediately any candidate not meeting the highest professional standards at this audition.
Assistant Principal Viola
Auditions to be rescheduled when possible.
Audition was to be held June 8 & 9, 2020.
Assistant Principal (3rd chair) Second Violin
Section First Violin
Virtual preliminary round to be held January 29 – February 1, 2022. Click here for the three pre-determined excerpts for this round. Live rounds to be held March 6-9, 2022. Click here for the complete repertoire list that will be used for the remainder of the audition.
Employment to begin September 2022. Minimum assistant principal compensation is $75,942 and section $69,039 for the 41 week 2022-2023 season.
Highly qualified candidates should apply through Acceptd. This will be the platform used for the virtual audition.
The Audition Committee of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra reserves the right to dismiss immediately any candidate not meeting the highest professional standards at any point during this audition process.
SUBSTITUTE AND EXTRA MUSICIAN AUDITIONS
Sub auditions for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, timpani, and saxophone will be held in the fall of 2022. There is a possibility there will be some string auditions as well in the fall of 2022. Please check back next September.
The repertoire for each instrument is listed on the Repertoire for Substitute & Extra Musician Auditions page.
Please note that the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra generally hires substitute musicians who live within a 100 mile radius of Milwaukee. Acceptance to the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's Substitute and Extra list does not guarantee employment.
Thank you for your interest in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra!
Vaccination Policy
To ensure the health and safety of our employees, their families and members of our communities, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra has decided to require proof that musicians (and other employees) are fully vaccinated as a condition of work. According to the CDC, an individual is not considered fully vaccinated until two weeks after s/he has received the final shot. We also will continue to follow any further recommendations for boosters by the CDC.