Seattle Symphony: Section Cello

Posted: Sep 2, 2022
Location: United States of America (USA)
Type: Orchestra
Apply By: Sep 23, 2022
Company: Seattle Symphony
Audition Webpage

Overview

Preliminary auditions may begin as early as Thursday, November 3, 2022. Final auditions will be held on Monday, November 7, 2022. All auditions will take place in Seattle.

All rounds of the audition will be anonymous and conducted behind screens, including the final.

Employment begins in September 2023 or by mutual agreement.

To Apply:
By Friday, September 23, 2022, please send a one-page resume listing:

Recent orchestral experience
Musical education
Audition experience/placement
Send resume to Audition.Resumes@SeattleSymphony.org. Please write “Section Cello Auditions” in the subject line of the email and include your resume as a Word or PDF file.

The repertoire list will be available on the website ASAP. Copyright parts will be sent if you are invited to the audition. Only highly qualified applicants will be invited to this audition.

No phone calls please.

Current Contract Information:
(CBA expires August 2022\3)

Minimum salary including EMG for the 2022/2023 season $117,413.
47 weeks, including 7 weeks paid vacation: (45 weeks Symphony/Opera and an optional 16-service Seattle Opera summer production)
Benefits include medical and dental insurance, defined benefit pension, disability, life insurance, instrument insurance, and parking.
Seattle Symphony is proud to be a partner orchestra of the National Alliance for Audition Support (NAAS), 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. Learn more at www.auditionalliance.org.