Deadline to Apply: On or before December 1, 2026

Audition Dates

• Preliminary Rounds: Monday, January 11 and Tuesday, January 12, 2027

• Semi-Final Round: Wednesday, January 13, 2027

• Final Round: Wednesday, January 20, 2027
  

Preliminary and Semi-Final rounds will be held at South Orange Performance Arts Center: 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, NJ 07079. This venue is easily accessible by NJ Transit from New York Penn Station.

Final round will be held at New Jersey Performing Arts Center: 1 Center St, Newark, NJ 07102. This venue is easily accessible by NJ Transit from New York Penn Station

Open Positions

• Principal Bass (confirmed opening)

• Assistant Principal Bass

• Section Bass (one position)

  
  

Dates of Employment

Employment will begin as soon as the winner’s availability and the New Jersey Symphony schedule allow.

Application Requirements

Applicants must submit two versions of your resumé as detailed below. Please submit both versions by uploading each as instructed on the application link below.

• A one-page resumé which includes your contact info (name, email address, physical address and phone number), as well as relevant work experience and education, including dates.

• A second version of your resumé with your name, email address, physical address and phone number removed. This redacted version is given to the Audition Committee for screening purposes.

• Please DO NOT use your name in the file name of your redacted resumé.

• The deadline to submit your application is Monday, December 1, 2026 at 11:59 pm

• Please indicate the positions for which you are applying for:

  • Principal Bass (confirmed opening)

  • Assitant Principal Bass

  • Section Bass (one position)

• Please note: Should a New Jersey Symphony contracted Section Bass musician win one of the titled positions above, additional Section Bass positions may be open.