Detroit Assistant CM?
anyone know about this one? finals were supposed to be at the beginning of July
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Greenville Symphony Assistant/Associate CM+Section Violin Results?
They should have taken place between June 1-5. Any news on these auditions?
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auditionaddict
Jun 28
Julia Jacobsen and Elizabeth Dorey were offered section positions. Assistant/Associate CM was a no hire.
San Francisco Opera Principal Flute
Audition concludes today.
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doppiecorde
Jun 24
Must be a case of ESK being super picky and/or a heavily divided panel. Super finals usually means there is at least one candidate that could realistically get the job.
Pittsburgh Symphony 2nd Trumpet audition
No hire
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Berlin Phil violin section
There were berlin phil violin auditions in late may, anyone know the results?
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Principal & Asst. Principal Bass Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec
Audition was yesterday. Any news?
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Coast Guard Band-Clarinet
Audition wraps up today.
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Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra (Summermusik) violin audition?
Monday May 11. 2 section spots
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Alabama Section Bass?
Audition is today
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Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Principal Timpani (National)
No hire. I’ve been told William Kim was the lone finalist. An international audition will occur later.
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Grand Rapids Symphony Principal Trumpet
Finals were April 28.
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NY Phil Principal Cello?
Any news
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Dallas Symphony Associate Principal Flute
Finals today!
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Colorado Symphony Section Violin
2 section violin spots, 100+ applications, 12 in semifinals, 4 in finals. No hire.
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Violin
Apr 22
Their concertmaster honestly needs to come off her high horse with all of these violin no-hires in the recent past, why hold auditions to waste people’s time?
Baltimore Symphony Section 1st Violin
These auditions should have ended this weekend.
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Grant Park Symphony (Chicago) Principal Horn
Preliminary Round: May 3-4, 2026
Semifinal and Final Rounds: May 5, 2026
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San Francisco Symphony viola
I believe finals were yesterday. Any news?
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St. Louis Principal Flute
Semis and Finals Today
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Houston Symphony Associate Concertmaster?
Finals were yesterday
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Bozeman Symphony Second Oboe
Audition was March 16 - anyone got the scoop?
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Philadelphia section violin 1?
Auditions were last week
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Calgary Philharmonic
Any news from Calgary Phil section bass auditions on Saturday?
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Fort Worth AP second?
Finals were today
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Chicago Symphony AP viola
Finals were yesterday February 16th. Anyone knows finalists/winner?
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Berlin Philharmonic Cello Tutti
The auditions must have taken place on Jan 23th, 24th
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Boston 3rd horn
Any news? I think finals are today.
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MN principal 2nd
Anyone know who won? I believe finals were today.
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Scooter456
Mar 01
I think it’s worth noting that MN has, at least once in recent years, appointed an existing member of the orchestra to a title position without an audition, after the audition for that position resulted in a no-hire… it seems egregious for an orchestra to have such a rigorous and most likely biased audition/tenure process for outsiders, when a completely different set of rules seems to exist for those who are chosen/“blessed” by their concertmaster…
Canadian Opera Company 2nd Oboe/EH?
Audition was today (Jan 9)
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Army Field Band Horn?
Auditions wrap up December 10th
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Bern Symphony Solo Trombone?
Audition was 11/27 and 11/28
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Symphony Nova Scotia Bassoon
National audition was a little over a week ago, any news?
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Marin symphony principal and 3rd horn :
No hire.
Nobody is good enough to play for the Marin symphony.
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Pershing’s Own Tuba
Audition resulted in a no hire.
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US Army Concert Band String Bass
No hire. 3 candidates in semis, but no one was advanced to finals.
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Atlanta Opera Bass
Heard this was a no hire
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The Creator
May 12, 2025
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#nobodylikesanohire - @sixteenft can you kindly update this post with an "Answered" topic as well since you've announced the result. Thanks! New thing we're trying.
Grant Park Principal Horn
Heard this was a no-hire.
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Rochester Philharmonic percussion
Heard this was a no hire
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Arkansas 4th Horn
Heard this was a no-hire.
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stringbean
Jan 16, 2025
Heard from a friend that this audition was still held despite numerous flight cancellations due to ice. I'm certain many people couldn't travel to it like they had planned.
Binghamton Philharmonic contrabassoon
Audition happened yesterday. Was there a winner? Last audition resulted in no-hire.
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Chicago Symphony 4 open cello spots
Chicago no hires their 4 open cello positions.
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Jsk
Aug 01, 2025
Who were the finalists in the later rounds? Even with a no-hire, it's impressive they made it that far and are very likely fantastic players!
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Fort Wayne Philharmonic Principal Tuba (Local - 1-year)
Local audition was a no-hire. National (1-year possibly permanent) audition will be happening on October 29th.
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Knoxville Symphony core violin section
No Hire
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Anonymous
Aug 29, 2024
Actually there were 9 semifinalists and they decided not to hire before even holding a final round.
Orlando Philharmonic Principal Percussion
No hire.
Finalists were Patrick Bain, Gustavo Barreda, Jake Darnell, and Justin Doute.
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Army Field Band Percussion/Drum Set
No hire
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Drummer12345
Jun 13, 2024
All premiere military bands have need of high level drumset and concert playing. In the Field Bands case, whoever they hire will be in the concert band but also expected to sub into the jazz ambassadors as needed. Needs much more than a basic level on drum set in addition to a high level of concert playing. It’s tough to find that person, but they do exist.
Presiden’s Own Marine Band, Percussion/Drum set
No hire, finalists were Lucas Esposito and Jeff Saugerton
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Baltimore Principal Bass
Another no hire! Congratulations to the people in power on another triumph!
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Cleveland Principal Keyboard
I've been told this audition ended in a no-hire after two rounds took place.
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LACO Associate Principal Bass
No hire. 24 in prelims, 6 in semis, 4 in finals.
Bravi tutti!!
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Kalamazoo Principal Bassoon
I'm told this ended in a no-hire.
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Madison principal horn
Madison principal horn audition was a no-hire. 4 finalists, 2 super finalists.
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Pacific Symphony 4th Horn
No hire today after finals for Pacific Symphony.
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One Year Associate Principal Bassoon, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Only one candidate was advanced to finals. no hire.
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Sarasota Principal 2nd Violin
I’m told this was a no-hire
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ICSOM Runner-Up
Sep 13, 2024
Michael’s contract has since been converted to permanent, tenure-track, after some additional time filling the temporary position. Congratulations to him!
Phoenix Principal Bass
No hire. 1 player advanced to semis
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MV42
Jun 02, 2023
I believe if the next audition rep is reduced by a few excerpts, this will give more time for candidates to focus on deep-diving on the list (rhythm, intonation, etc.). You'll likely gain more people attending who feel well prepared, and ready to show their best.
Nashville Assistant Principal 2nd
I’m told this was a no-hire when it concluded last week.
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Utah 3rd Horn
No Hire , Audition will be held again
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Feb 13, 2023
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I seem to recall a number of no-hires for Principal Horn in this orchestra in years past, until they finally hired Jessica Danz in 2021. Wonder what the problem could be.
NACO Principal Timpani
I’m told the national round for this position resulted in a no-hire after no candidates advanced from semifinals.
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Minnesota Associate Principal Horn
I’m told this audition was a no-hire when it concluded back in early Jan
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bassooon
Jan 31, 2023
What string auditions are you referring to? I see two recent violin auditions with 6 trials total. Has there been a winner yet? I also know of someone recently denied tenure for one of those violin spots. You mention that no hires are probably due to “political/committee issues“… but who is on these committees?
Cleveland Orchestra Assistant Principal Second Violin
No hire. At least 23 candidates in the preliminary round. 1 candidate advanced to a second round.
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Philly Section 2nd Violin
A friend told me that this one concluded in a no-hire yesterday. 9 finalists, 3 in super-finals, and there were apparently 3 positions available 🙃
I saw the recent post that the Principal Trumpet audition last week also was a no-hire, and I mean ok, a titled brass chair is one thing, but section 2nd violin? With multiple positions open?
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Philadelphia Orchestra Principal 🎺
No hire. Finalists were Travis Peterson, Stuart Stephenson, Elmer Churampi, and Aaron Schuman. Super-finalist was Stuart Stephenson.
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Toronto Symphony Associate Principal/E-flat Clarinet
This was a no-hire!
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Minnesota associate principal bassoon
I heard this was a no hire…can anyone confirm or deny this?
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Charleston Principal Bass
Heard this one went to an unscreened final earlier this week, but then the result was no hire ...
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Sep 14, 2022
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Not sure if a new audition was held recently, but I’ve been told Christian Hale won this position
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This was a no-hire. Two finalists, one internal and one external to the DSO.