Auditions for Concertmaster and Principal 2nd Violin will be held on September 15 (initial) and September 16, 2025 (call backs), both at 4pm, at First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St., Cambridge, MA.

Qualified applicants should submit their resume to Gregory Newton at personnel@atlanticsymphony.org.

Rounds
1st round: Email 1 page resumé for a live audition invitation
2nd round (September 15): Live blind audition
3rd round (September 16, if necessary): In person call back audition

Audition Repertoire

Solos

– 1st movement from a standard concerto
– One movement solo from any Bach Sonata or Suite (no 1st movement)
– 1st movement from Mozart Concerto #3, #4 or #5

Orchestral Excerpts – Violin 1 (for both CM and Principal II)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9; 2nd movement; beginning to reh. B; 3rd mvt 99-114 

Brahms: Symphony No. 4; 4th movement; 8 before reh. B to reh. D

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; “Scherzo” (complete movement)

Mozart: Symphony No. 35; 1st movement: exposition

Strauss: Don Juan; beginning to 9 before reh. D

Concertmaster Orchestral Solos (for CM audition only)

Brahms: Symphony No. 1; 2nd movement; m. 90 to end

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite; No. 4 – Scene; solo

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; 1st mvt – mm 14-18; 2nd mvt – mm. 1-5

Ravel: Ma mere l’Oye Suite; Le jardin féerique

Second Violin Orchestral Excerpts (for Principal Violin II audition only)

Mozart: Magic Flute; Overture; mm. 16-42

Mozart: Symphony No. 41; 4th movement; mm. 272-313

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1; 3rd movement; reh. E to m. 274

Mahler: Symphony No. 9; 4th movement; mm. 49-83

Sight Reading

Atlantic Symphony Orchestra is a member of Boston Musicians’ Association Local 9-535 American Federation of Musicians Organization. All members are required to be a BMA member. For membership information please visit Boston Musicians’ Associationl