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Current Audition(s):

Second/Utility Clarinet

One-Year, Non-Tenure Track Position for the 2023/24 Season

To apply, please complete the online audition application form. Audition deposit information (including amount and mailing address) will be provided when online application is received. All candidates whose applications and audition deposits are received by the application deadline will be invited to audition. All rounds of this audition (including the final round) will be held behind a screen.

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Principal Bassoon (Tenure Track)

  • Applications are no longer being accepted
  • Preliminary & Semifinal Auditions to be held Sept. 11-13, 2023
  • Final Auditions to be held Oct. 3, 2023
  • Download Repertoire List (PDF)

Associate Principal/Utility Horn (Tenure Track)

  • Applications are no longer being accepted
  • Preliminary & Semifinal Auditions to be held Sept. 18-20, 2023
  • Final Auditions to be held Oct. 30, 2023
  • Download Repertoire List (PDF)

Upcoming Auditions (Dates TBA):

  • Assistant Concertmaster (3rd Chair)
  • Principal Second Violin
  • Principal Cello
  • Third Horn (national audition)
  • Principal Trumpet
  • Principal Trombone
  • Bass Trombone (national audition)


The current Atlanta Symphony Orchestra CBA provides the following base scale compensation for the 2023/24 Season:

  • Winter Season Salary: $2125.01 per week for 42 weeks (Sept. 10, 2023 – June 29, 2024)
  • Summer Season Salary: $365 per week for 10 weeks (June 30, 2024 – September 7, 2024)
  • Supplemental Compensation: $3150 (total for the 2023/24 contract year)


If you wish to sign-up to be notified when the ASO schedules a national audition for your instrument, please complete the form below.

For audition-related questions, please e-mail auditions@atlantasymphony.org. No phone calls, please.

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Proud Partner of the National Alliance for Audition Support

Proud Partner of the NAAS

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 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 does 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.

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