Employment, Auditions, & Opportunities

Substitute Musicians in all sections, union and non-union.

Our next auditions will be held September 19, 2026.
The registration form is located here.

Audition location:
St. James Episcopal Church
161 Church Street
Marietta, GA 30060

Audition requirements: 2 selections of contrasting style about 3-4 minutes each.

Georgia Symphony Orchestra announces the following audition:

Bassoon 2

$143.91/$170.66 per service*
*Rates listed are 25-26 rates; 26-27 rates are currently under negotiation
AFM Pension Plan/Employer Contributions

Audition: September 19, 2026
Registration Deadline: September 11, 2026

To register for this audition: 
Complete the online registration form and submit your $30 registration deposit:

GSO Audition Registration Form

It is understood that any candidate auditioning for the position will accept employment. Please do not register/audition if you do not plan to accept employment, should it be offered. No electronic devices are allowed during your audition.

The Audition Committee reserves the right to dismiss any candidate not meeting the highest professional standards at these auditions. Deposit checks will be returned in person at the audition. Electronic deposits will be returned within 3 business days of the audition. Failure to appear constitutes loss of deposit.

Audition Repertoire
Solo
Mozart Bassoon Concerto first movement exposition

First bassoon excerpts:

• Figaro overture mm 101-123, 139-171
• Tchaikovsky 4 second movement solo-274-end

Second bassoon excerpts:

• Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique:
• -mvt IV: 8 after reh. 50 to 7 before reh. 51
• -mvt IV: 2 before reh. 52 to reh 53
• -mvt V: 8 after reh. 63 to 4 after reh. 64
• Brahms violin concerto second movement mm 1-32
• Brahms Symphony No. 3 mvt. I, mm 57 to end of first ending
• Tannhauser Overture mm 1-16, Paris version

Sheet music is available here:
GSO Bassoon 2 Excerpts