BPO Audition Form (2024-2025 Season)

2024-2025 Season

We will be audition string players for the 2024-2025 season in the following categories:

UNION
- You must be in good standing with the Boston Musicians' Union (AFM Local 9-535).
- Union musicians will be auditioning for our SUB LIST only.
STUDENTS
- You must be enrolled in a Boston area undergraduate program, or
- a graduate program, or
- have graduated within (2) years from such a program.
- Students will be auditioning for a role in the orchestra and a position on our SUB LIST.
- Musicians auditioning for a student position must not be a current member of any AFM local.
VOLUNTEER
- You must have a passionate love for classical music!
- Volunteers will be auditioning for a place in our orchestra and on our SUB LIST. Volunteer players will only need to prepare the solo works.
- Musicians auditioning for a volunteer position must not be a current member of any AFM local.
- Must have at least two years of orchestra experience.

OPEN AUDITIONS FOR STRINGS:
Auditions will take place the week of September 16, 2024.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Audition repertoire is posted on the Boston Philharmonic audition website (http://bostonphil.org/about/bpo-auditions).

Complete this survey per the instructions and you will be assigned an audition time”

Please contact our Orchestra Personnel Manager with any questions:
Greta Myatieva (gmyatieva@bostonphil.org)

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* 1. Personal Data

First Name: *

Last Name:

Address 1: *

Address 2:

City/Town: *

State: *

ZIP: *

Country:

Email Address: *

Mobile Number: *

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* 2. What instrument do you play?

Violin

Viola

Cello

Bass

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* 3. What type of position are you auditioning for?

VOLUNTEER

STUDENT

UNION

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* 4. If you are auditioning for a STUDENT position, please provide the following information about the school you are currently attending or the school you have most recently matriculated from within the past (2) years.

If you are auditioning as a volunteer or a union musician you may leave this question blank

School Attending/Attended:

Private Teacher:

Degree Program:

Graduation Year:

Please Note: If you are accepted into the orchestra for any paid or scholarship position, you will be required to provide proof of your employment eligibility in the United States. If you are not a US citizen, you will need to provide a copy of your alien registration card or passport with an employment authorization form. (This is not necessary at the time of audition, but we cannot pay anyone who has not documented their employment eligibility.)

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* 5. Please list your current and/or recent orchestral involvement:

ENSEMBLE 1:

Years:

Position:

Conductor:

ENSEMBLE 2:

Years:

Position

Conductor

ENSEMBLE 3:

Years:

Position:

Conductor:

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* 6. List any important engagements, summer festivals, or other types of programs in which you have participated:

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* 7. Please list any other information that you would like the committee to know about you.

Please click on "Done" below to submit your application. We will contact you to schedule an audition. We look forward to hearing you play and to speaking with you at your audition!