openings FOR our string sectionS, FRENCH HORN, TUBA, & PERCUSSIOn

  • Auditions will be held on Sunday, September 10, from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

  • Auditions will be held at Centre Congregational Church, 5 Summer Street, in Lynnfield (Google Maps link)

  • Send us an email to express your interest in audition, and we’ll send you your appointed time

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Why join our team?


WE BELIEVE IN

  • Great culture: culture is everything

  • Great culture inspiring great performances

  • Empowerment and ownership

  • Collaboration over individual achievement

  • Titles not mattering: what you produce, together, defines you

  • Improvisation over rehearsing

  • Creativity over playing it safe

  • Passionate music-making that can't be measured

  • Soulful, thought-provoking artistry over antiseptic, soulless motion

  • Fun rehearsals: always fun, always fun-filled

  • Fun coming from excellence, preparedness, and a superb attitude

  • Being more than an orchestra: a team, a family. A collective identity.

 

When and where do we rehearse?


WHEN

  • Weekly rehearsals on Tuesday evenings from 7:10 P.M. to 9:30 P.M.

  • 3 Concert Experiences per season

WHERE

  • We rehearse at

The Veterans Memorial Auditorium at Galvin Middle School Photo Credit: Bond Brothers

The Veterans Memorial Auditorium at Galvin Middle School
Photo Credit: Bond Brothers

          The Veterans Memorial Auditorium
          Galvin Middle School
          525 Main Street
          Wakefield, Massachusetts

          (map link)
 

  • We perform at

The Veterans Memorial Auditorium at Galvin Middle School Credit: Bond Brothers

The Veterans Memorial Auditorium at Galvin Middle School
Credit: Bond Brothers

          The Veterans Memorial Auditorium
          Galvin Middle School
          525 Main Street
          Wakefield, Massachusetts

          (map link)

         
          William E. Endslow Performing Arts Center
          Reading Memorial High School
          62 Oakland Road
          Reading, Massachusetts

          (map link)

 

Who do we need for our team?


WE NEED

  • Musicians of high caliber, both in ability and spirit

  • Team players

  • Doers not just followers


WE CURRENTLY NEED THE FOLLOWING INSTRUMENTALISTS

  • Violin

  • Viola

  • Cello

  • Double Bass

  • French Horn

  • Tuba

  • Percussionists

  • ALL woodwind and brass instrument inquiries are always welcome (if we are currently set, we’ll let you know)

 

How do you join our team?


CONTACT US 

  • Schedule an audition by clicking on the "JOIN US" button


AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

  • 2 contrasting pieces

    • One fast and technical

    • One slow and lyrical

    • The 2 pieces can be 2 movements from the same concerto or sonata, or they can be entirely 2 different pieces

    • At least 3 minutes in length each

  • Sight-reading

  • No scales are required