Orchestra Auditions

The Eugene Concert Orchestra will be holding open, blind auditions for the following tenure-track positions:

Monday, June 8, 2026:

Concertmaster
Assistant Concertmaster
Principal Second Violin

Tuesday, June 9, 2026:

Principal Bass

Time: Auditions will be scheduled between 4:00-9:00pm PT on the dates listed above. Specific time slots will be communicated to audition candidates in May.

Where: Grace Lutheran Church (710 E. 17th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401)

Application Deadline: May 27, 2026

Application Information: Auditions are held in Eugene, Oregon, and are by appointment only. If you are interested in auditioning, please review the audition requirements below. If you decide to audition, please email your one-page resume to OrchManager@EugeneConcertChoir.org. For violin applicants, please specify which position(s) you are interested in. We will contact you as soon as auditions can be scheduled.

These auditions are for tenure-track positions with the Eugene Concert Orchestra, beginning in the 2026–2027 concert season. Winning candidates will be appointed to the position for which they audition.

Please note that we do not offer travel compensation or lodging for audition candidates.

Audition Requirements

To apply, please submit a one-page resume to orchmanager@eugeneconcertchoir.org.
Violin applicants, please specify what position(s) you are interested in.

Concertmaster/Assistant Concertmaster

1. Solo - Exposition of a Romantic concerto of your choosing

2. Excerpt - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Mvt. 3 (bars 99-114)

3. Excerpt - Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Scherzo (bars 17-99)

4. Excerpt - Mozart: Symphony No. 39, Mvt. 4 (first two pages; provided as one in PDF)

5. Excerpt - Strauss: Don Juan (first page)

6. Excerpt - Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade solos (Mvt. 2, bars 1-5; Movt. 3, 4 before L to M; Mvt. 4, bars 8-9 and bar 29)

7. Excerpt - Bach: St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244), Erbarme Dich solo (beginning to A)

8. Excerpt - Beethoven: Missa Solemnis (first two phrases)

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Principal Second Violin

1. Solo - Exposition of a Romantic concerto of your choosing

2. Excerpt - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Mvt. 3 (bars 99-114)

3. Excerpt - Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Scherzo (bars 17-99)

4. Excerpt - Mozart: Symphony No. 39, Mvt. 4 (first two pages; provided as one in PDF)

5. Excerpt - Strauss: Don Juan (first page)

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Principal Bass

1. Solo - 2-3 minute solo of your choice

2. Excerpt - Mozart: Symphony No. 35, Mvt. 4, Presto (bars 9-30 and 134-142)

3. Excerpt - Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor (BWV 1067), Double and Badinerie

4. Excerpt - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Mvt. 4, Presto (bars 8-90)

5. Excerpt - Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (rehearsal 9 to 6 bars after rehearsal 12)

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The Eugene Concert Orchestra tunes to A = 440.

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