Auditions / Employment Opportunities
Musician Openings for
Principal Second Violin
Assistant Principal Cello
Principal Second Violin - Auditions Overview
Date: Friday, August 16, 2025
Time: Starting at 1:00 PM
Location: Room 016, USC School of Music
Positions Open:
Principal Second Violin
Format: Screened auditions
No audition fee required
Registration deadline: Friday, August 9
Violin
Solo: A Concerto movement of your choice
Excerpts:
Brahms: Symphony No. 4, movement IV, mm. 33-80
Debussy: La Mer , Mvt. II, rehearsal 33 to 6 bars after 38
Mendelssohn Scherzo from Midsummer Night’s Dream, beginning to 16 before E
Mozart Symphony No. 39, movement II, beg. - m. 27 and movement IV, beginning to B
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 movement III, m. 99-114
Complete Online Registration Form Below.
If an applicant has any questions, they should contact Andrew Tryon,
Director of Operations, operations@aikensymphony.com
Musician Openings:
Assistant Principal Cello - Auditions Overview
Date: Friday, August 16, 2025
Time: Starting at 1:00 PM
Location: Room 016, USC School of Music
Positions Open:
Assistant Principal Cello
Format: Screened auditions
No audition fee required
Registration deadline: Friday, August 9
Cello
Solo: A Concerto movement of your choice
Excerpts:
Beethoven Symphony No. 5, mvt. II, beginning to m 10, m 49-59; and m 98-106
Brahms: Symphony No. 2, movement II, opening to A
Elgar Enigma Variations, Variation XII (B.G.N)
Mendelssohn Scherzo from Midsummer Night’s Dream, C to D and N to O
Complete Online Registration Form Below.
If an applicant has any questions, they should contact Andrew Tryon,
Director of Operations, operations@aikensymphony.com
