Section Bass

Per Service Section Violin (1 position, temporarily core during 2026-2027 season)

Core orchestra (2026-27 season only)

2026-27 full season salary: $49,847.28 + Benefits

Benefits include but aren’t limited to: health insurance (Sarasota Orchestra pays no less than 75% of premium), instrument insurance, short- and long- term disability, 403b retirement plan, and Flexible Spending Account.

Starting in 2027-28 season: 65 Service Minimum Guarantee

2026-27 Per service rate: $187.49 per service (based on current CBA, a successive CBA is currently being negotiated)

Benefits available to Per Service musicians are instrument insurance and a 403b retirement plan

Employment to begin October 2026

The length of season is 36 weeks (includes 2 paid vacation weeks)

Per Service Section Violin (2 1-year positions)

65 Service Minimum Guarantee

2026-2027 Per service rate: $187.49 per service

Benefits available to Per Service musicians are instrument insurance and a 403b retirement plan.

Employment to begin October 2026

It is expected that by virtue of applying, candidates are applying to all three positions and that the winning candidates would accept any of the three positions if offered.

Audition date: Monday, September 15, 2026

This will be a one-day audition. All rounds will take place on the same day.

The audition committee reserves the right to dismiss any candidate not meeting the highest professional standards. Musicians hired by Sarasota Orchestra are responsible for having and maintaining proper authorization to work in the United States.

To apply

• Complete the online application form and upload a resume (PDF) containing your current contact information.
• Send a $75 deposit (check made out to Sarasota Orchestra) which must be received in our office:

Audition Coordinator (Violin)

Sarasota Orchestra

709 N. Tamiami Trail

Sarasota, FL 34236

• Both the resume and deposit must be received by August 3, 2026. Applications are considered incomplete without an uploaded resume and mailed deposit check. Do not e-mail your resume.
• All applicants who submit a complete application by the deadline will receive an audition time. Applications arriving or remaining incomplete after August 3rd may not receive an audition time.

Please list your instrument, e-mail, cell phone number, and a current mailing address on your resume. All correspondence from Sarasota Orchestra will be by e-mail.

Sarasota Orchestra is an equal opportunity employer and a proud partner of the National Alliance for Audition Support (NAAS). For more information on NAAS, please visit www.auditionalliance.org

General information

All questions about this audition should be directed to the Orchestra Personnel Office. Please email your questions to ***email_hidden***. No phone calls please.

Auditions will take place at Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center (sometimes referred to as Holley Hall).

• Our official address is 709 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, 34236, however, our physical location is on Van Wezel Way, between 10th Street and Blvd of the Arts (6th St.). If you have a GPS, enter 709 Van Wezel Way and that should get you to our front door.
• We are not in the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall which is the big purple building across the parking lot. We are a small, white building right on the street with the big Sarasota Orchestra sign outside our main doors.
• Park on either side of the building, on the street, or in the southwest corner of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall parking lot.

All rounds will be behind a screen.

Sarasota Orchestra tunes to A=440.

No electronic devices are allowed in the audition room during your audition. This includes, but is not limited to: tuners, metronomes, cell phones, and recording devices.

Travel information

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) is approximately 3.5 miles from Symphony Center or an approximate 8-minute drive.

Tampa International Airport (TPA) is approximately 55 miles from Symphony Center. The drive can take anywhere from 1h 15mins – 2 hours depending on the time of day and traffic. There is a toll bridge on the shorter route from TPA to Sarasota.

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