Employment & Auditions

Thank you for your interest in the Madison Symphony Orchestra! If you have a passion for live, classical music and would like to lend your talents to one of America’s leading regional orchestras, please use the links below to browse our open administrative positions or learn more about auditions for the Orchestra and Chorus.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. The Madison Symphony Orchestra believes that diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich our organization. We are committed to increasing our efforts to diversify our administrative and board leadership, orchestral music and performers. Madison Symphony Orchestra Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Administrative Positions

None available at this time.

Internships (Unpaid)

None available at this time.

Orchestra Auditions

The MSO is a fully orchestrated, part time professional ensemble comprised of 91 contracted, per-service musicians, offering approximately 80 services per season.

The MSO announces the following auditions for the 2023-24 season:

SECTION CELLO: 1 REGULAR POSITION
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Audition List: COMING SOON

SECTION VIOLA: 1 REGULAR POSITION
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Audition List: Available here

SECTION VIOLIN: 2 REGULAR POSITIONS (2 1st violins)
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Audition List: Available here

PRINCIPAL HORN
Wednesday and Thursday, June 21 and 22, 2023
Audition List: Available here (UPDATED 03/23/23)

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.
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If a current member of the orchestra wins a new position, these auditions may be used to fill the resulting opening.
Employment to begin September 2023.

If you would like to audition, please email a one-page PDF resume indicating your instrument to MSO Personnel Manager Alexis Carreon at

The Madison Symphony is proud to be a partner orchestra of the National Alliance for Audition Support (NAAS), an unprecedented national initiative to increase diversity in American orchestras. NAAS will do so by offering Black and Latinx musicians a customized combination of mentoring, audition preparation, financial support, and audition previews. Learn more at www.auditionalliance.org.

Madison Symphony Chorus Auditions

The Madison Symphony Chorus is comprised of more than 125 volunteer musicians who come from all walks of life who enjoy combining their artistic talent. New members are always welcome. To make an appointment to audition, contact Chorus Manager Dan Lyons at