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

Part-Time Order Processing Associate

The Madison Symphony Orchestra is seeking a part-time Order Processing Assistant with strong clerical and customer service skills to join our team as we open subscriptions for our 2024-2025 season. This role is 20 hours per week and based on-site in downtown Madison through June 30, 2024. Read the full job description.

Internships

Summer Digital Marketing Intern

The Madison Symphony Orchestra is offering an unpaid internship, 12 hours/week, for current or incoming college students with a strong interest in digital marketing, and/or the field of arts administration. Interns can expect to leave with new knowledge, writing and graphic design samples, connections for future networking, and a reference from a professional work environment. This internship will begin in May or June and continue through August or September. Download the full job description. For best consideration, please apply by Monday, April 29.

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.
Current Auditions:

SECTION BASS: Friday, May 31, 2024
See Audition Excerpts List  Click HERE

SECTION CELLO: Friday, June 7, 2024
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FLUTE 2: Saturday, September 14, 2024
See Audition Excerpts List  COMING SOON

Employment to begin September 2024, or earliest mutually agreed upon date.
If a current member of the MSO wins a new position, these auditions may be used to fill the resulting opening.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.
If you are interested in auditioning, please send a one page resume and a $50 refundable deposit to MSO Personnel Manager Alexis Carreon at:
222 West Washington Avenue, Suite 460, Madison, WI, 53703; acarreon@madisonsymphony.org

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 daniel.lyons1908@gmail.com