AUDITIONS FOR THE 2025 – 2026 SEASON

SANTA CRUZ SYMPHONY

Daniel Stewart – Music Director

Audition Positions and Dates

position details

2025–26 wages are $132.50 per service for Section musicians and $161.65 per service for Principal musicians. Additionally, all musicians receive a daily travel allowance, pension contribution, and housing option.

Forty-four services are planned, though this number may change slightly.

Daily travel pay is offered at the following rates, based on your home county:

• $2.66 Santa Cruz County

• $13.31 Santa Clara, Monterey Counties

• $20.19 San Mateo, Alameda, San Benito, San Francisco, Contra Costa Counties

• $26.62 all other counties

Home stays are available with advanced notice. While not guaranteed, every effort is made by the SCS Association to arrange for weekend home stays. 

Audition Repertoire

Principal Trumpet Audition Packet: Click here to download the PDF

Violin Audition Packet: Click here to download the PDF

Audition Location

Auditions will be held at San Jose State University. Additional details will be sent when application is accepted.

Application Deadlines

VIOLINS: January 5, 2026

TRUMPET: January 6, 2026

How to Apply

Highly qualified applicants are invited to apply by submitting their resume. Verified eligibility for employment is required. Applications must be received no later than one week before the date of the audition.

TO APPLY ONLINE

Email resume to personnelmanager@santacruzsymphony.org. Please write JANUARY 2026 AUDITION in the email subject line.

TO APPLY BY U.S. MAIL

Mail resume to:

Tim Dent, Personnel Manager
Santa Cruz Symphony
307 Church St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Employment Conditions

The Audition Committee of the Santa Cruz Symphony reserves the right to dismiss immediately any candidate not meeting the highest professional standards at these auditions.

Employment to begin in February 2026 or the candidate's earliest availability thereafter.