NewPhil Orchestra
Auditions

Auditions

New Philharmonia – One of Boston’s best regional orchestras holds auditions primarily in September. The exciting repertoire for the 2024-2025 season will include works by Tchaikovsky, Copland, Schumann, and Berlioz which will make for wonderful music making!

About the Auditions:

  • Auditions are primarily in the fall, by appointment only.
  • The audition process will include excerpts from two solo works showing both slow and fast styles of playing as well as sight-reading at the direction of the conductor.
  • Please email musicians@newphil.org if you are interested in an audition. Please include your instrument and a music resume, if applicable, or a brief overview of your experience.
  • We will be in touch with information once we have received both your application and resume.

About the Season:

  • Rehearsals are generally held weekly from September through May, on Sunday evenings, 6:30 pm—9:30 pm at Grace Church in Newton.
    There are occasional Monday and other mid-week rehearsals from 6:30 pm—9:30 pm.
  • This season’s repertoire includes Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, Copland Lincoln Portrait, Schumann Symphony No. 4, and Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherezade.

About the New Phil:

The New Philharmonia Orchestra is a non-professional community orchestra, founded in 1995. “Music of, by and for the people” [The Boston Globe] encapsulates the spirit of the organization as they continue to bring a diverse repertoire of classical and light classical music for the enjoyment of audiences of all ages and experiences in the Greater Boston area, while also providing its non-professional players the opportunity to achieve a high level of ensemble performance not otherwise available.