Assistant Principal Cello

Only highly qualified candidates will be invited to audition. Auditions will be held in Seattle at McCaw Hall. Preliminary Auditions will start at 9:30 AM on Monday, February 2, 2026. Preliminary auditions may continue Tuesday, February 3, 2026. The excerpts will be identical for all candidates. The Final Auditions will start Tuesday, February 3, 2026, after the Preliminary Auditions. As part of the Final Audition, candidates may be required to return to Seattle later, to perform with the Orchestra led by the Music Director.
Required Solo:
Please choose the first movement from one of the concertos below:
Dvorak Cello Concerto in b minor
Schumann Cello Concerto in a minor
Haydn Cello Concerto #1 in C major
Haydn Cello Concerto #2 in D major
Repertoire:
Mendelssohn Midsummer Night’s Dream Scherzo
Mozart Symphony 35 K 385 “Haffner” Mvt. 4: beginning to reh A (bars 1 to 38)
Prokofiev A Summer Day Op. 65 Waltz: reh 16 to reh 19
Prokofiev Cinderella Ballet 1) Morning after the ball: reh 345 to reh 346
2) The merchants and sisters’ new clothes: reh 49 to 4 bars after reh 51
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Balcony Scene: 4 bars after reh 137 to end
Stravinsky Agon Coda: Triple Pas de Quatre
R Strauss Don Juan Op. 20 bars 1 to 36
Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty solo Cello Pas D’Action: beginning to 3 bars before 60

Please email a one-page résumé that reflects your orchestral experience and music education no later than December 15, 2025.