Photography by Mark Edman

2024-25 Season

Seattle Collaborative Orchestra seeks motivated student and community musicians from across our region to participate and engage in our award-winning orchestra.

Audition videos are due each season by September 1st for priority admission. Continued auditions are based on orchestra needs and space available. Our goal is to have 30 student, 30 community, and 30 professional musicians in our orchestra. This may vary year to year.

Current openings:

Strings

Cello - student & community

Violin, Viola and Bass on a case by case basis

Woodwinds

Woodwinds on case by case basis

Brass & Percussion

Horn - student only

Trumpet - student & community

Tuba - student only

Percussion - student & community

Seattle Collaborative Orchestra Includes:

Student and Community musicians (selected by SCO Artistic Staff) and Professional musicians

 
 

THREE STEPS TO AUDITION

  1. Prepare audition video (scales, excerpt(s), solo). Upload “unlisted” audition video to YouTube (click here for help)

2. Pay $45 application fee.

(Payments through Neon pay include a 3.5% + $0.20 per transaction convenience fees)

If the application fee requirement makes it impossible or difficult for you to audition, please contact info@seattlecollaborativeorchestra.org to make other arrangements.

3. Fill out an online application AND add “unlisted” YouTube audition links to application.

WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VIDEO AUDITIONS?

  1. Only video recordings uploaded to YouTube will be accepted. (Contact info@seattlecollaborativeorchestra.org if this is not possible)

  2. Cell phone video recordings are acceptable.

  3. List your video as “unlisted” on YouTube! We cannot view “private” videos.

  4. For MORE information on how to audition, go to Audition Instructions

when will i receive my music?

  • Music will be available three weeks prior to first rehearsal

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

In alignment with Seattle Collaborative Orchestra's stated goals, it is the policy of SCO to provide all persons with equal opportunities without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, veteran status, marital status or any characteristic protected by federal, state, and local law. Candidates of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color) communities are encouraged to apply.

Please contact us if you have any questions

orchestra@seattlecollaborativeorchestra.org

If you have any questions about our commitment, want more info about auditioning, or would like to add some more questions to the music nerd quiz, please contact orchestra@seattlecollaborativeorchestra.org