Principal Horn - Grant Park Music Festival
Preliminary Round: January 27-28, 2025
Semifinal and Final Rounds: May 5, 2025
Application Deadline: January 4, 2025
2025 SEASON DATES AND PAY
The Festival’s 10-week 2025 season runs June 10 through August 16, 2025. 2025 regular weekly salary is $1,877.23, plus benefits.
AUDITION PROTOCOLS
The audition committee of the Grant Park Orchestra reserves the right to immediately dismiss any candidate not meeting professional standards.
Should an advertised position be offered to a current member of the Grant Park Orchestra, the resulting vacancy may be offered to the next most qualified candidate.
The winning candidate must be legally eligible to accept work with the Grant Park Orchestra at the time of the audition. Candidates who are unable to demonstrate legal eligibility to work will not be allowed to audition.
Limited audition times are available and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Candidates are encouraged to apply early. A wait list may be utilized in the event all audition times are booked. Candidates will only be scheduled after the application and deposit are received.
All audition rounds will be blind.
The Grant Park Music Festival is an equal opportunity employer and a proud partner orchestra of the National Alliance for Audition Support.
