Principal Percussion - Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
Principal Percussion - Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
Deadline: March 28, 2025
Audition: April 7, 2025
All audition candidates wishing to be invited should upload a one-page pdf resume focusing on orchestral experience, and at least 2 musical references (please include phone numbers). Applications must be completed by Friday, March 28, 2025. A $20 deposit is required to reserve your audition time. Deposit checks or money orders must be received by Friday, April 4, 2025 in order to be guaranteed an audition time. Please mail check or money order to the following address
Principal Percussion Auditions
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
1125 1st St SW
Roanoke, VA 24016
Auditions are scheduled to start at 10:00 am and will consist of multiple rounds. All rounds of the audition will be held behind a screen.
Please email any questions to RSOjobs@rso.com.
No phone calls, please.
The RSO is a professional per-service orchestra offering travel reimbursement and hotel accommodations.
2024-2025 season per service fees are as follows:
Principals – $120.75 per service
Assistant Principals – $110.25 per service
Section – $99.75 per service
ABOUT THE RSO
Soon to celebrate its 72nd season, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra (RSO) and Chorus is the largest professional orchestra in Southwest Virginia with a stable annual budget of $1.7 million with a growing endowment.
Under the direction of Maestro David Stewart Wiley, RSO’s season consists of five Masterworks concerts, four Pops concerts, and other special services like summer parks concerts, destination series programs and opera services.
The RSO currently employs professional orchestra musicians from Virginia and neighboring states including West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. Most are pleasantly surprised by the proximity of the beautiful Roanoke Valley to areas outside of Virginia. Our musicians find the RSO’s schedule and compensation to be an enjoyable way to supplement their yearly income while working in a musically rewarding atmosphere.
