Section Violin - Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
Core Section Violin - Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
Deadline: May 2, 2025
Audition: May 12, 2025
Audition Listing and Repertoire List
Audition Information
There is one (1) Core Section Violin position available. This is a tenure track position.
Auditions will be held on Monday, May 12, 2025. Invited candidates will be asked to return a confirmation form with a $50 refundable audition deposit to arrive by Friday, May 2, to secure an audition time. Audition times will be assigned on Monday, May 5.
Interested candidates should email or mail resume to:
Mark Tucker
KSO Personnel Manager
mtucker@knoxvillesymphony.com
PO Box 360
Knoxville, TN 37901-0360
All audition rounds are screened.
The KSO cannot offer employment if a candidate does not have proper immigration clearances.
Position Details
Core Section Violin is a full-time position. Salary for the 2025-26 season will be $40,234.49 ($1,149.56 weekly). Benefits include group health insurance, short-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, and pension contribution. A dental plan is available but not funded by the Symphony.
The KSO performs a 35-week season which will begin September 1, 2025, and end on May 18, 2026.
In addition to rehearsing and performing with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Core Section Violin will serve in a string ensemble scheduled throughout the season for Education and Community Partnership (E&CP) programming including but not limited to: Musical Storytime programs in local libraries and schools, in-school presentations, Music & Wellness programs in local health care facilities, and promotional performances for the KSO and the Knoxville Symphony League. E&CP programming accounts for approximately 20% of annual services for the Core Section Violin positions. For more details about these activities, please see the attached description. E&CP ensemble assignments are made at the discretion of the Music Director.
Core Section Violinists may also be featured as chamber musicians on the KSO Q Series recitals and the Concertmaster & Friends recital series.
