Houston Civic Symphony holds auditions for orchestra musicians each year in August.  Auditions are held at Houston Baptist University. If auditioning, you will be notified of the exact time and place as noted below.  Audition music will be mailed or emailed to you.

All members of Houston Civic Symphony are volunteers. As a general rule, auditioning string players who meet the standards of the orchestra will be invited to join. Invitations to join other sections will depend on vacancies. All qualified players in all sections are invited to audition, as substitute players are often invited to perform with the orchestra on a concert by concert basis.

It is hoped that new members will commit to play the complete season with the orchestra. Six concerts are currently scheduled, as noted on the home page of the website. Works by Mahler (First Symphony), Humperdinck, Britten, Shostakovich, Brahms, Mussorgsky, Respighi, and others are scheduled. One concert will feature concerto performances by winners of the orchestra’s Young Artist Competition.

Rehearsals are held on the Houston Baptist University campus on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 p.m. sharp to about 10 p.m. Rehearsals begin immediately after Labor Day and continue through mid May, with no rehearsals scheduled after the November concert until the New Year.

Contact Chris Kuether, Personnel Manager, at 713-743-2049 or by email at Personnel Manager to receive audition music and to schedule an audition time.

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