AUDITION INFORMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Philadelphia Wind Symphony is an all-volunteer ensemble comprising musicians who are active performers and professionals in many different fields. The ensemble performs four to six concerts each season and will typically rehearse three or four times in a two-week period to prepare for each performance.
While consistent attendance is important to sustain our high quality of performance, we remain flexible around our core members' personal schedules and engage substitute musicians as needed throughout the season. Beyond current openings for permanent personnel, we also encourage any interested woodwind, brass and percussion instrumentalists to audition for our substitute pool.
2025-26 ENSEMBLE OPENINGS
The Philadelphia Wind Symphony has a few current openings which will be filled by substitute musicians until auditions are held at a later date. Any musicians interested in a permanent role with PWS should submit a Substitute Application at this time. In addition to general advertisement, we will directly contact all musicians in our substitute pool when auditions for permanent seats are scheduled.
Current vacancies include:
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Oboe
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Horn
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Trombone
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Percussion
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Piano
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Double Bass
SUBSTITUTE MUSICIAN APPLICATION
Whether or not your instrument is on the above list, we encourage all interested musicians (woodwind, brass, and percussion) to apply to our substitute musician pool. This application (below) requires that you please share a brief resume and videos of your playing. Videos should include examples of contrasting technical and lyrical styles.