Assistant Principal Cello
Monday, Sep 8, 2025
Preliminary round begins at 10:00 AM
Winston-Salem, NC
Applications must be received by Saturday, Aug 30 2025
The Winston-Salem Symphony is a regional, per-service orchestra. The current rate for Assistant Principal Cello is $108.00/service with a guaranteed minimum of 70 services offered in the 2025/2026 performing season.
Repertoire Requirements
1. Solo Requirement
Any solo or concerto movement of choice
2. Orchestral Excerpts
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 5, Op. 67 mvt. 2: m. 1–10; m.49–59; and m. 98–106 |
| Brahms | Piano Concerto No. 2 mvt. 3: top-line solo from beginning of movement to downbeat of [A] mvt. 3: top-line solo from [D] through end of movement |
| Debussy | La mer mvt. 1: Two measures before [9] through six measures after [9] (top line of quartet divisi) |
| Mendelssohn | A Midsummer Night’s Dream Scherzo: [N] to downbeat of [O] (top line of divisi) |
| Rossini | William Tell Overture Beginning through 11th bar of [A] |
| Shostakovich | Symphony No. 1 mvt. 4 cello solo |
| R. Strauss | Don Juan, Op. 20 Beginning to five measures before [D] |
| Verdi | Requiem Offertorio: beginning to m. 29 |
How to apply
Applications must be received by Saturday, Aug 30, 2025
Please send a one-page résumé and a $25.00 Application Fee (refunded at the audition) by check or money order made payable to Winston-Salem Symphony.
Jeff Whitsett, Orchestra Personnel Manager
Attn: Section Cello Audition
Winston-Salem Symphony
P.O. Box 1545
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
Résumés may be submitted via email and must be in .pdf, .doc, or .docx format, but candidates will not be confirmed to audition until the $25.00 Audition Fee is received.
No phone calls, please.
Only highly qualified candidates should apply.
The audition committee reserves the right to immediately dismiss any candidate not displaying the highest artistic standard.
All rounds of the audition are held behind a screen.
The winning candidate must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the U. S. A. before an offer of employment is made.
The Winston-Salem Symphony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities are encouraged to apply.