2025 Auditions

Auditions for the Austin Civic Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season are on August 19.

Location is St. Martin’s Lutheran Church located at 606 W. 15th Street.

The ACO is looking for new members and substitutes for the following instruments:

• Principal Trombone
• Principal Percussion
• Section Violin
• Section Viola
• Section Cello
• Section substitute for
  Violin
  Viola
  Cello
  Clarinet
  Harp

• Register to audition here.
• You will be assigned a unique number and your information passed along to the the judges to maintain anonymity.
• The audition consists of three excerpts as listed in 2025 ACO Audition Repertoire List and 2-3 minutes of the solo of your choice.
• Each audition is blind and judged by at least two people.
• The two judges will have a physical copy of the rubric to complete.
• We ask that you provide a copy of the solo you are playing to the panel.

Admission to the orchestra and seating placement will depend on the results of the audition rubric and will will be announced by the Executive Director.

Please note:  The Austin Civic Orchestra is civic organization and as such all members are volunteers and pay dues to play with the Orchestra. The ACO rehearses on most Tuesday evenings at the Austin High School Band Hall for two hours.