ARTISTIC OPENINGS
Employment & Volunteer Opportunities for Musicians with The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus


The Santa Fe Symphony is a per service orchestra that provides an average of 50 services per season. The Symphony operates under a cooperative structure — musicians, staff, board and management work together for the good of the entire organization. Musicians hold 7 seats on the Board of Directors and play an active role in programming decisions. Seven to nine performances are played each season between September and May, approximately one a month. The compensation scale for the 2025-2026 season is per season running from August or September through May. Approximately one concert set per month.

Compensation follows the Local 618 Musicians Union Scale and Wages. Principal Pay for 2024-25 is $125.59 per service. Section players earn $107.34 per service. The annual salary for these positions are approximately $4000.00-$5000.00. The Santa Fe Symphony is not able to pay travel for out-of-town members.

Horn Section

Orchestral Opening — Percussion
Principal Percussion

APPLICATION DEADLINE — Saturday, November 1
AUDITIONS IN ALBUQUERQUE — Tuesday, November, 18 — 7:00pm
Albuquerque Youth Symphony Building
4407 Menaul Blvd. NE 87110

To arrange an audition

  • Email your resume to Nicolle Maniaci, personnel manager — nmaniaci@msn.com
  • A $50 audition deposit is required.
    This fee will be returned at your audition.

Participants are responsible to provide their own music.

The Santa Fe Symphony is not able to provide travel or housing compensation for its out-of-town members.

 

For information about these upcoming auditions, please contact personnel manager, Nicolle Maniaci — nmaniaci@msn.com.

 

CLICK HERE FOR PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

 

About Us
The Santa Fe Symphony is a per service orchestra that provides an average of 50 services per season. The Symphony operates under a cooperative structure — musicians, staff, board and management work together for the good of the entire organization. Musicians hold 7 seats on the Board of Directors and play an active role in programming decisions. Seven to nine performances are played each season between September and May, approximately one a month. The compensation scale for the 2025-2026 season is per season running from August or September through May. Approximately one concert set per month.

Compensation follows the Local 618 Musicians Union Scale and Wages. Principal Pay for 2024-25 is $125.59 per service. Section players earn $107.34 per service. The annual salary for these positions are approximately $4000.00-$5000.00. The Santa Fe Symphony is not able to pay travel for out-of-town members.

Please send a resume via email to Nicolle Maniaci, Personnel Manager, at nmaniaci@msn.com, by November 1, 2025. Send a check in the amount of $50.00 made payable to The Santa Fe Symphony, PO Box 9692, Santa Fe NM 97501. This check will be returned to you when you check in for your audition. It will be deposited only if you do not cancel your audition at least 3 days prior to your audition date. 

CHORUS OPENINGS

There are currently no auditions. Please check back in January 2026.