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.

SFS & Chorus

ORCHESTRAL OPENING

There are currently no auditions.

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CHORUS OPENINGS

Thursday, May 28, 2026 5-7 PM at The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
Auditions for Altos, Tenors, & Basses

To sign up for an audition time, please email chorus@santafesymphony.org. In your email, please include your name, voice part you are auditioning for, and the piece you will be singing.

Please prepare a solo piece that shows musical artistry, range, and shows your voice at its best. Musical selections should be from the classical, arts song, folk, and sacred repertoire, no more than two to three minutes in length, and performed from memory. Please no pop or musical theatre songs.

You will be asked to bring your own music for the accompanist.

Each season, The Symphony Chorus performs concerts during the season at the Cathedral Basilica, as well as concerts with the full orchestra at the Lensic Performing Arts Center.

2026-2027 season performance dates:

  • Sunday, October 18 – Schubert & The Bells
  • Saturday, November 21 & Sunday, November 22 – Handel’s Messiah
  • Wednesday, December 9 – Carols & Choruses
  • Sunday, February 21 – Tchaikovsky & Brahms
  • Saturday, May 9 & Sunday, May 10 – Verdi’s Requiem
  • Date TBD – We Remember

If you have any questions about chorus auditions, please contact Chorus Manager, Laura Witte, at chorus@santafesymphony.org