Principal and Section VIOLA auditions

Monday, November 16, 2026

Boston Landmarks Orchestra will hold auditions for Principal and Section Viola on Monday, November 16, 2026 beginning at 9:00 am, with selected players called back for additional rounds later that day or possible on Tuesday, November 17, 2026. Qualified players are asked to send a resume by email to [email protected]  by Friday, October 23, 2026. Those selected for a live audition will be notified of their appointment time by Monday November 2, 2026. Auditions will be held in Brookline.

Boston Landmarks Orchestra performs mainly in the summer months, in free outdoor concerts at the Hatch Memorial Shell and in other venues in Boston’s neighborhoods. The orchestra has signed a collective bargaining agreement with the Boston Musicians’ Association, which governs the terms of employment. Copies of the CBA are available on request.

For more information including audition repertoire please visit www.landmarksorchestra.org and select About—>Auditions

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Everyone is encouraged to apply. Boston Landmarks Orchestra is an equal opportunity employer.

2026 Viola Audition Repertoire

I. SOLOS

The exposition from the first movement of a major viola concerto of the candidate’s choice.

II. ORCHESTRAL VIOLA SOLOS (Principal Viola candidates only)

Strauss Don Quixote
[14] to the beginning of Variation I

Ginastera Variaciones concertantes
Variation V, [32] to [35]

III. ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS

Beethoven Symphony No. 3
3rd mvt: Beginning to [B] (Beg to mm. 127)

Beethoven Symphony No. 5
2nd mvt: mm. 1–10; 49–59; 72–86; 98–106

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture
3 after [1] to [3]

Brahms Symphony No. 4
4th mvt, [B] to [D]

Mendelssohn Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Beginning to [D]

Montgomery Strum
mm. 241-end

Mozart Symphony No. 35
4th mvt: 10 after [D] to [E] (mm. 134–181)

Strauss Don Juan
first page

Excerpt PDFs will be posted soon!