PLEASE NOTE – this page will be updated on Monday, July 11th following local auditions.

The Amarillo Symphony announces the following vacancies for the 2022-2023 Season. Please click on the links below for audition excerpts:

Violin 1, Chair 8 (one-year)
Violin 1, Chair 11
Violin 2, Chair 4 (one-year)
Violin 2, Chair 8
Viola, Chair 8
Cello, Chair 3
Cello, Chair 4
Bass Trombone
Principal Timpani

Local Auditions will be held in Amarillo, Texas at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, July 10, 2022. Open Auditions will be held in Amarillo, Texas at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday & Sunday, August 20 & 21, 2022.

All audition candidates must register for an audition with the Operations Director no later than Friday, July 8, 2022 (local) and Friday, August 12, 2022 (open). To reserve an audition time and receive an audition packet, please send a one-page resume and a $25.00 refundable deposit (make check payable to Amarillo Symphony) to:

Amarillo Symphony
Attn: Auditions
301 S. Polk St. Suite 700
Amarillo, TX 79101

No phone calls, please.

Should an audition result in additional openings within a section, the Audition Committee reserves the right to name a winner for the vacated seat based on the auditions heard for the posted vacancy.  Should the Audition Committee deem that two or more candidates are artistically comparable, the Amarillo Symphony reserves the right to use information concerning an applicant’s distance from Amarillo and season availability to determine the winner of an audition.

‘Local’ is defined as residing within a 50-mile radius of Amarillo TX, which includes cities such as Canyon, Hereford, Pampa and Tulia, but not Plainview or Lubbock. WTAMU students who have permanent residence out-of-town, but are enrolled and reside in Amarillo/Canyon during the school year, are eligible and welcome to audition.