Trombone Auditions

Last Updated: November 18, 2024

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Royal Australian Air Force Band – Bass Trombone
Deadline: November 29, 2024
Audition: December 16, 2024

U.S. Army Ceremonial Band – Bass Trombone
Deadline: January 6, 2025
Audition: March 3-4, 2025

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra – Wechsel Trombone
Deadline: December 5, 2024
Audition: January 15, 2025

Harzer Sinfoniker – Second Trombone
Deadline: December 12, 2024
Audition: March 10, 2025

Oslo Philharmonic – Co-Principal Trombone
Deadline: January 5, 2025
Audition: February 23, 2025

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: January 15, 2025
Audition: July 27, 2025

Virginia Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: March 6, 2025
Audition: April 8-9, 2025

Philharmonisches Orchester Bremerhaven – Solo Trombone
Deadline: December 15, 2024
Audition: January 8, 2025

Saarländisches Staatsorchester – Bass Trombone
Deadline: December 31, 2024
Audition: February 13, 2025

Auditions

Vienna Philharmonic/Vienna State Opera – Bass Trombone
Deadline: November 20, 2024
Audition: January 14-15, 2025

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: November 28, 2024
Audition: January 9-10, 2025

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: Open
Audition: December 2-3, 2024

The Orchestra Now – Trombone & Bass Trombone Fellowships
Deadline: December 6, 2024
Audition: See Website

Belgian National Orchestra – Second Trombone
Deadline: January 6, 2025
Audition: See Website

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: January 6, 2025
Audition: January 27-28, 2025

U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West – Jazz/Commercial Trombone
Deadline: February 3, 2025
Audition: April 15, 2025

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin – Wechsel Trombone
Deadline: See Website
Audition: See Website

Xi’an Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: See Website
Audition: See Website

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks – First Trombone
Deadline: Open
Audition: Open

Göttinger Symphonie Orchester – Temporary Solo Trombone
Deadline: Open
Audition: Open

Past Auditions

U.S. Navy Fleet Bands – Trombone
Deadline: November 17, 2024
Audition: November 22, 2024

Hartford Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: November 4, 2024
Audition: November 18-19, 2024

Munich Philharmonic – Solo Trombone
Deadline: November 6, 2024
Audition: December 12-13, 2024

Kennedy Center/Washington National Opera Orchestra – Assistant Principal Trombone
Deadline: November 7, 2024
Audition: January 5-7, 2025

National Arts Centre Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: November 10, 2024
Audition: December 9-10, 2024

Bern Symphony Orchestra – Solo Trombone
Deadline: October 27, 2024
Audition: December 13, 2024

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra – Second Trombone
Deadline: November 1, 2024
Audition: November 14, 2024

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg – Second Trombone
Deadline: November 1, 2024
Audition: December 6, 2024

Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: November 1, 2024
Audition: November/December 2024

Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: See Website
Audition: November 2-17, 2024

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra  – Bass Trombone
Deadline: October 15, 2024
Audition: See Website

Gävle Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: October 20, 2024
Audition: December 16-17, 2024

Royal Danish Orchestra – Tenor/Bass Trombone
Deadline: October 4, 2024
Audition: November 25-26, 2024

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: October 1, 2024
Audition: See Website

George Enescu Philharmonic Bucharest – Solo Trombone
Deadline: October 1, 2024
Audition: October 18, 2024

Staatsoperette Dresden – Solo Trombone
Deadline: September 30, 2024
Audition: October 17, 2024

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: September 30, 2024
Audition: December 9 & 16, 2024 / January 21, 2025

Fondazione Teatro alla Scala – Second Trombone
Deadline: September 25, 2024
Audition: Open

Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: September 22, 2024
Audition: November 4, 8, 9, 11, 2024 / April 2025

Portland Symphony Orchestra – Second Trombone
Deadline: September 23, 2024
Audition: October 7, 2024

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg – Wechsel Trombone
Deadline: September 4, 2024
Audition: October 7, 2024

Detroit Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: September 6, 2024
Audition: October 21-22, 2024

Philharmonisches Orchester der Stadt Ulm – Solo Trombone
Deadline: September 8, 2024
Audition: October 10, 2024

Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: See Website
Audition: September 15, 2024

Philharmonisches Orchester der Stadt Trier – Solo Trombone
Deadline: September 15, 2024
Audition: October 17-18, 2024

Nationaltheater-Orchester Mannheim – Solo Trombone
Deadline: September 20, 2024
Audition: October 22-23, 2024

Detroit Opera – Principal Trombone
Deadline: August 16, 2024
Audition: October 28, 2024

U.S. Navy Concert/Ceremonial Band – Tenor Trombone
Deadline: August 30, 2024
Audition: September 13, 2024

Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini – First Trombone
Deadline: August 30, 2024
Audition: September 15-16, 2024

Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: August 30, 2024
Audition: September 26, 2024

Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria – Solo Trombone
Deadline: August 30, 2024
Audition: October 7, 2024

Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria – Second Trombone
Deadline: August 30, 2024
Audition: October 8, 2024

Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla – Bass Trombone
Deadline: September 1, 2024
Audition: September 24, 2024

Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla – Tenor Trombone
Deadline: September 1, 2024
Audition: September 23, 2024

Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra – Second Trombone
Deadline: September 2, 2024
Audition: September 8, 2024

Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover GmbH – Stellv. Solo Trombone
Deadline: September 2, 2024
Audition: October 7, 2024

U.S. Navy Concert/Ceremonial Band – Bass Trombone
Deadline: August 15, 2024
Audition: August 29, 2024

U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band – Trombone
Deadline: August 13, 2024
Audition: September 24, 2024

Gewandhausorchester – Solo Trombone
Deadline: August 4, 2024
Audition: September 9-10, 2024

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: August 5, 2024
Audition: September 15-16, 2024; September 18, 2024

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra – Utility Trombone
Deadline: July 31, 2024
Audition: October 30-31, 2024

Mississippi Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: July 22, 2024
Audition: August 24, 2024

Theater Plauen-Zwickau – Stellv. Solo Trombone
Deadline: July 24, 2024
Audition: See Website

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: See Website
Audition: See Website

Atlanta Ballet – Bass Trombone
Deadline: July 8, 2024
Audition: August 24, 2024

Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra – Tutti Trombone
Deadline: July 9, 2024
Audition: August 28, 2024

Hofer Symphoniker – Stellv. First Trombone
Deadline: July 10, 2024
Audition: See Website

WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln – Solo Trombone
Deadline: July 7, 2024
Audition: September 1, 2024

U.S. Air Force Concert Band – Trombone
Deadline: June 30, 2024
Audition: August 5-6, 2024

Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi – First Trombone
Deadline: June 23, 2024
Audition: July 8-9, 2024

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin – Bass Trombone
Deadline: June 2, 2024
Audition: June 18, 2024

Stavanger Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: June 9, 2024
Audition: September 7-8, 2024

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Sub-Principal Second Trombone
Deadline: May 31, 2024
Audition: See Website

Gürzenich-Orchester Köln – Solo Trombone
Deadline: May 20, 2024
Audition: June 14, 2024

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz – Wechsel Trombone
Deadline: May 20, 2024
Audition: June 26, 2024

Teatro Lirico di Cagliari – Second/Third Trombone
Deadline: May 20, 2024
Audition: See Website

Stadttheater Giessen – Solo Trombone
Deadline: Open
Audition: May 22, 2024

Sioux City Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: May 17, 2024
Audition: June 10-11, 2024

Noord Nederlands Orkest – Second Trombone
Deadline: May 14, 2024
Audition: July 2, 2024

Osnabrücker Symphonieorchester – Solo Trombone (Temporary)
Deadline: May 12, 2024
Audition: June 6, 2024

West Point Band – Tenor Trombone
Deadline: May 5, 2024
Audition: August 19, 2024

Staatsorchester Braunschweig – Stv. Solo Trombone
Deadline: May 5, 2024
Audition: See Website

Opernhaus Graz – Stellv. First Trombone
Deadline: May 6, 2024
Audition: See Website

Saarländisches Staatsorchester – Stv. Solo Trombone
Deadline: April 30, 2024
Audition: May 31, 2024

Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg e.V. – Stv. Solo Trombone
Deadline: April 30, 2024
Audition: June 10, 2024

Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria – Solo Trombone
Deadline: April 21, 2024
Audition: June 3, 2024

Bruckner Orchester Linz – First Trombone
Deadline: April 21, 2024
Audition: June 10, 2024

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz – Wechsel Trombone
Deadline: April 14, 2024
Audition: June 4, 2024

U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West – Jazz/Commercial Trombone
Deadline: April 15, 2024
Audition: June 7, 2024

South Dakota Symphony Orchestra – Second Trombone
Deadline: April 1, 2024
Audition: April 28, 2024

Staatskapelle Berlin – Stellv. Solo Trombone
Deadline: March 18, 2024
Audition: April 16, 2024

The United States Army Field Band – Trombone (Concert Band)
Deadline: March 14, 2024
Audition: May 23, 2024

Philharmonisches Orchester des Staatstheaters Cottbus – Solo Trombone
Deadline: February 11, 2024
Audition: March 18, 2024

Princeton Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: February 14, 2024
Audition: March 5, 2024

Fondazione Teatro alla Scala – Principal Trombone
Deadline: February 18, 2024
Audition: See Website

Brazilian Symphony Orchestra – Second/Bass Trombone
Deadline: February 20, 2024
Audition: April 4-10, 2024

Lake George Music Festival Fellowship – Trombone and Bass Trombone
Deadline: February 1, 2024
Audition: See Website

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz – Wechsel Trombone
Deadline: January 21, 2024
Audition: February 26, 2024

Hessisches Staatsorchester Wiesbaden – Wechsel Trombone
Deadline: January 22, 2024
Audition: February 28, 2024

Macao Orchestra – Principal and Bass Trombone (2 Positions)
Deadline: January 26, 2024
Audition: See Website

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz – koord. Solo Trombone
Deadline: January 28, 2024
Audition: March 4, 2024

China NCPA Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: January 18, 2024
Audition: February 21, 2024

Hessisches Staatsorchester Wiesbaden – Wechsel Trombone
Deadline: January 22, 2024
Audition: February 28, 2024

Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra – Second Trombone
Deadline: January 12, 2024
Audition: January 17, 2024

Pilsen Philharmonic – Second/First Trombone
Deadline: January 14, 2024
Audition: January 22-23, 2024

China NCPA Orchestra – Co-Principal Trombone
Deadline: January 14, 2024
Audition: February 21, 2024

Teatro Massimo – Principal Trombone
Deadline: December 31, 2023
Audition: See Website

Colorado Music Festival – Principal Trombone
Deadline: January 1, 2024
Audition: February 1, 2024

Musikalische Komödie Leipzig – Stellv. Solo Trombone
Deadline: January 7, 2024
Audition: See Website

Des Moines Metro Opera – Second Trombone
Deadline: January 10, 2024
Audition: See Website

Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock – Solo Trombone
Deadline: December 21, 2023
Audition: January 19, 2024

Birmingham Royal Ballet – Bass Trombone
Deadline: December 7, 2023
Audition: January 4, 2024

U.S. Air Force Band of the West – Trombone
Deadline: November 27, 2023
Audition: January 23, 2024

Kärntner Sinfonieorchester – First Trombone
Deadline: September 26, 2023
Audition: February 26, 2024

Audition Results

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France  – Solo Trombone
Winner: Nestor Welmane
Audition: October 14, 2024

York Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Alexander Felker
Audition: November 2024

San Francisco Opera – Second Trombone Substitute
Winner: Samuel Wamhoff
Audition: October 29, 2024

Modesto Symphony Orchestra – Principal and Second Trombone (2 Positions)
Winners: Samuel Wamhoff (Principal), Hiram Rodriguez (Second)
Audition: October 28, 2024

Houston Grand Opera – Bass Trombone
Winner: Jordan Milek Johnson
Audition: October 30-31, 2024

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony – Bass Trombone
Winner: Michael Stow
Audition: September 14, 2024

Plano Symphony Orchestra – Principal, Second, and Bass Trombone (3 Positions)
Winners: James McNair (Principal), Simon Willats (Second), Jordan Davenport (Bass)
Audition: September 7, 2024

Youngstown Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Evan Beachy
Audition: October 1, 2024

Bamberger Symphoniker – Principal Trombone
Winner: Philippe Stier
Audition: Open

Youngstown Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: Andrew Mitchell
Audition: September 30, 2024

Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Jacob Hardy
Audition: August 18, 2024

Philadelphia Orchestra – Second Trombone
Winner: Jack Grimm
Audition: September 21-25, 2024

Bozeman Symphony Orchestra – Associate Principal/Second Trombone
Winner: Michael Dolin
Audition: May 24, 2024

U.S. Navy Band Commodores Jazz Ensemble – Section Trombone
Winner: Carl Lundgren
Audition: April 3, 2024

Nashville Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Chance Gompert 
Audition: March 11-12 / April 2, 2024

“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band  – Trombone
Winner: Alex Ertl
Audition: August 19-20, 2024

Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: Austin Richardson
Audition: September 16, 2024

Deutsche Oper Berlin – Wechsel Trombone
Winner: Rafael Mota
Audition: July 8-9, 2024

Detroit Opera – Second Trombone
Winner: Dustin Nguyen
Audition: February 20, 2024

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra – Replacement Bass Trombone (One-Year)
Winner: Jason Sato
Audition: June 10, 2024

Opéra National de Lorraine – Co-Solo Trombone
Winner: Thomas Bousquié
Audition: July 4, 2024

Richmond Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone (One-Year)
Winner: Gracie Potter
Audition: May 27-28, 2024

Brno Philharmonic – Second/Bass Trombone
Winner: Zdeněk Němec
Audition: June 25, 2024

Norwegian Wind Ensemble – Trombone
Winner: Lukas Flink
Audition: June 18-19, 2024

Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Robert Sylta
Audition: March 8, 2024

Royal Danish Opera Orchestra – Tenor/Bass Trombone
Winner: José Luis Rosas
Audition: See Website

Phoenix Symphony – Associate Principal/Second Trombone
Winner: Harry Gonzalez
Audition: May 22-23, 2024

Orquesta Nacional de España – Wechsel Trombone
Winner: Dani Quiles Cascant
Audition: May 25, 2024

Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Ivan Cheung
Audition: May 25, 2024

Oklahoma City Philharmonic – Second Trombone
Winner: Hope Bellows
Audition: May 23, 2024

Ensemble Musikfabrik – Trombone
Stephen Menotti offered a trial period
Audition: February 4, 2024

Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Justin Bain
Audition: May 13-14, 2024

Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra – Second Trombone
Winner: Guangwei Fan
Audition: January 3-5, 2024

Des Moines Symphony – Second Trombone
Winner: Robert Parker
Audition: May 13, 2024

Quad City Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: Robert Parker
Audition: April 26, 2024

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Eric Prodger
Audition: May 7, 2024

National Symphony Orchestra – Assistant Principal Trombone
Winner: Evan Williams
Audition: January 26-29, 2024

BBC National Orchestra of Wales – Principal Trombone No. 2
David Roode & Adam Hanna offered a trial period
Audition: See Website

Grant Park Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Alex Mullins
Audition: March 25-26, 2024

Opernhaus Graz – Bass Trombone
Winner: Ana Knez
Audition: Open

Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Jan Erik Kruijsse
Audition: February 7, 2024

Anhaltisches Theater Dessau – First Trombone
Winner: Joao Teixeira
Audition: March 2, 2024

Opéra National de Paris – Bass Trombone
Winner: Brian Damide
Audition: March 7-11, 2024

Lyric Opera of Chicago – Bass Trombone
Winner: Will Baker
Audition: March 7-11, 2024

Bergische Symphoniker – Solo Trombone
Winner: Will Morley
Audition: See Website

Dallas Opera – Principal Trombone
Winner: Jacob Muzquiz
Audition: February 12, 2024

Opera Philadelphia – Second Trombone
Winner: Matt Moran
Audition: January 25, 2024

Ensemble intercontemporain – Trombone
Winner: Lucas Ounissi
Audition: January 2024

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden – Bass Trombone
Winner: Tomer Schwartz
Audition: January 8, 2024

Gewandhausorchester – Bass Trombone
Angus Butt and Jan Kruijsse offered temporary contracts 
Audition: See Website

London Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Vicente Climent Calatayud offered a trial period
Audition: November 1 & 15, 2023