AUDITIONS

Upcoming Openings: 2026 Fall

2026 Fall auditions will be held in the Harvard Music Building in two rounds. Candidates should sign up for a 7-minute audition slot below or using this link!

Early round: Sunday, August 30
Regular round: Saturday, September 5

Location: Room G20, Peabody Mason Music Building (3 Oxford Street)

Note: Percussionists, harpists and double bassists should submit a video audition. Please submit using this link at your earliest convenience.

If you need to rent an instrument, would like to schedule an alternate audition time, prefer a video audition, or otherwise need assistance, please email us at mozartsocietyorchestra@gmail.com.
We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Audition Details

Please prepare a solo work or two solo works of your choice totaling approximately 5-7 minutes. This could be a part of a concerto, sonata, or a solo passage from a major orchestral work. Two contrasting excerpts are preferred (can be from the same work as long as they differ in tempi, mood, etc.), but not required. No scales, no sight-reading, no accompaniment and no memorization are required!

For in-person auditions, make sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before your scheduled audition time and check in at the MSO table in front of Music Building room G20. There will be a warm-up room reserved for auditionees, but feel free to sign up for your own practice room in the music building. To find room G20, follow signs down the stairs to the practice rooms.

Info Sessions

Want to learn more about MSO before auditioning? If so, join us at the Student Organizations Fair or the info session afterwards!

Student Organizations Fair	Friday, September 4	3-5pm	Tercentenary Theater
Info Session	Friday, September 4	7-8pm	Music Building Room 4

MSO holds auditions at beginning of each semester. Auditions are open to all classical musicians in the Harvard community. Once accepted, returning players do not have to re-audition.

We rehearse every Sunday 7-9:30 pm in Paine Hall, and hold one concert each semester. Additionally, we perform in the Harvard Arts Festival every spring.

If you have any questions about the orchestra or the audition process, please email mozartsocietyorchestra@gmail.com.