Our season consists of four or five concert programs, done in pairs of concerts, on a Saturday in Hudson MA and a Sunday in Westborough MA. Typically, we have auditions in September before the start of the fall season.
Auditioning for Symphony Pro Musica is not a terribly formal process. For an audition, we ask that you bring in something to play which shows off your abilities. For example, you might play some of a solo piece, and your choice of orchestral excerpts. You will be asked to read some orchestral music.
A substitute player may be called to fill in when a regular player cannot attend a rehearsal. If a regular player cannot play a concert, we would like to bring in a substitute to play the concert, and all rehearsals preceeding it. Also, we occasionally play music which requires extra players, for example, offstage brass for Respighi's Pines of Rome, or half the trumpet players in Eastern Massachusetts for Janacek's Sinfonietta. The first people we ask are those on the substitute player list.
The orchestra rehearses mostly on Wednesday evenings at Hudson High School in Hudson, MA, plus some Mondays, especially near a concert.
Look at our rehearsal schedule in the SPM members' page and see how it fits with your calendar. The members' page also lists orchestra policies, travel directions, phone numbers and email. Look at our past season concerts to see our repertoire.