SINFONIA TORONTO

Nurhan Arman, Music Director

announcing auditions for the following positions

PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN

SECTION SECOND VIOLIN (1)

Audition date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 beginning at 12:30 pm

Location: Willowdale Emmanuel United Church, 349 Kenneth Av. Toronto

Audition repertoire for both positions:

Exposition from the first movement of one of the following concertos of candidate's choice: Beethoven, Mendelssohn E Minor, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Khachaturian, Glazounov, Prokofiev 1 or 2, Saint-Saëns B Minor
First violin part for Mozart Divertimento K 136 - movements 1 and 2
Second violin part for Prokofiev Visions Fugitives nos. 3 and 4

Parts for the excerpts will be provided to candidates in PDF format.

Auditions are by invitation and will be held behind a screen
Applicants must play their solo repertoire without any accompaniment
Candidates must be good standing members of the CFM/AFM.
Sinfonia Toronto is a 13-member chamber orchestra. Violinists and violists rehearse and perform standing up

Qualified applicants are invited to send their resume and contact information no later than Monday, August 24, 4 pm to:

Margaret Chasins, Director of Operations

email: margaretchasins@sinfoniatoronto.com

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted; no phone calls please.

PRINCIPAL DOUBLE BASS

This vacancy is for a temporary replacement for our current principal bassist during the first half of the 26-27 - until the end of December. The winning candidate will have to be available for at least 14 services during this period.