Auditions

Thank you for your interest in auditioning for the Des Moines Metro Opera Festival Orchestra! 

Recorded auditions are being held for the following positions:
Assistant Concertmaster
Section Clarinet - one-year, possibly permanent
Section Second Horn - one-year, possibly permanent
Section Third Horn
Section Fourth Horn - one-year, possibly permanent
Principal Timpani - one-year, possibly permanent

Please click the links above to access the Audition Information Letter, the Application Submission Guidelines and the Audition Excerpt List.

Audition application materials must be submitted electronically by January 9, 2026.