Instrumental Auditions

- Large Ensemble (SFCM Orchestra, New Music Ensemble, Baroque Ensemble, Opera Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and other special projects)
- Chamber Music
- Guitar Ensemble
- Historical Plucked Strings (Lute, Baroque, Theorbo) 
- Hire SFCM

Requirements & Info

Opera & Musical Theatre Auditions

Select the following links to view the 2025-2026 Opera & Musical Theater season announcement and audition requirements. Audition sign up links will be posted on August 15 along with the full orientation schedule. Please note, Hire SFCM auditions are open only to Juniors and Seniors.

Season Announcement

Audition Requirements

Hire SFCM Auditions

Hire SFCM Auditions

Hire SFCM Musicians gives Conservatory students a taste of the performing musician's life, providing the opportunities they need to succeed. Musicians are always in demand to perform at private functions throughout the year, running the gamut from weddings to corporate celebrations or graduations. Students accepted into the Hire SFCM program are automatically accepted into the Conservatory Connect class, which takes live music into schools, hospitals, retirement homes, children's facilities, and other places where people of limited means and mobility are seldom reached. Those accepted will be required to complete four Conservatory Connect visits each semester on a pass/fail basis and will be eligible for paid Hire SFCM gigs. Hire SFCM is an optional program. 

Returning students will receive an email from the program director to sign-up for an audition time. New students eligible for the program will be able to sign-up for an audition time during Orientation. The audition is not open to freshmen, sophomores, classical-only double bass players, classical-only percussionists, or harpists/bassists/percussionists who lack access to a car.  

Audition Requirements and Information