Orchestral Instrumentalists Application

ORCHESTRAL MUSICIANS (1 June - 26 June) (Orchestral musicians range in age from early twenties to mid sixties)

We look forward to hearing you perform either on an email music file,cassette, REGULAR CD, or in person to help us determine under which arrangements we can invite you to participate at the Rome Festival and/or Summer Institute in Italy.

The Rome Festival artist-teachers will help you present your best possible performances.

With the Rome Festival Orchestral you will perform a fully staged opera, fully staged opera and/or ballets, chamber music, and orchestral repertoire. 

You will also visit the cultural treasures of Rome to learn how they inspired composers. 

You will meet instrumentalists, singers, ballet dancers, and designers from all over the United States, Italy, and at least nine other countries. Through these artists you will network worldwide for your professional future.

All your expenses of the Rome Festival opportunity may be covered by tax deductible gifts and grants through out 501-c-3 charity.  Our charity receives many corporate matches.  All tax payers and all non-profits may contribute.

We select orchestral players at the end of each month for the summer of 2023 and 2024.   When our charity has used up all its financial support available for 2023, we invite the remaining orchestral players for 2024.

The 2023 Rome Festival Orchestra will invite musicians for a theater size orchestra.

Be certain to indicate on your application the date when you will email your audition as a music file to romefestival@yahoo.com OR mail to our "fast" postal address oryour audition cassette or REGULAR CD (usually within 2 weeks). Audition by playing two contrasting movements of a sonata or concerto from the standard repertoire. If possible, also play three orchestral excerpts. You may also play an additional piece from outside the standard repertoire through which you best demonstrate your strength and expressiveness as a performer.  After hearing your recording the artistic panel may ask you to play an audition in person at a location convenient to you.

We look forward to hearing you play and helping you benefit from living and performing in the heart of the inspirational historic center of Rome!

TO OBTAIN YOUR APPLICATION FORM

SAMPLE OF SUMMER REPERTOIRE

SAMPLE OF THE REPERTOIRE THE ROME FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA HAS PERFORMED DURING PREVIOUS SUMMER SEASONS (Members of the 2023 Rome Festival Orchestra will receive the 2023 Rome Festival Orchestra repertoire during May 2023)

MAESTRI: FRITZ MARAFFI - FM; CAROL NIES - CN; MI HEE KIM -MHK

 MOZART (Austria, n. Salisburgo 1756; m. Vienna 1791)

"Don Giovanni" 5/7/9 July FM/CN