We are always interested in identifying talented adult musicians from the Chicago area. Please complete the form below to express your interest in auditioning for Northshore Concert Band or to join our waitlist for sections without current openings. New members are selected based on their musical ability and readiness to faithfully commit to the Band’s schedule of concerts and rehearsals. We expect all members to volunteer time for the Band’s administrative activities. You must be at least 18 years old to join Northshore Concert Band. All members will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination to participate.
The Northshore Concert Band has the following openings for the 2023/24 Season:
Bassoon Euphonium Trombone Trumpet
The application deadline is August 10, 2023.
The audition process consists of three parts:
Completion of the audition application below.
When vacancies are announced, the Auditions Coordinator will reach out to applicants to begin the audition process. A prescreening recording will be required shortly thereafter.
After the prescreening recording is reviewed by the Auditions Committee, select musicians may be invited to a live, in-person audition.
Our typical season runs from early September through June. We rehearse on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Loyola Academy’s Leemputte Family Theater and Glenview Park District’s Park Center. The Band will perform four subscription concerts — two at Northwestern University’s Pick-Staiger Concert Hall and two at the Leemputte Family Theater — in addition to several outreach concerts to local schools and community venues.
Please direct all questions about auditioning for Northshore Concert Band to auditions@northshoreband.org.