Auditions

Sunnyside Symphony Orchestra

Jonathan DeBruyn, Music Director 2025-2026

Summer Audition Announcement

The Sunnyside Symphony will be accepting auditions for the following positions:

● Contrabassoon

● Horn 4

● Trumpet 2

● Tuba

● 2nd Violin

● Percussion

Auditions will take place on Sunday, August 10th (Strings) and Sunday, August 17th (Winds/Brass/Perc). Interested parties who are unable to attend those dates are encouraged to contact SSO to arrange for an alternate audition date (generally, prior to a scheduled rehearsal). Please note that there is no guarantee that there will still be openings available following the scheduled auditions. Please contact us at catherine@sunnysidesymphony.com to arrange an audition time, or to ask any questions you may have. Please reserve your audition spot July 25, 2025. Inquiries after that time may be accepted, but are not guaranteed a slot.

The Sunnyside Symphony orchestra is a volunteer orchestra that rehearses at the Sunnyside Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Southeast Portland. Rehearsals take place on Sunday evenings from 6:30pm-9:00pm.

The concert calendar for the 2025-2026 season is as follows:

Concert #1: October 19, 2025 [4pm]

  • Alexander Borodin - In the Steppes of Central Asia

  • Maurice Ravel - Ma mere l’Oye

  • Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 4

Concert #2: December 7, 2025 [4pm]

  • Leroy Anderson - A Sleigh Ride

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sleigh Ride

  • Sergei Prokofiev - Lt. Kije Suite

  • Georges Bizet - L’Arlesienne Suites Nos. 1 & 2

    Concert #3: February 22, 2026 [4pm]

  • Sergei Rachmaninoff - The Rock

  • Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 1

  • Florence Price - Symphony No. 1

    Concert #4: May 3, 2026 [4pm]

  • Louis Herold – Zampa Overture

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams - Norfolk Rhapsody No.

  • Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 4

2025-2026 Summer Audition Announcement

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The Sunnyside Symphony Orchestra is looking for talented and motivated people to share the power of music with our community. We invite those who have these qualities and a passion for music to join our dedicated and creative team.

Please feel free to fill out the contact form, and our personnel manager will be in touch with you soon.