Joining NWSO

The NWSO is a vibrant symphony orchestra that is known for its strong esprit de corps and its friendly and welcoming environment. We not only strive for artistic excellence, but have a spirit of serving and giving back to our community that includes numerous exciting collaborations with many diverse organizations in our community.

The NWSO regularly performs to full houses on subscription concerts and in benefit concerts for Seattle Children’s Hospital- performing with such artists as the legendary Natalie Cole, Anne and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Alice in Chains, Imogen Heap, Michael Shrieve of Santana, Noah Gundersen, Barcelona, DJ Cut Chemist, Thousand Foot Crutch, and We Three. The NWSO once again performed with Alice in Chains in a half time show of Seattle Seahawks game. The Northwest Symphony Orchestra has also been broadcast nationally on NPR as well as NBC's Today Show.

Our performance venues include the Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien, Benaroya Hall Taper Auditorium in Seattle, and Holy Rosary Catholic Church in West Seattle. In addition to performing traditional classical repertoire, NWSO regularly collaborates with Northwest composers providing opportunities for their works to be performed, premiered, and recorded.

Rehearsals

NWSO conducts rehearsals Wednesday evenings, 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm near I-90 on Mercer Island.

Openings and Auditions

The NWSO is an audition symphony orchestra and has the following openings as of July 2, 2026:

• Strings- violin, viola, cello, and bass

• Percussion- auxillary

SCHEDULE AN AUDITION

We invite you to schedule an audition. Please send your inquiry to Morven Balmidiano at m.balmidiano@yahoo.com with your name, instrument, and orchestral background. We will get back to you as soon as possible.