Grant Park Orchestra
Auditions for highly qualified orchestral musicians take place between January and May prior to the start of the summer season. Audition information and application instructions are available HERE. Please direct questions to Orchestra Personnel Manager Linda Oper at linda.oper@gpmf.org.
Grant Park Chorus
Auditions for highly qualified singers take place in February prior to the start of the summer season. Audition registration will begin in December of each year. Please direct questions to Chorus Personnel Manager, Melissa Hilker, at melissa.hilker@gpmf.org.
Grant Park Music Festival String and Vocal Fellowships
The Grant Park Music Festival's String and Vocal Fellowships provide opportunities for emerging professional musicians to perform with the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra and Chorus at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, perform chamber music concerts in neighborhoods throughout Chicago, take weekly lessons from musicians of the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus, participate in master classes with world renowned artists, and participate in numerous professional and career development sessions. Fellows will have access to the Festival's artistic leadership, including artistic director Giancarlo Guerrero and chorus director Christopher Bell. Fellows will also have invaluable networking opportunities with Festival guest artists and musicians of the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus, who perform with such orchestras as the Detroit, North Carolina, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Utah Symphonies, the Lyric Opera Orchestra, and the choruses of the Chicago Symphony and Lyric Opera.