Are you connected to the health sciences and passionate about music? We have the right outlet for you. We encourage you to join us and bring music back into your life.

Audition details

We are now inviting auditions for the Fall 2025 season and are accepting submissions for the following instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello, and String Bass.

While we are not yet certain about vacancies in other sections, we also welcome submissions for: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Percussion, and Piano.

The DMO Fall 2025 season starts on Sunday, August 24, and auditions for the fall will be accepted until August 8.

Audition requirements:

  • Recording #1: A 2-4 minute video recording of your playing. You can choose contrasting excerpts or perform a single solo work. Accompaniment is not needed. We want to get to know you as a musician.
  • Recording #2: A video recording of the excerpts for your instrument in this Dropbox folder.

To submit your audition materials, please complete this form with your contact details and other background information. Upload your unedited videos to YouTube, a Google Drive folder, or Dropbox, and share the link in the form. Ensure the permissions are set so the video is accessible without needing additional permissions or login.

DMO members sitting out for a semester or more are required to complete a musical check-in. This involves preparing a specified excerpt and submitting it as a video by August 1, 2025 for Fall 2025.

Member expectations

We perform at least three concerts a year. In addition to fall and spring concerts in Baldwin Auditorium on the campus of Duke University, or in an outdoor venue, we also perform for special events hosted by various organizations in and around Durham. Rehearsals take place on Sundays from 6-8:30pm. Membership dues of $60 per semester ($30 per semester for students and trainees) help cover basic costs. As a medical orchestra, the DMO is committed to minimizing infection risk for its musicians and audiences. All DMO members are required to complete a primary vaccination series for COVID and to comply with orchestra policies regarding masking and absence from rehearsals or performance following a high-risk exposure or known infection.