Blaisdell Concert Hall

777 Ward Ave

Honolulu, HI 96814

The Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra does not accept recorded auditions

Should a current member of the HSO win a position, another candidate may be offered the resulting vacancy.

The Hawaii Symphony is a full-time orchestra with a 21-week 25/26 season that includes 64 core musicians and 20 per-service. Base pay for core musicians is $1,120.00/week with an additional 3% Electronic Media Guarantee ($33.60/week). Principal musicians receive an additional 25% positional guarantee ($280/week) while associate principals receive an additional 10% ($112/week). Per-service musicians are guaranteed a minimum of 66 services at $140.00/service base pay plus an additional 3% Electronic Media Guarantee ($4.20/service). There is also the possibility of extra/non-guaranteed services that are not part of our 21-week season.

The HSO provides core musicians with a benefits package that includes fully paid medical group insurance, paid instrument insurance, and contributes to the AFM-EPF.

Core musicians receive paid and unpaid personal leave, paid sick leave, paid emergency leave, unpaid professional leave, and unpaid summer leave.

Per-service musicians receive paid sick leave, unpaid professional leave, and paid emergency leave

Our current Collective Bargaining Agreement is set to last through August 31, 2026

The Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra tunes to A=440.