41 active bassoon opportunities are currently published on Cadenza across 2 categories — orchestra auditions, competitions, summer festivals, conservatory admissions, grants, calls for scores, freelance gigs, and U.S. military band positions. New listings are added daily from organizations worldwide. Browsing is free; deadline alerts and saved-listing tracking require a free account. The next deadline closes on August 14, 2026.
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Longwood Symphony Orchestra·Newton, UNITED STATES
Longwood Symphony Orchestra seeks Bassoon. Audition 2026-08-23. See source for application details.
Nashville Symphony·Nashville, UNITED STATES
Nashville Symphony seeks Principal Bassoon. Audition 2026-10-13. See source for application details.
Swedish Armed Forces Music Centre·Kungsängen, SE🇸🇪
Swedish Armed Forces Music Centre (Kungsängen, SE) is auditioning for Bassoon, Arméns musikkår.
Toronto Symphony Orchestra·Toronto, CANADA
Toronto Symphony Orchestra seeks Associate Principal Bassoon. See source for application details.
Iceland Symphony Orchestra·Reykjavík, ICELAND
Iceland Symphony Orchestra seeks Principal Bassoon (Temporary Full-Time). See source for application details.
FVG Orchestra·Palmanova, ITALY
FVG Orchestra seeks Principal Bassoon with Section duties. See source for application details.
Fondazione Arturo Toscanini·Parma, IT🇮🇹
Fondazione Arturo Toscanini (Parma, IT) is auditioning for Audizione Secondo Fagotto e/o Controfagotto.
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra·Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
Preliminary announcement 2026-2027: Audition for principal bassoon on 25, 26 and 28 January
Virginia Symphony Orchestra·Norfolk, US🇺🇸
Core, tenure-track Second Bassoon position with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Live audition October 20 & 21, 2026 in Norfolk, Virginia;…
The Global Conservatory·Remote, Worldwide
TGC seeks woodwind faculty across the family — flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone — for private studios, excerpt labs, and chamb…
Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra·Lexington, UNITED STATES
Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra seeks Principal Bassoon. Audition 2026-11-16. See source for application details.
NDR Radiophilharmonie·Hanover, GERMANY
NDR Radiophilharmonie seeks Coord. 1st Solo Bassoon. Audition 2026-11-16. See source for application details.
The Global Conservatory·Remote, Worldwide
Reed-making at midnight, the opening of the Rite at dawn — bassoonists are a tribe, and the tribe needs teachers. YOUR STUDIO Teach reed-m…
United States Army Band Pershing’s Own·UNITED STATES
United States Army Band (Pershing's Own) is recruiting: Bassoon. Audition: 2026-09-14. Full conditions and the application route are publis…
The Metropolitan Opera·UNITED STATES
The Philadelphia Orchestra is recruiting: Contrabassoon / Section Bassoon. Audition: 2026-09-26. Full conditions and the application route…
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig·Leipzig, GERMANY
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig is recruiting: Stellv. 1. Solofagott, based in Leipzig, Germany. Probespiel / audition: 2026-09-28. Full condit…
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden·Dresden, GERMANY
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden is recruiting: Solo-Kontrafagott, based in Dresden, Germany. Probespiel / audition: 2026-11-09. Full condi…
WDR Sinfonieorchester·Köln, GERMANY
WDR Sinfonieorchester is recruiting: Kontrafagott mit Nebeninstrument Fagott, based in Köln, Germany. Full conditions and the application r…
Fondazione Arturo Toscanini·Parma, ITALY
Fondazione Arturo Toscanini is recruiting: 2nd Bassoon and/or Contrabassoon, based in Parma, Italy. Audition: 2026-09-21. Full conditions a…
Philzuid·Eindhoven, NL🇳🇱
Philzuid (formerly the Brabant Orchestra) in the Netherlands is seeking a 2nd Bassoon with contrabassoon obligation. This is an online audi…
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker·Düsseldorf, GERMANY
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker is recruiting: Solo-Fagott, based in Düsseldorf, Germany. Full conditions and the application route are published…
Detroit Symphony Orchestra·UNITED STATES
Detroit Symphony Orchestra is recruiting: Assistant Principal Bassoon. Audition: 2026-10-12. Full conditions and the application route are…
Fort Wayne Philharmonic·UNITED STATES
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra is recruiting: Principal Bassoon. Audition: 2026-09-28. Full conditions and the application route are publish…
Austin Symphony Orchestra·UNITED STATES
Austin Symphony Orchestra is recruiting: Bassoon II (A1). Audition: 2026-08-26. Full conditions and the application route are published by…
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig·Leipzig, DE🇩🇪
The Gewandhausorchester Leipzig invites applications for the position of Co-Principal Bassoon, with obligation to play 2nd, 3rd, and 4th ba…
Staatstheater Stuttgart·Stuttgart, GERMANY
Das Staatsorchester Stuttgart sucht einen Solo-Fagott
NDR Radiophilharmonie·Hannover, GERMANY
NDR Radiophilharmonie is recruiting: Koord. 1. Solo-Fagott, based in Hannover, Germany. Probespiel / audition: 2026-11-16. Full conditions…
Staatsorchester Stuttgart·Stuttgart, GERMANY
Staatsorchester Stuttgart is recruiting: Solo-Fagott, based in Stuttgart, Germany. Full conditions and the application route are published…
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln·Köln, GERMANY
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln is recruiting: Solofagott, based in Köln, Germany. Full conditions and the application route are published by the…
Detroit Opera·UNITED STATES
Detroit Opera is recruiting: Second Bassoon. Audition: 2026-09-16. Full conditions and the application route are published by the ensemble…
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie·Herford, GERMANY
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie is recruiting: Stellv. Solo-Fagott, based in Herford, Germany. Full conditions and the application route are…
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