String Fellowship

The Grant Park Music Festival String Fellowship welcomes violinists, violists, and cellists to audition. The Fellowship program is designed for emerging professional musicians from populations historically underrepresented in American symphony orchestras, including but not limited to underrepresented racial, ethnic, socioeconomic and geographic groups, who are attending or have graduated from a college, university or conservatory level music program.

Participants will rehearse and perform eight programs with the Grant Park Orchestra, perform in high profile recitals and chamber concerts as a string quartet in neighborhoods throughout Chicago, participate in masterclasses and professional development sessions, and receive individual and quartet coaching with Festival artistic leadership and members of the Grant Park Orchestra.

Fellows receive a minimum stipend of $1,000 a week (about $8,000 total).

Qualifications:
• Be currently enrolled in, or a graduate of, a college, university, or conservatory level music program
• Identify as an emerging professional musician from populations historically underrepresented in American symphony orchestras and symphonic choruses, including but not limited to underrepresented racial, ethnic, socioeconomic and geographic groups
• Fellows must commit to the entire duration of the program (June 9 - August 1, 2026). Fellows will also be expected to return to perform at our GPMF Advocate for the Arts Awards in October 2026 (2 day commitment and flight/hotel covered)
• Candidate must be legally eligible to work in the United States and provide current visa.

To apply, please visit https://app.getacceptd.com/gpmf. To learn more about our auditions, visit us at https://gpmf.org/auditions.

If you have any questions, please email Amelia Sie at amelia.sie@gpmf.org.