Get out there and play!

For more than two decades, the Community Service / Hire SFCM Musicians program has taken live music into schools, hospitals, retirement homes, children's facilities, and other places where people of limited means and mobility are seldom reached. This initiative is the embodiment of art knowing no bounds.

Totaling over 350 performances each year, this program gives a taste of the performing musician's life, feeding students the opportunities they need to succeed. Student musicians are always in demand to perform at private functions throughout the year, running the gamut from weddings to corporate celebrations or graduations.

The Hire SFCM Musicians office is also an excellent resource for other employment as listings for teaching and performing jobs are regularly posted.

Participant Information

In order to become a participant, you must pass an audition. Students accepted into the Hire SFCM Musicians program are automatically accepted into the Community Service class and are eligible for paid gigs. Those accepted will be required to complete four community service visits each semester on a pass/fail basis. Attendance at seminars featuring guest outreach educators is required. Accepted students will receive more information about community service scheduling and Hire SFCM Musicians compensation.

Audition Requirements:

Auditions are held in the fall. Returning students will receive an email from the program director to sign up for an audition time on August 28, 29, or 30. New students eligible for the program will be able to sign up during orientation. Students should prepare any solo of choice or two contrasting solos. Sight-reading may be required for instrumentalists. If a style other than classical is available (jazz, Latin, musical theater, pop/rock, fiddling, singing pianist, singing guitarist, other) please prepare one of your selections in this style as well. We are also interested in anyone who plays the saxophone, accordion, sitar, bagpipes, or any other alternative instrument. The audition is not open to freshmen, sophomores, classical-only double bass players, classical-only percussionists, or harpists/bassists/percussionists who lack access to a car.