Part Time Artistic Director with Youth pro Musica: West Newton, MA

Posted by: "severino42" severino42@gmail.com   severino42

Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:04 pm (PDT)

My daughter sings with these folks. It is a great group and lots of fun. I a always impressed at the professional level at which the kids sing.

Listing:

Artistic Director

Organization:
Youth pro Musica
1326 Washington Street
West Newton, MA 02465
www.youthpromusica.org


Description: Serve as the public face of Youth pro Musica (or YpM); oversee all musical activities, including musical programming, development of performance opportunities and pursuit of outreach and collaborative efforts; engage in recruitment and audition chorus members, hire and supervise the accompanist and other musicians as necessary; conduct weekly rehearsals in West Newton on Monday and/or Tuesday evenings (four to six hours of rehearsing per week) plus performances; coordinate member communications (with assistance of Member Coordinator); attend Board meetings; participate in fundraising activities and donor cultivation 

Qualifications:
Master's Degree in Choral Conducting or commensurate experience; experience conducting children strongly preferred; familiarity with repertoire for mixed and treble choruses; strong organizational, collaborative and supervisory skills; warm and nurturing presence and desire to aid in the musical and character development of young people 

How To Apply:
Submit a cover letter and your resume (and please list three current references with telephone and e-mail contact information and explanation of relationship), a sample concert program and a recording of your choral conducting with representations of the following: 1) An a cappella selection 2) An accompanied selection 3) Part-singing (at least two parts) 4) An example from the Baroque period 5) An example from the 20th or 21st century For further information, or to apply after July 31, please contact Allison Hope Jones, Board Chairperson, at Board@YouthproMusica.org or (617) 666-6087. 

Apply by:
7/31/2009 

Salary:
Commensurate with experience 

Date Posted:
7/10/2009 

About this Organization:
Youth pro Musica was founded in 1970 by Director Emerita Roberta Humez as part of a collaboration with Boston's renowned Chorus pro Musica. YpM was led from 1995 to 2003 by Hazel Somerville and from 2004 to 2009 by Peter Krasinski. YpM's singers, drawn from over thirty communities in and around Boston, attend weekly rehearsals throughout the school year and perform widely throughout the Greater Boston area. In 1995, YpM proudly founded a new choral program based in Dorchester, MA. The branch grew steadily in members and support over the subsequent years. In 2003, YpM was able to help the branch incorporate on its own into the Boston City Singers. YpM has a long history of commissioning original works and performing local, national, and world premieres. YpM also collaborates frequently with professional orchestras and adult choruses of the Greater Boston area. Over the years, YpM has been honored to appear with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, the Cantata Singers, Revels, on National Public Radio, television and elsewhere. Recent appearances include collaborations with the American Boychoir, the Drakensberg Boys' Choir of South Africa, Vox Lumiere at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theater and the MasterSingers of Worcester.