Job Summary

The Music Director/Conductor leads Atlanta’s oldest independent chorus in its vision to develop, nurture, and promote the joy of choral music and to enhance the quality of life of its singing members, audience, and community at large.  In conjunction with the Board of Trustees, he/she seeks to foster widespread singer engagement in achieving the organization’s goals, to generate greater community awareness of the Choral Guild of Atlanta, to continue exploring an array of musical venues, styles of expression, and pools of talent that reflect the variety/heterogeneity of metropolitan Atlanta, and to expand our contributor base.

Responsibilities/Duties

Provides overall musical direction to the Choral Guild, including:

• Prepares for and conducts rehearsals and performances for all performing groups, including soloists, instrumentalists, and guest ensembles.
  

• Develops appropriate season programming by identifying musical selections that further the organization’s vision, mission, and goals as well as maintain its fiscal well-being.
  

• Conducts auditions to select members annually, and to select soloists, instrumentalists, and guest ensembles on an as-needed basis.
  

• Evaluates and recommends candidates for other artistic positions within the organization including assistant conductor and accompanist.
  

• Identifies appropriate concert and rehearsal venues.
  

• Provides background/historical context information about musical selections for inclusion in printed materials such as the season brochure, programs, and press releases.
  

• Identifies, and assists in planning, additional artistic opportunities that further the organization’s vision, mission, and goals.
  

Contributes to administration of the Choral Guild, including:

• Coordinates all artistic efforts with the staff, officers, and the Board of Trustees
  

• Assists in public relations and fundraising efforts

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The successful candidate should be committed to:

• continually increasing the caliber of our musicianship, the quality of our performances, and the positive reactions of our audience;
  

• performing outstanding choral works from all musical periods, with a focus on important but rarely performed works, and living composers; and
  

• enriching the cultural lives of our audience by educating them about the composers and choral works of our repertoire.

Submission Requirements

Please submit a package containing: cover letter; resume; programs from the last three years with recorded selections; references from chief officer, board members, and/or singers; relevant information about past choral organizations, including budget, size of group, grant awards, and tours, if appropriate; and written statement reflecting your philosophy, goals, and methods of evaluation when directing a community chorus of volunteer singers.  You will need to include postage if you want your materials to be returned to you.

 Deadline:  December 31, 2008

Send to Choral Guild of Atlanta, P.O. Box 550772, Atlanta, GA 30355

For further information, e-mail conductorsearch@cgatl.org