Vacancies
This page has been set up to allow member choirs of the National Association of Choirs to seek the services of others.
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Midlands East NAC
LOCAL VOCALS
Musical Director for Local Vocals, Tutbury
Due to illness the current choir leader of Local Vocals Community Choir, Tutbury is unable to continue, hence our search for a new Musical Director begins.
We are a friendly Community Choir with membership of around 35 and sing A Capella in 3 or 4 part harmony. There are no auditions and singers don’t need to read music, though copies of each part are available.
Based in Tutbury, Staffordshire, (DE13 9NA), we sing on Wednesday evenings during term time. Local Vocals Community Choir occasionally perform in concert for charities. (video clips on Facebook - Local Vocals Community Choir)
This is a paid position. To express an interest please contact Margaret on 07984371490.
Midlands North NAC
SHIFNAL & Dist Male Voice Choir
Musical Director for Shifnal & District MVC
The choir is an amateur, four - part, non auditioning male voice choir made up of 25 – 30 men who enjoy the camaraderie of singing together. We sing a wide repertoire including traditional male voice songs, songs from musicals and other popular songs. For over 60 years we have been performing concerts to raise funds for charities and local good causes.
Musical Director. (Paid Position)
We are looking for someone to prepare and lead rehearsals on a Thursday evening 7:30 – 9:30pm in Shifnal, 40 weeks per year.
To select music and prepare the choir for up to 10 public performances per year.
To maintain and raise the standard of the choir.
You can see the choir perform on our Facebook page. For further information or to apply for the post, please contact email below.
shifnalmalevoicechoir@gmail.com
South West NAC
BLOCKLEY Ladies Choir
Piano Accompanist required
Blockley Ladies Choir (near Morton-in-Marsh Gloucestershire) are seeking a piano accompanist. You will need to work with the musical director accompanying the choir on a weekly basis and for one or two concerts during the year. We currently meet on Tuesday afternoons and roughly follow the school terms. We have between 20-30 friendly enthusiastic members and sing an eclectic mix of music.
This is a paid position.
Ideally we would need someone to start in early January 2025. If you are interested we would love to hear from you. Please contact Gill Graham at gilliang983@gmail.com
COTSWOLD Male Voice Choir
Accompanist vacancy
The Cotswold Male Voice Choir (CMVC) is seeking to appoint an experienced pianist to the role of principal accompanist.
CMVC is an amateur, non-auditioning choir consisting of over 50 TTBB voices and has an excellent reputation for providing high quality entertainment for its audiences.
CMVC is planning to arrange a sequence of practical trial rehearsal sessions for those interested in this role to take place by date to be arranged.
Please use the contact details below for further information and to register an interest in the role.
To help move to the next stage of development, CMVC is seeking a well-qualified, energetic and enthusiastic principal accompanist to start working with the choir between January and April 2025 onwards.
In addition to a technical ability to accompany a male voice choir, it is vitally important for the person in this role to develop and maintain a strong and close working relationship with the Music Director and to become an integral part of the CMVC.
Ideally, our new accompanist will have experience of most of the following:
• Grade 8 piano qualification ;
• Sound sight reading skills with, if possible, an ability to improvise or provide imaginative accompaniment, including for warm-up, cool-down and scales-based exercises ;
• Experience of providing accompaniment to musicians and singers ;
• An ability to play a wide variety of music genres ;
• Experience of performing in public across a variety of situations ;
• Experience of working with others ;
• An ability to form and maintain strong working relationships with the Music Director, Committee and choristers ;
• A desire to be a committed and pro-active member of a quality music team ;
• Availability to accompany the choir at performances and the weekly practices ( apart from planned or unavoidable absences ) ;
• Transposing skills - sometimes, pieces of music aren’t quite in the right key for the choir, and it would be most helpful to have someone who can ”move” the music up or down without too much trouble.
CMVC practises at its base at Helen Porter Hall, Dean Close School, Cheltenham, GL51 6EP every Wednesday evening from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm using a Steinway piano for accompaniment.
The choir has its own Yamaha electric piano which is used for some concerts and for use on the road. The principal accompanist therefore does not need to provide her or his own instrument.
The choir normally performs on around 10/12 occasions throughout the year, and has performed in many prestigious venues as well as supporting local charities and organisations within the local community.
CMVC is a registered charity and relies upon member subscriptions / donations, and income from concert performances to fund its activities.
The choir is able to pay the music team fees for services provided, commensurate with experience and market rates.
The successful applicant for this role is guaranteed a genuinely warm welcome to the choir, with the prospect of working with a dedicated group of people who are not afraid to have fun but who, at the same time, are keen to make sure their performances are as good as they possibly can be.
More information and background to the choir can be found on our website plus Facebook and Instagram. You can hear audio files on the choir’s web-site, plus many more used for chorister’s home rehearsals on Member’s area by arrangement.
Please visit:
www.cotswoldmvc.org
We expect to make an appointment to this role by the end of December 2024, for flexible start in the New Year by mutual agreement, following discussions and audition. If you would like to express an interest in this role, or simply find out more about the choir, then please make contact with CMVC as soon as possible, and certainly by deadline of Friday 6th December 2024:
Email: secretary@cotswoldmvc.org and/or call 07399-530192
