Faculty Director of Opera Choruses and Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Music (Choral Conducting), Tenured or Tenure-track position
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Job Location:
Bloomington, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position Summary
The Jacobs School of Music seeks candidates for a tenure-track faculty position as Choral Conductor and Faculty Director of Opera Choruses; both senior and accomplished junior applicants will be considered. The successful candidate will be able to inspire student conductors and singers with a wide variety of skill sets in a highly active and professionally oriented educational environment. Responsibilities: Rehearse and prepare opera choruses for as many as five productions annually with the internationally recognized IU Opera & Ballet Theater including conducting in performance when required and preparing students cast in bit parts from the chorus. Teach private lessons for and mentor graduate choral conducting majors and train graduate opera chorus masters. Serve as choral department liaison for operatic creative and technical teams including faculty and/or guest directors choreographers stage managers etc. Serve as the choral department representative on the Opera Committee and the Opera Casting Committee if assigned. Additional duties may include teaching one or more of the following courses: university choral ensembles (concert choirs); graduate and/or undergraduate choral conducting technique; choral rehearsal techniques; graduate seminars in choral literature; score reading; other courses in an area of expertise applicable to the candidate. Participation in doctoral committees school-wide committees and in department service and recruitment activities is expected.
The Jacobs School of Music seeks candidates for a tenure-track faculty position as Choral Conductor and Faculty Director of Opera Choruses; both senior and accomplished junior applicants will be considered. The successful candidate will be able to inspire student conductors and singers with a wide variety of skill sets in a highly active and professionally oriented educational environment. Responsibilities: Rehearse and prepare opera choruses for as many as five productions annually with the internationally recognized IU Opera & Ballet Theater including conducting in performance when required and preparing students cast in bit parts from the chorus. Teach private lessons for and mentor graduate choral conducting majors and train graduate opera chorus masters. Serve as choral department liaison for operatic creative and technical teams including faculty and/or guest directors choreographers stage managers etc. Serve as the choral department representative on the Opera Committee and the Opera Casting Committee if assigned. Additional duties may include teaching one or more of the following courses: university choral ensembles (concert choirs); graduate and/or undergraduate choral conducting technique; choral rehearsal techniques; graduate seminars in choral literature; score reading; other courses in an area of expertise applicable to the candidate. Participation in doctoral committees school-wide committees and in department service and recruitment activities is expected.
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