Standish Choral is seeking a Musical Director for a well established choir from October 2010.

We are a mixed choir (SATB) of 25 members. Rehearsals take place on Friday evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm in the vestry at St Wilfrid's Parish Church Standish near Wigan WN6 0JT.

The choir gives three concerts a year when a wide range of music which includes sacred and modern classics is performed. Annually a concert of miscellaneous music is performed when folk songs and modern music by for example Lennon and McCartney and Simon and Garfunkel is sung.

In the last season the choir performed, with professional soloists, the Schubert Mass in G, Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs, Haydn's Insanae et Vanae Curae and Rossini's Petite Messe Solonnelle.

For more information or to express interest please contact diane.jarrett@tesco.net telephone 01257427284 or the chairman bryanshepherd100@hotmail.com telephone 01257424994

Fakenham Choral Society in North Norfolk is seeking a new Musical Director from January, 2011. All-age, all-ability choir with over 90 members. Varied repertoire including both sacred and secular music.

Three concerts a year with professional soloists and orchestra. Rehearsals Tuesday evenings from September to June.

Applicants should be able to deliver exciting and enjoyable rehearsals, conduct choir and orchestra at concerts and suggest and select soloists. We are looking for someone good at encouraging people and who has a sense of humour.

Closing date for applications 20 September 2010.

Further details from ft.am@btinternet.cm or phone 01328 830639. See our website on www.fakenhamchoralsociety.co.uk

The Club has a seventy plus membership of enthusiastic ambitious singers with a full programme of events and they also enter national competition. Overseas concerts are also being planned. Barbershop quartet singing is also an integral part of the Club.

They have a strong administration team, also an excellent music team and are ably supported by visiting coaches.

The Sussex Harmonisers meet on Tuesday evenings at the large modern St Paul’s College, with its first class facilities, at Jane Murray Way, Burgess Hill, Sussex RH15 8GA which is close to the A23.

They are looking for someone who wishes to expand their experience into this international exciting unaccompanied form of close harmony singing and help them realize their full potential.

He/She will be an accomplished musician with experience of conducting a chorus, who is looking for a new challenge. Another essential attribute is the ability to lead exciting and enjoyable rehearsals to a high musical standard.

Therefore if you or someone you know could fill this post to help in the continuing development of this relatively new club, please send details to, or contact

Mick Bowles the Chairman on 01444 236809 at mickbowles@talktalk.net or Robin Pond at robinpond@onetel.com

More about the Club at: http://www.sussexharmonisers.org.uk They aim to fill this post by the end of October 2010 for which the payment of expenses etc will be by agreement.

We are looking for a Deputy Musical Director and a Deputy Pianist

We sing a wide range of music and can be found on Thursday's from 7.30pm - 9.30pm at:

Hayle Methodist Church.

For further information please contact our Musical Director, Ann Birch, on 01736 752335

Unlike other local choirs the Academy will be more 'curriculum' led than 'performance' led. The curriculum, defined by the Music Directors of both choirs, will incorporate the basic rudiments of vocal production and music theory. Whilst the Academy will present occasional concerts, the chief purpose is to mark the accomplishment of learning goals rather than presentation of music for its own sake.

Rehearsals: Thursday evenings 7.30 - 9pm at Emmbrook Junior School starting in September.
Remuneration: negotiable

Please email academy@wokingham-choral-society.org.uk or call Jenny Eaglen on 0118 978 1260 for a recruitment pack.
Closing date for applications: 30th August 2010

We perform two concerts per year, in March and November, each involving around 12 rehearsals which take place on Wednesday evenings in Wellington. From time to time we also stage scratch events and workshops.

Further details about the Society may be seen on our website, www.wellingtonchoralsociety.org.uk

The Music Director, in addition to rehearsing the choir and conducting concerts, will be expected to take a lead in the selection of music and approve the appointment of the rehearsal accompanist. The Director shall invite and make arrangements for soloists and orchestral players within an agreed budget.

We expect to carry out an initial meeting followed by auditions in October.

Anyone interested in this position, or who would like more information, should in the first instance contact the Society's Secretary:

Chris Widdows tel: 01823 331394 or email: chriswidz@hotmail.com

seeks MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Midlands Chorale is a mixed voice choir with currently around 30 members. We usually put on 3 concerts per year in about March, June and November. From time to time we have professional soloists and instrumentalists to augment and enhance our programme. We normally have 6 rehearsals per concert, which are held on Saturday mornings from 10 am to 1 pm at Tettenhall College , near Wolverhampton. http://www.tettenhallcollege.co.uk

More information about the Midlands Chorale including details of our recent concerts can be seen on our website www.midlandschorale.org.uk

We are looking for a new Musical Director to commence January 2011. Professional fees are paid per session and concert.

Please submit a letter of application indicating choral training qualifications and/or experience, together with CV, to the Secretary by Friday 10th September 2010, by email to edmund@edmundcoxhead.wanadoo.co.uk or by post to 64 Upper Road , Shrewsbury SY3 9JP . Tel 01743 361347

The Amici Chamber Choir, one of northwest London’s leading amateur chamber choirs, is seeking guest conductors for the season starting in September 2010.

Closing date for applications is 15th August 2010

We rehearse in Pinner (close to the Metropolitan line tube station) on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:30.

Future concerts include:
- 27th November 2010 – St James’s Church, Piccadilly – Britten Ceremony of Carols, Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols and Holst Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda
- 19th March 2011 – venue in the Harrow area – Durufle Requiem and Mozart Coronation Mass
- 25th June 2011 – venue in the Harrow area – secular programme of songs
- 26th November 2011 – St James’s Church, Piccadilly – Handel Dixit Dominus and other works

A guest conductor would be expected to rehearse the choir for the term and conduct the concert, engage soloists, audition newcomers to the choir and existing choir members, and support our development activities.

The choir is self-sufficient in many respects: our rehearsal accompanists are members of the choir and we have a repertoire committee which plans our programmes, with input from the conductor. We have worked with guest conductors in the past.

We are looking for experienced choral directors able to energise and inspire the choir and to continue to improve us both musically and technically.

Applications should be emailed to enquiries@amicichamberchoir.org.uk

More information about the choir can be found on http://www.amicichamberchoir.org.uk

NAILSEA CHORAL SOCIETY, a non-auditioning choir of around 50 voices in North Somerset (near Bristol), founded in 1925, is seeking a new Director of Music as from the 2010/11 season.

The choir performs three concerts a year with professional soloists. The repertoire is varied and rehearsals take place on Tuesday evenings at Christ Church, Nailsea, from September to mid-May.

The MD, in consultation with the committee, selects music and soloists. The post carries an honorarium of £1975 (negotiable).

For more details, please contact ivor@harrison1000.freeserve.co.uk or telephone 01275 464330 in the first instance.

Maureen Twiddy is hanging up her baton after more than 11 years as Musical Director and conductor of Kington Choral Society (KCS) in Herefordshire. She will be sorely missed by the KCS choir which she took over in 1999, and nurtured and developed into a respected 75-strong chorus bringing major choral works featuring professional soloists to the Borders area. During that period, Maureen has produced 30 main KCS concerts featuring 44 works by 29 different composers.

The forthcoming KCS Autumn concert of works by J. Michael Haydn and Joseph Haydn at St Mary’s Church, Kington on Saturday 16th October, will be Maureen’s swan song.

Kington Choral is now searching for a new Musical Director with the talent and ambition to take the choir into the next decade, and invites Expressions of Interest from locally-based musicians to become Maureen’s successor - telephone Mary Whittall on 01544 230 319 by 31 July.

Bel Canto Chorus is seeking a new Musical Director to start from January 2011. The choir is an enthusiastic 40 strong SSA and has been established for over 2 years.

We enjoy developing our repertoire and seek a Musical Director with the ability to deliver exciting and enjoyable rehearsals to a high musical standard and who is able to inspire confidence in singers with varied musical ability. The Musical Director will work closely with the choir committee in determining the content of concerts and the future of the choir.

Rehearse on Monday evenings 7.45 – 9.30 which lead to 3-4 performances a year.

Remuneration: negotiable

Please visit our web site www.belcantochorus.org.uk for more information on us.

Closing date: Please send ASAP but no later than 10th September 2010 to Jacquie_champion@yahoo.co.uk or call 01189 617423

The South Berkshire Singers are a mixed voice choir in Wokingham, Berkshire with a membership of about forty.
We sing a wide variety of accompanied music ranging from short classical choral pieces through to popular ballads and folk songs.
There are no auditions and there is a wide range of musical ability and ages.
We do several small concerts within the community before Christmas and then one or maybe two major concerts in local venues in June and July.
All donations and revenues from concerts throughout the year are given to a local charity chosen for that year.
The new MD will have had formal musical and choral training and will become an ex-officio committee member, taking full responsibility for all aspects of the choir's music repertoire. It is envisaged that he or she will either live within or otherwise live very close to Wokingham. This has shown to be important in sharing the choirs' affinity with the community in which it sings.
Rehearsals are held every Tuesday between 19.30 and 21.30hrs at All Saints School in Wokingham, Berkshire
To apply, please send a CV to Keith Stiles, 35 Summerfield Close, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 1PH; email: keith.stiles@bsi-global.com; or phone for further details on 01189 780581.

St Oswald’s, Warton, Nr Carnforth, Lancashire

We are seeking a Choir Director to work with the Parish Priest, our enthusiastic robed choir and our organist. Our mixed age choir sings music of a range and a quality rarely found in village churches, mainly because we enjoy it! We are keen to develop our strong musical tradition, and would welcome applications from any who have the gifts and enthusiasm and sense of humour to work with us.

Remuneration according to RSCM guidelines.

We currently have two choir practices each week, Sunday Sung Eucharist with anthem(s), occasional Choral Evensong and services on major feast days. For informal conversations and further details, contact The Revd Damian Porter: 01524 732946; fatherd@btinternet.com

The choir was formed ten years ago and has a membership of more than 30 amateur SATB singers. We sing a wide range of music, both secular and sacred. We perform two main concerts a year and sing at a variety of functions. Our next concert is The Messiah on 10th July at St Michaels Church.

Closing date for applications is 14th September 2010

For more information or to apply, please send your C.V. and covering letter to Pat Mutton (Chairman), Keppel Gate, St Michaels, Tenbury Wells, WR158TG. 01584819875 or by e-mail to patmutton@hotmail.co.uk

Please state the level of remuneration, if any, you would require. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 7 days and invited to lead part of a rehearsal in September.

Tynemouth Choral Society
is seeking a new Musical Director

Due to the retirement of the present Musical Director, the members of Tynemouth Choral Society are seeking to appoint a musically accomplished individual with experience of choral music as their new Musical Director from January 2011.

About the choir

The well established, all-ability choir is open to anyone over sixteen with an interest and enjoyment in performing Choral Music. At present there are 44 members who meet on Monday evenings from 7pm to 9pm in The Chapel, The King’s School, Tynemouth.

We are members of Making Music and The National Association of Choirs.

Concerts

We currently perform two major classical works per year, rehearsing from mid September to mid December for one and January to mid May for the other. We sometimes meet after the second concert for a few weeks to build up a repertoire of lighter music. This can then be used when we are asked to give concerts e.g. for charity or ‘The Choral Spectacular’ with the massed choirs of the local group of the National Association of Choirs. These concerts will only take place if there is mutual agreement.

What are we looking for?

We enjoy developing our repertoire and seek a Musical Director with the ability to deliver exciting and enjoyable rehearsals to a high musical standard and who is able to inspire confidence in singers with varied musical ability. The Musical Director will work closely with the choir committee in determining the content of concerts and the future of the choir, especially the attraction of new members.

Remuneration

The post currently pays an honorarium of £475 per annum. This is negotiable but is dependent on the size and income of the choir.

if this sounds like you please submit your CV and full details of your musical qualifications, conducting and leadership experience, together with details of two individuals willing to provide a reference on your behalf, to:

Margaret Stephenson (secretary)
20 Dene Road
Tynemouth
North Shields
Tyne and Wear E30 2JW

E-mail info@tynemouthchoral.co.uk Telephone 0191 257 3979.

To arrive as soon as possible - but no later than 30th September 2010.

For further information about the choir visit www.tynemouthchoral.co.uk

Chesterfield Symphony is a full size amateur orchestra that meets for rehearsals on Tuesday evenings during term time in Chesterfield. We put on three concerts per year and are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic conductor to take us forward.

If you are interested in this post, please forward a CV (inc. details of referees), with a covering letter and fee expectation to the Secretary of the Orchestra:

Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra,
1 Coppice Croft, Ashfield Park, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. NG17 1HH or by e-mail to: chesterfieldsymphonyorchestra@googlemail.com
(Please mark e-mail/envelope "CONDUCTOR APPLICATION")

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 1st September 2010.

Appointment will be from Tuesday 4th January 2011

Person Specification and Job Description

The Mulan Children's Choir opened its doors to the first cohort of young choristers in October 2009. Initially a single group of 52 students, the choir has now expanded to the following levels:
Level 1; 7 - 8yrs (max. 70 students)
Level 2; 9 - 13yrs (max. 70 students)
Level 3; Elite group (max. 40 students - chosen by the director)
All children are auditioned before entry to any of the above groups. There is currently a waiting list of 200.

The Mulan Children's Choir rehearse and perform at least three times a year in the beautiful and historic Tianjin Concert Hall, a 600-seat venue with superb acoustics. The Choir has a team which manages the administration, translation and logistical operations of the choir, and is supported by a board.

The Artistic Director of the Mulan Children's Choir should be a skilled and creative teacher and conductor of choral singing who has the maturity and enthusiasm to work in a Chinese and international environment.

The Artistic Director will also be responsible for establishing and maintaining links with Tianjin's foreign community, creating the relevant databases and mailing lists, and informing Tianjin's foreign community about relevant Tianjin Concert Hall performances and IFC performances (see below).

Qualifications
Music and/or Education related degree
At least two years choral teaching experience

Essential Competencies
Yearly planning of artistic material
Ability to manage, rehearse and conduct large groups of children between the ages of 7 - 13
Preparation of all levels of choir for concerts as set by the Concert Hall.
Auditioning new members (twice yearly) for each level of the Mulan choral programme
Management of choir personnel
Concert logistics planning
Report to the board on the matters above

Professional Development/Opportunities
Professional development for this position will be supported by the International Festival Chorus (IFC) in Beijing (www.beijingifc.org) whose director sits on the Mulan Children's Choir Board. The Artistic Director will be expected to participate in IFC performances. IFC will assist in arranging suitable additional professional performance opportunities for the Artistic Director.

Remuneration Package
Monthly salary: RMB10,000
Accommodation in Tianjin
One international round-trip ticket UK- China
Work Visa

Interested parties should email cvs and application letters to hannahquinnbeijing@gmail.com and artisticdirector@beijingifc.org by July 15, 2010

We are seeking a new Musical Director!
Our Musical Director is moving to pastures new, so the Bailiffgate Singers of Alnwick are seeking to appoint a musically accomplished individual with experience of choral music as our new Musical Director from September 2010.

The choir is an all-age, all-ability choir, open to anyone who enjoys making music. We currently have over 30 members who meet on Wednesday evenings from 19.30-21.30 in the Bailiffgate Museum, for 44 weeks of the year (no rehearsals during August).

The choir has performed an average of six concerts a year, encompassing a wide range of musical styles and genres. We enjoy developing our repertoire and library, and seek a Musical Director with the ability to deliver exciting and enjoyable rehearsals to a high musical standard and who is able to inspire confidence in singers with varied musical ability.

The Musical Director will work closely with the choir committee in determining the future of the choir.

The post currently attracts an annual payment of £2200, paid as £200 per calendar month. The postholder is appointed on a self-employed basis.

Skills and abilities
Accomplished musician
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Well organised
Motivational and inspirational
Able to deliver exciting and enjoyable rehearsals to a high musical standard

Experience of:
Choral music
Choral conducting
Working with a volunteer committee
Planning choir programmes
Working with a range of musical abilities

If this sounds like you, please submit your CV and full details of your musical qualifications, conducting and leadership experience, together with details of two individuals willing to provide a reference on your behalf, to:

Sandi Downing
Secretary - Bailiffgate Singers
43 Oaky Balks
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 2QE

email:Sdow315126@aol.com

To arrive no later than Tuesday 06 July 2010

We are seeking an inspirational Director with proven choral and orchestral experience, who will provide good choral leadership and who has the ability to motivate amateur singers in an engaging and enthusiastic manner. He/she will be expected to take weekly rehearsals and conduct the choir in performance with professional soloists and orchestras. Remuneration for the post is negotiable and will be commensurate with ISM rates, qualifications and experience.

If you have the vision and ability to lead this flourishing group, please contact the Secretary on 01234 353762, or email: secretary@mkchorale.org.uk for further details and an application form.

Alternatively you can download the documents from our website www.mkchorale.org.uk.
The closing date for applications is 20 July.
Long-listed candidates will be interviewed early in September 2010; those who are short-listed will be invited to conduct part of one of our rehearsals later in the month.

Helensburgh Dorian Choir conductor vacancy

To start in late August or September 2010.

We sing a wide variety of songs from classical pieces to modern popular arrangements and this year won a BBC Choral Ambition Grant and commissioned our first new work.

We rehearse weekly on Tuesdays in Helensburgh from 7.15pm to 9.15pm for our two main concerts in May and December. We are now resting after our Spring Concert until late August!

The conductor receives an honorarium which is decided at the choir AGM every June and is currently £1212 per annum. The conductor may submit expenses with prior committee approval.

For more details check our website at
www.helensburgh-dorian-choir.info
or for an informal discussion contact our President Patrick Trust on drpmtrust@btinternet.com or telephone 01389841387.

To apply formally send your CV to Patrick Trust, Beaumaris, Church Avenue, Cardross. G82 5NS. Or send via email to DorianChoir@aol.com

Cantate, the internationally acclaimed youth choir, invites applications for the post of ASSISTANT MUSIC DIRECTOR (PRINCIPAL ACCOMPANIST) from September 2010. Ability as a choral director and vocal coach would be considered an advantage.

Cantate's three choirs (boys and girls aged 8-19) rehearse most weekends in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire.

Further details of both the post and Cantate can be found at:

www.cantate.co.uk email info@cantate.co.uk

The deadline for applications is 10 June.

Cranford Choral Society (www.cranfordchoral.org.uk) is a non-auditioned, amateur choir based in Moulsford, South Oxfordshire of about 80 singers. We are fifteen years old this year. We rehearse on Monday evenings from 8:00pm to 9:30pm from early September to early December, then from early January to late June, with a couple of weeks off for Easter and bank holidays. There are about 40 rehearsal sessions in a year. We do not rehearse during July or August, and, typically, we do two performances a year.

For more information, download the full description from our website here. The closing date for applications is Friday, 25th June.

Email chair@cranfordchoral.org.uk for a copy of the position description, which can also be downloaded from our website by clicking here. If you would like to discuss the choir or the opportunity informally, please contact Chris Mousley Jones (Chair) on 01491 651199.

Doncaster Choral Society is seeking a Musical Director for a well established choir.

We are a mixed choir of approximately 80 members. We rehearse on Tuesday evenings from 7.15 until 9.15pm.
We perform four major concerts per season, usually with orchestra, plus one or two outside visits in the year.
Our repertoire is extensive covering many of the major works and composers plus lesser known and specially commissioned works.

The Society is looking to appoint an inspirational musician with proven choral and orchestral experience, one who will provide good choral leadership with the ability to motivate amateur singers in an engaging and enthusiastic manner.

The Musical Director will be expected to take weekly rehearsals and conduct the choir in performance with professional soloists and orchestras.
The position carries an honorarium.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to take a rehearsal as part of the selection process during the autumn schedule.
Applications are invited which should include a current CV and be submitted no later than 30th June 2010 to:

Mrs S.M.Dumican (Chairman) sdumican@hotmail.co.uk
29, Saxton Avenue,
Bessacarr,
Doncaster,
DN4 7AY.

Information about the Society is available on our website: www.doncasterchoralsociety.org.uk

The Choir, which currently has about 30 singers from Somerset and Dorset, is a flourishing amateur mixed-voice choir with a good local reputation. It was founded in 1993 at Yeovil College and re-formed as a registered educational charity in 2000. Rehearsals observe the academic calendar and members perform concerts at least three times a year. The repertoire is broad, including both accompanied and a cappella music. The Choir's next concert will be held at South Petherton Parish Church on Saturday the 19th of June.

Anyone who is interested in finding out more about the position should go to Yeovil Chamber Choir's website www.yeovilchamberchoir.org for details or telephone the Chairman Jessica Vale on 01935 477344. Short-listed candidates will be interviewed and auditioned in Yeovil in June; applications must be received by the10th of June.
The Choir is a member of Making Music (the National Federation of Music Societies).