Musical Director

Midlands

Organisation: Concordia Choir Ashby

We are Concordia Choir of Ashby de la Zouch in Leicestershire and are a 4-part community choir welcoming all adults who love to sing. There is no formal audition: we now have a membership of 40 to 45 singers.

We pride ourselves on being very visible in the area and have performed in all weathers, in all sorts of places and on all occasions! We stage 3 formal concerts each year, usually accompanied by piano or organ. We have also been joined by a silver band, string quartet, jazz band and a ukulele group.

Our reputation has built steadily over the years and we enjoy new challenges, such that we can now count Brahms, Britten and Bowie amongst our favourites.

We now need a new MD to take us forward and rebuild our confidence after too many months of Zoom practicing only. Our aims are to improve our performance, support the choir's sense of community and revive the enjoyment of music-making.

Our usual practice nights have been Mondays in a local church hall which we hope to resume as soon as possible, leading up to an appearance at Ashby Proms in the Park event in the late summer.

The successful applicant will work closely with the Committee in planning our activities and will conduct and introduce the choir at concerts. The appointment will be as soon as possible but no later than September 2021, and offers remuneration dependent on experience.

Please email a CV to our Chair, Kevin Cunningham at concordiachoirashby@gmail.com by 30th June. Selected applicants will be interviewed by a small panel and we hope to invite those short-listed to direct part of a rehearsal as soon as circumstances allow.

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