Musical Director

Our friendly choral society (established in 1926) is looking for a conductor and musical director to succeed Peter Hunt who is leaving us after 24 years. The choir has 100 members and between 60 and 80 commit to each term’s programme over the year. They have enjoyed some remarkable challenges under Peter’s direction – examples including Bach’s Mass in B Minor, Fanshawe’s African Sanctus, Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast and Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem. 

Members come from Chipping Norton and surrounding villages and we perform three concerts a year in the town and local churches, play a key role in the Music Festival and support local charities. We work with national professional players and soloists, local musicians, excellent accompanists and young people from the county music service. A key partner is the Cheltenham Chamber Orchestra.

There are no auditions as we believe that everyone can sing, and that with strong musical leadership and sufficient encouragement delivered with humour through engaging rehearsals, ordinary people can truly achieve extraordinary things. The choir’s exacting standards and ambitious and wide-ranging repertoire are testament to that belief.

We are looking for a conductor who shares our passion for getting the best out of keen amateur singers and who would like to help the choir’s development as the world emerges from the pandemic. This offers a tremendous opportunity for someone who wishes to grow with the choir and to help determine its future. Salary will be commensurate with experience and will reflect prevailing market rates. For more information about the choir, our repertoire and other information, and to download an application pack, visit : www.cncs.org.uk