Musical Director

A new  Musical Director is required for Coats Choral (formerly Thomas Coats Memorial Choral Society) for the season starting January 2025. We are a long established choral society based in Paisley and in good commuting distance from Glasgow.  Our current membership is around 55. The choir rehearses on Tuesday evenings from January to mid March, with a small number of Friday rehearsals near to the concert. We perform one concert a year in March. We perform from the major choral repertoire with an orchestra.

Remuneration is by annual fee to be agreed with the successful candidate as will terms of contract.

The following skills are important for the job:

• Experience of conducting choir and orchestra is essential.
• The ability to motivate an adult choir to achieve high performance standards
• Lead rehearsals with sense of humour and respect for individuals
• Good organisational skills
• Work collaboratively with the choir Committee and office bearers
• Design concert programmes in conjunction with the Committee with broad appeal to both audience and choir.

Further information about the choir can be obtained by downloading the job description by by email from: coatschoral@btinternet.com or from our website coatschoral.org

Selection will be by interview and participation in a short audition rehearsal with the choir on 24th September 2024 in Paisley.

If you feel that this is a role for you, please apply by email to coatschoral@btinternet.com  with a full CV, personal statement and details of 2 referees.