Vacancy Type:
Application deadline:
Monday, 30 September 2024
Description of vacancy:
Our choral scholarships are ideal for aspiring and young professional singers who wish to develop their choral singing, sight-reading and musicianship skills. The scholarship is open to singers aged 18-35, or students in full or part-time music education. An annual stipend of £1000 will be paid to the scholar across three terms.
The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Attend a minimum of 75% of weekly rehearsals, providing confident and skilled support. Further missed rehearsals are subject to aggreement with our MD and may result in a reduced stipend for the term. Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings 7:45-9:45pm in term time, currently at St Michael's Church, Elmwood Road W4 3DZ
- Attend all concerts during the year
- Participate in other musical events in the choir calendar where able
- Take an active role with social media for the ensemble
- Prepare for rehearsals in order to take a leading role
In return, the scholar will receive th following benefits:
- Occasional solo opportunities in performance, dependent on reportoire
- Coaching from the MD
- Chance to lead warm-ups if desired
- Annual stipend of £1000 paid at the end of each term
- Free music hire for the year
- Two complimentary tickets for each concert
Scholars are appointed for a year, although there may be opportunity to stay on for an additional year by re-applying
Location:
St Michael's Church
Elmwood Road
W4 3DZ
London
United Kingdom
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