{"id":5901,"date":"2020-03-20T17:42:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T21:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demosite2.asurtec.com\/job\/music-director-2\/"},"modified":"2020-05-02T00:27:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T04:27:39","slug":"music-director-2","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/oc.ca\/fr\/?post_type=job_listing&p=5901","title":{"rendered":"Music Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Music Director<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Strings of St. John\u2019s is accepting applications for the position of Music Director. Based in Ottawa, the Strings of St. John\u2019s is an advanced amateur string orchestra with approximately 20 members. The mission of the orchestra is to provide a supportive environment for string players to improve their ensemble playing and share a broad repertoire of string orchestra music.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1998, the Strings of St. John\u2019s is committed to collaborating with community groups, providing opportunities for young performers and engaging local soloists to perform with the orchestra.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Music Director of the Strings of St. John\u2019s is responsible for leadership, artistic and musical development of the orchestra.<\/p>\n<p>The Music Director runs the orchestra\u2019s weekly rehearsals, dress rehearsals, and conducts three concerts per year.<\/p>\n<p>The Music Director works in close consultation with the Concertmaster and the volunteer Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>selects music for each concert in conjunction with the Concertmaster<\/li>\n<li>collaborates with volunteer librarian to source scores and parts<\/li>\n<li>conducts weekly rehearsals<\/li>\n<li>maintains a positive atmosphere in rehearsals<\/li>\n<li>fosters the artistic development of the orchestra<\/li>\n<li>collaborates with and reports to the Board of Directors<\/li>\n<li>leverages musical contacts in the National Capital Region to recruit players and soloists, and to seek out opportunities to collaborate with other groups<\/li>\n<li>other tasks related to orchestra operations and public relations as directed by the board<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minimum qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor\u2019s Degree in music or equivalent experience<\/li>\n<li>experience as a conductor<\/li>\n<li>experience working with an amateur orchestra<\/li>\n<li>familiarity with string orchestra repertoire<\/li>\n<li>fluent in English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Desired attributes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>good interpersonal skills<\/li>\n<li>demonstrates good time management skills to maximize rehearsal time<\/li>\n<li>connections to the music community of the Ottawa area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Remuneration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This contract position is paid in accordance with the Canadian Federation of Musicians\u2019 scale for community orchestras.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rehearsals take place on Monday evenings from 7:15 \u2013 9:45. Concerts are held on Sunday afternoon with the dress rehearsal the Saturday before.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>To Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please send a resume and cover letter with references to:<\/p>\n<p>Mary Young, Chair, Strings of St. John\u2019s<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:maryyoung1001@yahoo.ca\">maryyoung1001@yahoo.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Application deadline is April 30th, 2020<\/p>\n<p>The Strings of St. John\u2019s welcomes all applications but please note that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1W2Gup_7vdKaQ0jW-sC74qxV4HhkIJJXU\/view?usp=sharing\">VIEW PDF\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":5900,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_promoted":"","_job_location":"Ottawa, ON","_application":"maryyoung1001@yahoo.ca","_company_name":"Strings of St. John's","_company_website":"https:\/\/stringsofstjohns.ca\/","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-categories":[559],"class_list":["post-5901","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-expired","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Music Director - Orchestras Canada\/Orchestres Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/oc.ca\/en\/?post_type=job_listing&p=5898\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Music Director - Orchestras Canada\/Orchestres Canada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Music Director\u00a0 The Strings of St. John\u2019s is accepting applications for the position of Music Director. 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