Assistant Director of Music

About the job

The College seeks an Assistant Director of Music to assist with the provision of music to the highest professional standard in the College Chapel and in the College as a whole, working alongside, and under the oversight of, the Director of Music; in particular, to take responsibility for the recruitment, management, rehearsing and direction of King’s Voices (the College’s mixed-voice choir); to develop an all-female group selected from the membership of King’s Voices for further training and performance outside the Chapel context; to assist with the promotion and encouragement of music in the Chapel and the College more generally.

The Assistant Director of Music is accountable to the Director of Music, and will work closely with the administrative staff of the Choir and Chapel offices; more broadly within the College, they will work closely with the Tutorial, Admissions and Development teams in all areas of music-related recruitment, fundraising and student welfare.

Key Responsibilities 

• To conduct King’s Voices in Evensong in the College Chapel on Mondays, and in rehearsal on Wednesdays; and in other performances as agreed, including Evensong on Tuesdays during half term, a Christmas concert usually on the first Sunday after the end of Michaelmas Term, a concert on a Sunday in Lent Term, the annual May Week concert, and periodic tours, including visits to College livings; to work collaboratively and appropriately with the organ scholar appointed for King’s Voices. 
• To oversee the recruitment, administration and management of all activities involving King’s Voices, to report on this to the Director of Music and the Chapel Committee, and to provide annually a report on the activities of King’s Voices for the College Annual Report; alongside colleagues in the Choir and Tutorial offices, to work consistently on recruitment of the best singers for King’s College Choir and King’s Voices. 
• In collaboration with the Director of Music, to pursue the development of an all-female chamber group comprising a selection of current members of King’s Voices, active in repertoire and performance outside and beyond the Chapel services listed above; to develop further methods and good practices for supporting singers and musicians’ careers beyond Cambridge. 
• In collaboration with the Director of Music, to assist with the promotion and encouragement of all forms of music generally within the College; to work alongside the Fellows in Music and the King’s College Music Society to offer and to facilitate student opportunities for various forms of musical activity, performance and composition within the College. 
• To arrange the musical content and relevant performance personnel for weddings and other special services held from time to time in the Chapel, in collaboration with the Director of Music and his EA. 
• To assist in maintaining and developing musical relationships with and beyond the College community. 

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How to Apply 

Applicants should submit a full CV along with a covering letter to jobs@kings.cam.ac.uk explaining why they are applying for the position, what they believe they will bring to the role, and whether they are looking for part-time or full-time employment.

Informal enquiries can be directed to Daniel Hyde, Director of Music by emailing choir.manager@kings.cam.ac.uk

Closing Date 

Applications should be submitted by 5.00pm on 23rd June.

Interviews are to be held on 23rd July and 24th July and will include a number of written tasks, a panel interview and an opportunity to meet the Director of Music, as well as the chance to conduct King’s Voices