CONDUCTOR/MUSIC DIRECTOR
VALLEJO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Job Description—August 2014
JOB TITLE: Music Director/Conductor
REPORTS TO: VSO Board of Directors
JOB SUMMARY: The Music Director/Conductor is responsible for ensuring that the repertoire and performances of the VSO meet the long-range artistic, strategic, and educational goals of the orchestra.
Since its founding in 2006, sixty-voice Chora Nova has become an important part of the San Francisco Bay Area’s cultural fabric. Based in Berkeley, California, it is known as a chorus that presents innovative programs featuring a mix of well-known and unusual works. Programs such as Baroque masterpieces by Handel and Kuhnau, or the contemporary cantata St. Nicholas by Benjamin Britten are prime examples. In the 2012-2013 season we presented the rarely heard Mass in D Minor by Hummel.
Voci is seeking experienced choral singers in all voice parts.
Voci is a 24-voice, auditioned ensemble, which performs classical music from a wide variety of historical periods.
Celebrating 23 years of musical excellence, Voci is considered one of the finest singing groups in the Bay Area.
Voci champions music by and for women.
Voci rehearses Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 10:00 PM in Orinda. Rehearsals begin Wednesday, August 20. Additional retreats and/or rehearsals are scheduled during the season.
The Vallejo Symphony has an immediate opening for a
PART-TIME STAGE MANAGER, VALLEJO SYMPHONY
www.VallejoSymphony.org
The position reports to the Symphony President or designee and works in conjunction with the Music Director/Conductor and Board of Directors. The Vallejo Symphony, in its 83rd season, will perform three subscription concerts in Vallejo. There are two rehearsals prior to each concert.
Kitka is accepting audition submissions for new singers with strong, beautiful voices and engaging stage presence. We are looking for women who are adept at singing in both open/chest voice and “pure” (light vibrato) head voice styles. Familiarity with Eastern European singing and language and music-reading ability is preferred. Accurate intonation, rhythmic capability, previous performance experience and strong ensemble singing skills are essential.
Announcing Auditions for WomenSing, both Wednesday, January 12 and Wednesday, January 19 from 6:15 to 7:00 p.m. Exciting plans are in store for this Spring and early Summer concerts. In March we look forward to presenting a performance with an outstanding guest artist and poet in celebration of International Women’s Month. We will then perform a separate full-length concert in June, 2022.