Chamber Music Coordinator and Coach

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[size=x-large]About the job[/size]
[size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif]We seek a Chamber Music Coordinator and Coach to oversee a large program offering small ensemble instruction and performance opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. The successful candidate will join a department that also includes faculty and staff in other areas of instrumental music, choral music, theater, and visual arts. 

Closing date for submitting applications is August 19, 2016. On-site interviews and auditions are scheduled for August 24-September 1, 2016. Preferred start date is September 12, 2016.

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[size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif][size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif]Job Duties
• Participate in recruiting and orientation activities undertaken by Performing and Visual Arts, and those specific to the chamber music program.

• Audition students and assign students to small ensembles with other students of like ability.

• Assign ensembles to coaches, including the chamber music coordinator and a number of visiting coaches.

• Oversee the selection of repertoire for all ensembles.

• Coach an average of 15 hours per week, of mostly string ensembles, with the exact hours and ensemble composition dependent upon student enrollment.

• Prepare students for public performances.

• Select visiting artists to serve as coaches.

• Oversee the activities of visiting artists, including their coaching and recitals.

• Prepare students to perform for campus social and fundraising events.

• Maintain the chamber music library.

• Work with Director of PVA to arrange performance production, concert venues, programs.

• Advise Director of PVA on managing of chamber music operating budget and maintenance of institute’s inventory of instruments.

Basic Qualifications
• Minimum of a Masters of Music or comparable advanced degree in performance or music education.

• Experience in performing chamber music at a professional level.

• Evidence of excellence in coaching chamber music.

• Extensive knowledge of the chamber music repertoire particularly with strings, also with knowledge of winds, and piano.

• Willingness and ability to work with students who possess a wide range of technical proficiency and music maturity and whose interest in performing is not pre-professional.

• Willingness to work flexible hours with some evening and weekend commitments.

• Excellent interpersonal and managerial skills.

Preferred Qualifications
• Evidence of excellence in coaching chamber music, preferably at the college level.[/font][/size][/font][/size]
[size=x-large]More about the company[/size]
[size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif]The mission of the California Institute of Technology is to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated with education. We investigate the most challenging, fundamental problems in science and technology in a singularly collegial, interdisciplinary atmosphere, while educating outstanding students to become creative members of society.

As a private research university that was founded on the premise of learning through discovery, Caltech challenges students intellectually, builds analytical skills, develops character, and cultivates the knowledge needed to inspire and execute powerful ideas.[/font][/size]

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[size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif]http://www.caltech.edu/[/font][/size]
[size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif]1200 E California Blvd

Pasadena, CA 91125
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