Director of Choral Activities and Tenure Line Assistant/Associate/Professor Appo

Director of Choral Activities and Tenure Line Assistant/Associate/Professor Appointment in the School of Music
Department:

00078 - School of Music

City:

Salt Lake City, UT

Responsibilities:

Conduct the University of Utah Chamber Singers and ACapella Choir.

Develop and maintain a national/international reputation as a choral conductor.

Administrate the School of Music Choral Program, including overseeing graduate teaching assistants and conductors.

Teach conducting courses.

Serve as advisor for graduate conducting students.

Participate in curriculum development efforts in the Conducting Area, including undergraduate- and graduate-level conducting and literature courses.

Collaborate with faculty in the choral, music education, voice, and opera areas to oversee and distribute resources in these areas.

Actively recruit undergraduate and graduate students to the University of Utah in both on campus and off campus events.

Provide leadership and coordination for undergraduate and graduate student recruitment efforts in the choral and voice areas.

Build and maintain productive relationships with local and regional school and community chorus directors and singers.

Engage with current choral program curricula and ensembles while developing new opportunities for broader choral opportunities in the School of Music.

Perform administrative duties and serve on committees as assigned.

Qualifications:

An earned doctorate in music is required.

Clear potential for a distinguished career as a conductor at national and international levels.

Demonstrated achievement as a choral conductor at the university level.

Experience performing repertoire that enriches the cultural, artistic, and aesthetic range of performance experiences to which students are exposed.

Experience teaching conducting courses at the university level.

Demonstrated ability to work closely in collaboration with applied faculty and other conducting colleagues.

Experience engaging with secondary school choral students.

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Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

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