Schola Cantorum Conducting Scholarship 2024-25
Applications are invited for the post of Conducting Scholar with Schola Cantorum of Oxford for the academic year 2024-2025. The Conducting Scholar will be an exceptional young musician who shows great promise in the art of choral conducting.
The successful candidate will assist the conductor Steven Grahl in the musical development and preparation of the choir, including programming and rehearsing. The Conducting Scholar will receive an annual honorarium of £300, regular podium time and, where appropriate, performance opportunities with the choir. The Scholar will be expected to attend all weekly rehearsals (which are normally held on Monday evenings during term time) and Oxford performances during their scholarship tenure and may be asked to take sectional rehearsals. In addition, they will be invited to attend meetings of the choir’s Trustees (six per year) and assist the conductor with administrative matters relating to the musical life of the choir. The Conducting Scholar will be invited to sit on the panel for auditions at the beginning of the academic year, and at other times. The post will be tenable for 1 year, for the 2024-2025 academic year. Candidates are expected to be members of Oxford University, and Oxford-based for this period.
Applications must be received no later than midnight on Monday 20 May 2024. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by the end of Friday 24 May. They will be invited to interview on the afternoon of Monday 27 May, and to audition during the evening of the same day.
Click on the button below to download an application form. You can also find information about previous Conducting Scholars here.
If for any reason you can't download the form, or you need any other help, please use the web form to contact us.
The successful candidate will assist the conductor Steven Grahl in the musical development and preparation of the choir, including programming and rehearsing. The Conducting Scholar will receive an annual honorarium of £300, regular podium time and, where appropriate, performance opportunities with the choir. The Scholar will be expected to attend all weekly rehearsals (which are normally held on Monday evenings during term time) and Oxford performances during their scholarship tenure and may be asked to take sectional rehearsals. In addition, they will be invited to attend meetings of the choir’s Trustees (six per year) and assist the conductor with administrative matters relating to the musical life of the choir. The Conducting Scholar will be invited to sit on the panel for auditions at the beginning of the academic year, and at other times. The post will be tenable for 1 year, for the 2024-2025 academic year. Candidates are expected to be members of Oxford University, and Oxford-based for this period.
Applications must be received no later than midnight on Monday 20 May 2024. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by the end of Friday 24 May. They will be invited to interview on the afternoon of Monday 27 May, and to audition during the evening of the same day.
Click on the button below to download an application form. You can also find information about previous Conducting Scholars here.
If for any reason you can't download the form, or you need any other help, please use the web form to contact us.