Due to the impending retirement of current Artistic Director Evanne Browne, Seicento is conducting a search for its next artistic director.
Founded in 2011, Seicento Baroque Ensemble is a semi-professional, 36-person auditioned chamber choir performing lesser-known music of the 17th and 18th centuries using historically informed performance practices and period instruments. Seicento’s repertoire favors early and middle Baroque composers who inspired the more familiar masters whose music also may be performed.
Concerts may include collaborations with other period instrumentalists or other musical genre ensembles, dancers, actors, choirs, artwork, or film. Seicento’s mission emphasizes education for choristers, audiences, and students. We also engage and mentor emerging professional musicians in baroque vocal and instrumental technique.
Seicento presents two concerts per year (fall and spring), and one to two outreach workshops or presentations. Regular rehearsals are held in Boulder, Colorado, on Mondays from 7:15 p.m.–9:30 p.m., with a hiatus in the summer.
The successful applicant will be expected to be in attendance and prepared for all the functions described herein. Responsibilities of this position include concert programming, artistic and creative duties, and working with Seicento’s board in all administrative and organizational matters.
Desired qualifications/skills include:
Master of Music or advanced degree in music, ideally with an emphasis in early music performance techniques and baroque music history, as well as vocal performance and choral conducting; or equivalent experience (minimum two years).
Demonstrated success in conducting and/or experience working with a semi-professional chorus, baroque instrumentalists, and singers of various musical skills and experience.
Strong planning, financial, and administrative skills, including musical program planning and preparation, budgeting, securing instrumentalists and performance venues, and program production.
Interest in and commitment to the mission of Seicento Baroque Ensemble.
Demonstration of strong leadership and communication skills, ideally as spokesperson for an artistic organization.
U.S. Citizen or legally able to work in the U.S. with a Green Card.
This is a part-time contracted position of approximately 15 hours per week, beginning July 1, 2024, for the 2024-2025 concert season. Pay: $15,000/year.
Please submit application materials to info@seicentobaroque.org. Applications are due April 15, 2024. Preliminary interviews will take place the following week via Zoom. Finalists will audition for the artistic director position by conducting the Seicento choir April 29.
Application materials:
Cover letter.
Curriculum vitae.
Three references (name and contact info).
Two suggested 60-minute concert programs (titles, composers and their dates) appropriate for Seicento Baroque Ensemble.
A 10-minute video link uploaded to YouTube that demonstrates conducting skills from a rehearsal and performance.
Links to online performance materials are encouraged. By submitting the requested materials, the applicant grants Seicento permission to contact identified references. For more information about Seicento Baroque Ensemble, go to our website. There are other entries about Seicento on our Facebook page, Instagram and Seicento’s YouTube channel.
Seicento Baroque Ensemble values all people as unique individuals, and we welcome the variety of experiences they bring to our organization. As such, we have a strict non-discrimination policy: We commit to treating everyone equally regardless of race, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, native language, religious background, age, education level, disability, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other characteristic of diversity, whether protected by law or not. We oppose discrimination of any kind, and we pledge to be inclusive as an ensemble, in serving diverse audiences, and in the administration of the organization. We welcome feedback from those with whom we engage, to help us keep and honor this policy.
