Artistic Director Needed for Aurora Chorus of Portland

Aurora Chorus of Portland, Oregon, seeks an Artistic Director for its winter term 2015 as sabbatical replacement for Joan Szymko. Program, rehearse and conduct a non-traditional seasonal winter concert for this 90-member women’s chorus.
Salary: $1760/month August – December.
Rehearsals on Thursday evenings beginning September 10, 2015. Concerts on December 13, 2015: matinee and evening performances.
Plan for an 80-minute concert without intermission. Examples of prior concerts available online at AuroraChorus.org along with access to our choral library catalog listing over 500 titles.
Apply by resume and cover letter to: info@aurorachorus.org by May 1, 2015.
Submit a proposed concert title and links to performances or sample scores for 3 songs you would program: one “audience favorite,” one “musically significant” and one conveying the concert theme. Please reference any YouTube recordings of your conducting.
More information online at AuroraChorus.org.

Grammy Signature School Grant: Up to $10,000

This grant from the Grammy Foundation provides both a “Grammy” and a little bit of cash for your music programs to go along with it. They are looking for public schools with totally great music program with a fantastic music teacher or two thrown in, or if you have music classes in your school despite that fact that you barely have a budget for sheet music much less instruments. GRAMMY Signature School awards are given to high school music programs that are keeping music programs alive and well despite budgets and school politics.

Deadline is October 22, 2014.

For more information and to apply click here.