Schola Cantorum Conducting Scholarship 2024-25
Applications for the post of Conducting Scholar with Schola Cantorum of Oxford for the academic year 2024-2025 are now closed.
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.
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.