Music Director

Job Description

The Music Director - together with an Executive Director -are the
organization'
s primary representative to its members and the community,
promoting excellence in performance, excitement about the group'
s mission,
and investment by its stakeholders.
While the hours for the position are non-standard, responsibilities are
expected to average 25-30 hours per week. The Music Director position
reports directly to a volunteer Board of Directors and is supported by a part-
time Administrative Assistant.
The Music Director is responsible for approximately 12 community concerts
annually (first Sunday in months October - June plus three others) as well as a
similar number of smaller outreach concerts to retirement and community
center venues.
This is a contract-based position that will include regular Sunday rehearsals
plus at least one weekday evening each month during concert season.
The choir consists of 40-50 auditioned, unpaid, volunteer singers (there are a
few paid section singers); the orchestra of 12-30 (depending on performance)
are paid professionals, contracted per performance.
The concerts (emphasizing Bach but extending to later eras) consist of about
1/3 choral music and 2/3 orchestral works. There are exceptions (such as
major choral works as in this season's Judas Maccabaeus ) where the choir
sings extensively. Some of the community concerts are exclusively
instrumental.
The successful candidate will begin their term as Music Director in the
summer 2027 in advance of the choir'
s 2027-28 season.
Responsibilities of the Music Director
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Selection Process
Artistic Leadership:
Collaborate with the Board of Directors to develop and execute its
vision and goals
Plan and conduct a season of monthly concerts, (October-June),
submitted by March the previous year
Plan and coordinate Community Outreach programs
Recruit and audition singers to maintain performance standards
Hire and oversee rehearsal accompanist
Contract soloists for concerts; coordinate with orchestral
contractor to procure instrumentalists
Administrative Duties:
Collaborate with the Executive Director and Board of Directors on
a range of logistical issues
Oversee the music library; select and purchase musical scores

Please send application materials to admin@bachinbaltimore.org Application Deadline: March 15, 2026

About the Employer

At Bach in Baltimore, we promote the greatest music of the Baroque era, we grow the next generation of listeners and performers of this music, and we have the time of our lives doing so.