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SalaryBlackheath Halls is an outstanding centre for music and the performing arts in south east London, presenting a year-round programme of events including music, comedy, talks and literary events, and children’s theatre. Our renowned community engagement programme includes the annual Blackheath Halls Opera, Musical Theatre courses, an orchestra, gospel and classical choirs, and Blackheath Halls Youth Choir, with gifted young people from our local boroughs.
Blackheath Halls is looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Musical Director to work on our 2024 opera alongside Musical Director Christopher Stark. Repertoire is to be confirmed. Duties may include but are not limited to: leading warm-ups for the community chorus, leading breakout music sessions with professional principal singers, leading orchestra sectional rehearsals, communicating music notes to the chorus/orchestra/principals from the Musical Director, conducting dress rehearsals and performances in the unlikely event of the Musical Director’s absence (e.g. due to illness).
The annual Blackheath Halls Opera is a successful project that has been running since 2007. Blackheath Halls Opera is proud of its programme of ambitious and creative opera projects offering people of all ages from across the London Boroughs of Greenwich, Lewisham and beyond a unique opportunity to take part in high-quality, live music making alongside a professional cast of soloists and production teams.
Applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK. If you do not have the necessary permissions to do so, unfortunately we are unable to consider your application.
If you would like to apply, please complete the application form and equality and diversity monitoring form via URL link, where you can also find detailed job pack.
For any queries about this role that are not covered in the job pack, please email Rose Ballantyne, Community & Engagement Manager on r.ballantyne@blackheathhalls.com
The deadline for applications is Tuesday 16 January 2024 at midday. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 23 January 2024.
