Choral Vacancies
Is your choir looking for a music director, accompanist or more singers?
NZCF can help in a number of ways:
- Paid advertising on our website under this section in eBreve
- Concert and Events listings for member choirs (list your event)
- Our 'Find-a-Choir' facility on our home page which is connected to your choir's own online profile: a good reason to keep it updated
- Download information about remuneration for choir directors
Advertisements for vacancies for choir directors, or other key roles, may be placed here for up to three months at a cost of $85 (NZCF member choirs) or $170 (non-members) - this includes up to three insertions in our monthly NZCF eBreve newsletter. See Advertising for more information or contact office@nzcf.org.nz to place an advertisement.
Seeking Assistant Choir Manager — Auckland Youth Choir
Auckland Youth Choir is looking for an Assistant Choir Manager. This developmental role aims to prepare you to succeed our current Choir Manager within the next 12 months.
You’ll work closely with the Choir Manager to handle all non-musical aspects of the choir’s operations, including:
- Secretarial Duties: Organise committee meetings, manage correspondence, and liaise with the Chairperson, Director of Music and Librarian.
- Concert Management: Arrange venues, manage ticket sales, and oversee concert day logistics.
- Financial Administration: Handle invoicing, banking, and financial reporting.
- Funding Applications: Seek new funding sources and manage applications.
- Marketing and Publicity: Keep our website and social media up to date, and promote concerts.
This role offers a mix of remote work and attendance at committee meetings, rehearsals, and performances.
Key Relationships: You’ll interact with the Choir Manager, Chairperson, Director of Music, Assistant Director of Music and committee members.
Skills Needed: Strong administrative skills, bookkeeping, excellent communication, planning, attention to detail, and proficiency in social media and website management.
The Assistant Choir Manager is paid a fee.
For more information contact AYC Chair, Chris Foster-Winder on 021 036 1457 or chris@mcgredywinder.co.nz.
When/if you're ready to apply, email a CV to chris@mcgredywinder.co.nz. Applications close on Friday 25 October 2024.
Seeking Musical Director – Harbour Voices, Auckland
After a fantastic 11-year tenure, our wonderful Musical Director, Nicholas Forbes, is leaving Harbour Voices to further his musical career. Therefore, we are looking for a new Musical Director commencing February 2025.
Based in Takapuna, we are a SATB auditioned choir with more than 60 members ranging from early twenties to late seventies. We are an open, welcoming and inclusive group providing choristers with opportunities to develop as singers while performing diverse, challenging choral music in three concerts each year.
Each June, we also sing in Auckland Symphony Orchestra’s “The Last Night of the Proms” at the Bruce Mason Centre. We also perform at Takapuna's ANZAC Day service and during their Christmas festival.
Rehearsals are at St. George's Presbyterian Church in Takapuna and run February to November on Wednesdays from 7:30 pm - 9:45 pm.
If you are up for the challenge of leading a hard-working choir that is continually striving to improve the quality of its performances, then send your CV to the Harbour Voices Chair, Bron Roberts, at bts3@xtra.co.nz or with any queries call Bron 027 571 0030.
Seeking Musical Director - Katikati Mural Town Singers
KMTS are seeking a director. Our much-loved community choir has been singing since 2007 under the directorship of two talented directors over that period. Membership has been around 30 during this time, comprising SATB, however, of late we have mostly comprised women songsters covering SAT. Regrettably, our most recent director has found it necessary to leave us due to his other commitments.
We perform two concerts per year in Katikati. In past years we have enjoyed collaborating with other choirs in surrounding districts for joint concerts. Our repertoire has been varied, with both old and modern pieces and latterly some classical items which led us down a new and unexpected path, to the delight of our faithful audience and we surprised ourselves as we took up the challenge.
We are a friendly bunch who practise at St Peter’s Anglican Church in Katikati each Wednesday between 7-9pm. We love to sing and would be very sorry to see the choir fold if a director cannot be found. Our community backs this sentiment.
If you feel this position is one for you, please be in touch with Karen Sellers on 021 1285684.