Symphony Orchestra Conductor
About The Position
The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is the creative heart of Drexel University, training the next generation of scholars, thinkers, makers, and doers in media, entertainment, design, and the visual and performing arts. Westphal offers 18 undergraduate and nine graduate majors in award-winning facilities that encourage collaboration across creative disciplines. The college reimagines the role of design, media, and the arts in building a better future, challenging students to center sustainability, access, and equity in their approaches to art, fashion, architecture, gaming, entertainment, and scholarship. Through experiential learning, studio-based curriculum, and Drexel’s Cooperative Education program, students are positioned to face the world’s challenges and define the creative careers of the 21st century.
Requirements
- Minimum of a High School Diploma/GED; Bachelor's Degree in Music strongly preferred.
- Orchestral conducting experience at any level.
- Ability to work evenings and weekends.
Responsibilities
- Audition students for admittance into the orchestra, and potentially for scholarship consideration.
- Program appropriate concert repertoire.
- Be a teacher, be a conductor, be an administrator.
- Work with department staff to coordinate concert publicity and production needs.
- Maintain the orchestra library.
- Work effectively and collaboratively with Music Program and Department of Performing Arts faculty and staff.
- Embrace the missions of the University, College, Department, and Program.
- Foster a culture of inclusion.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
