Associate Professor/Professor - Music Director of Opera
- Employer
- UNT - College of Music
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- Oct 25, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Arts, Music, Performing Arts
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Department Summary
The College of Music is the largest public university music program
and one of the most respected comprehensive music schools in the
United States. It offers fully accredited degrees from the bachelor
to doctoral levels and is home to the world’s first jazz studies
degree program. Faculty include internationally acclaimed artists
and scholars in composition, conducting, ethnomusicology, music
education, music entrepreneurship, music history, music theory and
performance. The college presents more than 1,100 concerts and
recitals annually. UNT music alumni can be found around the globe
in impressive, award-winning careers across a wide-range of music
professions.
Position Summary
The College of Music at the University of North Texas is looking
for an experienced Opera Conductor and Coach to join UNT Opera
within the Division of Conducting and Ensembles and be the Music
Director for UNT Opera.
UNT Opera presents three full productions each year, two of them
accompanied by the UNT orchestras and one concert opera in the
intimate setting of the Lyric Theater. Productions are carefully
selected with the goal of exposing our students to a wide variety
of literature in a broad range of musical and theatrical styles.
Students are given opportunities for solo or ensemble roles that
complement their education both vocally and dramatically
(productions are usually double-cast). Preparation for every
production emphasizes process as well as product. Through
consistent, individualized training, students achieve the highest
standards of performing excellence and are prepared to enter the
world of professional opera.
Teaching Duties: As Music Director of UNT Opera, the successful
candidate will offer musical leadership for a majority of projects
over the year, helping to develop an opera program that is
substantial and nationally renowned. The candidate will contribute
to building a new Graduate Artist Certificate Program in Opera
Coaching for pianists and collaborate in building an existing
Graduate Artist Certificate (GAC) in Opera Performing for singers;
coach and prepare GAC, graduate and undergraduate singers for
projects as assigned by the Director of Opera; conduct rehearsals;
prepare orchestras and conduct selected performances; participate
in programming and casting decisions; play piano for rehearsals,
performances, and auditions as necessary; coach and play piano for
some acting classes and master classes; and other duties as
assigned by the Dean or the Dean’s designee.
Scholarship/Creative Activity: The successful candidate will
contribute to the peer-reviewed conversations of the discipline at
the national and/or international level as an opera conductor,
coach, or collaborative pianist.
Service: The successful candidate will provide service to the
College of Music, the University, the profession, and the opera
program; help recruit outstanding undergraduate and graduate
students; play piano for various outreach, fundraising and
publicity events; participate in planning and scheduling meetings;
and contribute to the success and efficiency of UNT Opera.
Minimum Qualifications
Master’s degree in Music; advanced conducting and piano skills;
expert knowledge in English, French, German, and Italian diction;
broad knowledge of operatic literature; a collegial and respectful
attitude; and awareness of and devotion to matters of equity and
inclusion broadly understood.
Preferred Qualifications
Earned doctoral degree in Music or equivalent professional
experience; robust experience as an opera music director or
conductor at the university or other professional level.
Special Instructions to Applicants
* Other Document; candidates should submit web links to video clips
of work (both rehearsals and performances) as an opera
conductor.
Application link
https://jobs.untsystem.edu/postings/51303
EEO Statement
The University of North Texas System and its component institutions
are committed to equal opportunity and comply with all applicable
federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative
action. The University of North Texas System and its component
institutions do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion,
national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran
status in its application and admission processes, educational
programs and activities, and employment practices.
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