Executive Director
Company: Chorus America
Location: Bethlehem
Posted on: February 24, 2021
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Job Description:
The Bach Choir of Bethlehem invites applications and referrals
for the position of Executive Director. "This is Bach at its
finest. The conductor, orchestra, soloists, and chorus are
eminently capable of the nuances of the rich harmonic
texts---spirited and vivacious...it is not likely to get any better
than this on this side of the Atlantic." (The American Organist)
The Position of Executive Director : Founded in 1898, The Bach
Choir of Bethlehem is the oldest Bach Choir in the United States.
Under the artistic leadership of Greg Funfgeld, The Choir today
consists of 85 volunteer singers, a 30-piece Bach Festival
Orchestra made up of professionals and Baroque specialists from 11
states, and The Bel Canto Youth Chorus. Bel Canto is a group of 50
singers in grades 6 through 12, directed by founder Dr. Joy
Hirokawa, and merged with The Bach Choir in 2018. The Choir
attracts thousands of national and international visitors to its
annual Bethlehem Bach Festival in May. The Choir is supported by an
administrative staff of seven led by the Executive Director. Its
offices are located in the historic district of Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania. The Board of Managers of The Choir is comprised of 25
individuals from four states. The annual budget is approximately
$1.5 million. Reporting to the Board of Managers, the Executive
Director is charged with ensuring the success of The Choir by
supervising and overseeing all administrative operations of the
organization, including fund-raising, marketing, budget
preparation, tour booking, financial management, concert
production, and human resources management. The Executive Director
acts as a spokesperson and ambassador for The Choir, expanding our
audience, creating and maintaining community partnerships, and
striving for greater diversity, equity, and inclusion on the part
of the organization. The Executive Director must be able to
establish and maintain effective working relationships with the
Artistic Directors, the Board of Managers, Choir staff, Choir and
orchestra members, the media, artists, other arts groups, sponsors,
funders, educational institutions, volunteers, audiences and other
stakeholders. The current Executive Director, Bridget George,
retires in June of 2021 after twenty-four seasons with The Choir.
She has successfully led the administration of the Choir through
the implementation of five strategic plans, and managing national
and international tours, capital campaigns and recording projects,
among many other accomplishments. Under her aegis, The Choir has
professionalized its operations, growing from a staff of two to
today's complement of seven. The Bach Choir of Bethlehem The
Mission of The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and its Bach Festival
Orchestra is to perform the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and to
promote and encourage appreciation of the aesthetic value of Bach's
music, while striving for the highest standards of musical
excellence. This mission is achieved by engaging its
audience-locally, nationally, and internationally-through education
and performance, including works by composers who influenced Bach
and were influenced by him, and through the programs of The Bel
Canto Youth Chorus. Together, The Choir and Bel Canto cultivate a
lifelong passion for the choral arts. The current Artistic Director
and Conductor, Greg Funfgeld plans to retire in 2021 after
thirty-eight seasons. The search for his successor has reached a
mature stage. Under the current leadership The Choir's activities
have expanded to a year-round season of 40 concerts and educational
programs with an audience of more than 22,000; recordings for the
Dorian and Analekta labels, films for PBS and Classical Kids, and
touring performances to such concert halls as the Thomaskirche in
Leipzig, Royal Albert Hall/BBC Proms, Carnegie Hall, Trinity Church
Wall Street, the Kennedy Center, and the Music Center at
Strathmore. The Choir has been recognized for its outstanding
educational outreach programs (Bach at Noon, Bach to School,
imaginative Family Concerts, selection of Choral Scholars,
collaborative initiatives with other Arts organizations, among many
other activities) through grants from the National Endowment for
the Arts, the J.S. Bach Foundation in Switzerland and many others.
The Choir was the first American recipient of the Swiss
foundation's annual award, recognizing its outstanding work in Bach
performance and education for young people. Currently The Choir has
responded to the COVID-19 restrictions by creating new programming,
including a pre-recorded Bach at Noon series and the Moments of
Comfort series featuring soloists and members of the Bach Festival
Orchestra and Choir. Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have
a minimum of five years of senior management experience in an
organization of similar size and scope in the performing arts
sector, preferably in the choral arts. Other qualifications
include: a track record in successful financial management,
fund-raising, concert production and tour management, with
exceptional written and oral communication skills, as well as a
facility with digital environments. A degree/training in arts
administration, not for profit management, and music is preferred.
Our experience in dealing with the COVID-19 shutdown has
underscored our continuing need to embrace new and developing
technology and digital tools to communicate with our current
stakeholders, as well as enhancing our educational activities and
outreach efforts to attract new, more diverse audiences. We are
working collectively to create a broad new vision for where The
Choir fits in this changing world and how we will remain relevant
for the next 125 years. In addition we seek:
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