DIRECTOR OF MUSIC POSITION Inverurie Choral Society seeks a Graduate/Post-graduate musician with a qualification/interest in Vocal Tuition, who would like to progress their musical career development by directing a local Choir such as ours. Excellent Keyboard skills for our weekly practices and the occasional informal performances are essential. We do “buy in” an accompanist for formal concerts, but do not have a weekly accompanist. A fee is payable per rehearsal and for concerts.
APPLICATIONS Applications are invited from musicians with appropriate qualifications. A recently qualified graduate who is looking to develop experience as a choir MD is certainly welcome to apply. A letter of application with CV attached should be emailed to arrive by Friday 17 January 2025: to inveruriechoral@gmail.com or by post to:
Inverurie Choral Society,
c/o 7, Cuninghill Road,
Inverurie, AB51 3TS.
SPREAD THE WORD! If you are interested, we would be pleased to receive your application a soon as possible. If you know of anyone else who might be interested in joining us as our new Director of Music, would you please pass on this information to them? We’d be very happy to discuss the post informally with anyone interested in applying - please see contact information below.
SELECTION PROCESS A practical interview will be arranged as soon as possible on a Wednesday evening, provisionally 6.30pm to 8.30pm on Wednesday 22nd or Wednesday 29th January 2025. This will consist of an informal two-way discussion, followed by taking the choir for a warm-up and rehearsal.
INVERURIE CHORAL SOCIETY ICS is a small SATB Choir, with approximately 30 active members. The ability to read music is helpful, but not essential, and we hold no auditions. We meet on Wednesday nights at 7.30pm during school terms in the Acorn Centre, Inverurie, AB51 3SA. Founded in 1998 by our first Director of Music John Hearne, Moira Hunter took over in 2005, with a year’s input from Paul Tierney during Moira’s absence. Gordon Jack led us from January 2019 until June 2022, and kept us singing throughout the 2020 lockdown. Faith Ockwell joined us as MD in August 2022 but unfortunately we will lose her skills and enthusiasm as she plans to relocate in the new year.
We sing an eclectic selection from both the classical and contemporary Choral Repertoire, everything from Madrigals to Vaudeville, Mozart to Jenkins, and more. We put on a Christmas and Summer Concert each year, and organise an annual Come and Sing event. We do Sing-Outs by request at Sheltered, Care and Retirement homes, and for Charity fundraising events.
Our new website is: https://www.inveruriechoral.co.uk/
Our email is: inveruriechoral@gmail.com
Landline: 01467 620441 (Maeve McDowall)
Text/WhatsApp 07801 078000 (Alan Grant)
Maeve McDowall, on behalf of Inverurie Choral Society Committee
Inverurie Choral Society is registered Scottish Charity no: SC034022