Seattle Auditions, Arts Jobs, & Announcements: July 2019

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Auditions, jobs, announcements

• The Cascade Symphony Orchestra, based in Edmonds, Washington, is searching for an executive director beginning in the fall of 2019.
• North Corner Chamber Orchestra seeks a part-time (20% FTE) paid executive director starting in August 2019.
• Seattle Girls Choir (SGC) is looking to hire a high-energy, charismatic, and dynamic leader to serve as the new part-time executive director (30 hrs/week).
• Everett Philharmonic Orchestra is looking for a part-time assistant general manager/GM trainee starting July 2019.
• Philharmonia Northwest is holding auditions on August 15th for violin, viola, and double bass players for the upcoming season.
• The Port Townsend Summer Band is seeking a director/conductor/guest conductors for our 2020 summer season.
• Seattle Historical Arts for Kids is hiring a skilled part-time administrator to start in July/August 2019.
• 4Culture is hiring an experienced deputy director.
• Music of Remembrance (MOR) seeks a creative, energetic Development Specialist to generate funding for MOR’s artistic projects and its operations.
• Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra (SYSO) is looking for a director of development and external relations.
• Coyote Central is accepting applications for a part-time development coordinator.
• The Seattle Collaborative Orchestra will hold student and community musician auditions on August 17 for their 2019–2020 season.
• Byron Schenkman & Friends seeks a part-time marketing & operations assistant.
• The Cascade Symphony Orchestra announces openings for violin, viola and cello.
• Seattle Pro Musica is hiring a full-time operations and administrative associate starting in July 2019.
• Classical KING FM 98.1 is looking for a station relations coordinator.
• Northwest Chamber Chorus holds auditions by appointment Sunday, August 25, 1:00–4:00pm. Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle.
• Seattle Music Partners seeks band and orchestra teaching artists for 2019-’20 school year.
• Northwest Mahler Festival has openings for musicians in strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion sections.
• Henry Bischofberger Violins is seeking a string instrument repair specialist with technical training or relevant experience with violins, violas, and cellos for a part-time weekend position in their violin shop in Kirkland.
• Little Green Light is hiring a customer support representative who is passionate about helping nonprofits succeed at managing their data.
• The Seattle Choral Company is auditioning singers during June and July for their 2019–2020 season.
• Cornish College of the Arts seeks a grants and foundation relations manager.
• Seattle Rep is hiring a patron services manager, marketing and communications assistant, and graphic design assistant.
• Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra (SWOJO) is seeking new board members with a passion for jazz and showcasing female musicians.
• United Way of King County is hiring an events & advertising program manager.
• Seattle Opera is seeking a graphic designer; music director for the 2019/20 Youth Opera Project; a part-time sales assistant; head of properties/properties master; scenic, costume, and lighting designers; assistant production manager; and audience services representatives.
• The Sammamish Symphony has openings for volunteer musicians in several sections, especially violas and violins.
• The Seattle Symphony is hiring for the following positions: vice president of development, publicist, sales and fundraising representatives, and usher.
• Cascadian Chorale is auditioning singers, especially tenors, from now through August for their 2019–2020 season which begins September 2019.
• Seattle Girls Choir is holding auditions for new advanced ensemble, Sorella, which will focus on contemporary music.
• Ensign Symphony & Chorus is auditioning strong musicians for the following positions: principal string bass, oboe (section), trumpet (section), percussion (section) and all string section instruments in June and September 2019.
• Town Hall Seattle is hiring a patron services associate and part-time house manager.
• Community Arts Create (CAC) is looking for volunteers in communications, development, and projects & events.

Notable deadlines

• July 1, 2019 — Aaron Copland Fund for Music: Performance Program applications due
• July 9, 2019 — NAS: Creative Community Fellows applications due
• July 15, 2019 — Seattle Foundation: Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) application deadline
• July 15, 2019 — Jubilation Foundation: 2019 Music and Dance Projectsapplication due
• July 15, 2019 — Artist Trust: LaSalle Storyteller Award application due
• October 1, 2019 — GKV Foundation: “Big Ideas” letters of interest due
• October 1, 2019 — Indianapolis Women’s Chorus: women’s choral composition contest submission due
• November 1, 2019 — Kurt Weill Foundation: Grant Program application deadline
• November 20, 2019–4Culture: Arc Artist Fellowship application deadline
• Ongoing — 4Culture: T.I.P.S. Mini-Grants
• Ongoing — ArtsWA: Snap Grants pilot program pre-application window opened (budgets under $25K)
• Ongoing — Seattle Foundation: Vibrant Democracy Initiative Partnership Mobilization Grants (apply for a total of up to $30,000) and Neighbor to Neighbor Grants
• Ongoing — 4Culture: Community grant (aims to connect with communities who have not been reached and who are currently under-supported)
• Ongoing — 4Culture: Open Arts Grant; apply at least 6 weeks prior to event date
• Ongoing — Seattle Office of Arts & Culture: smART ventures grant application deadline
• Ongoing — Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute: facility grant; apply at least two months prior to event date
• Ongoing — Live Music Project: Spontaneous Free Tickets audience-building program

Media calendar deadlines

• Seattle Magazine — submit events 3 months ahead for the print calendar
• City Arts — City Arts is currently on hiatus and is not accepting calendar submissions.
• Seattle Times — The Seattle Times no longer prints comprehensive listings of books, theater and visual arts events; however, we do print selective listings every week in Weekend Plus, based on information submitted to us. The best way to submit that information is via email: weekend@seattletimes.com
• The Stranger — submit any time to the online “Things to Do” calendar; for the quarterly Seattle Art & Performance, submit at least 5 weeks before the start of the quarter in which the event will take place
• Seattle Met — email 2–4 weeks ahead of event for the online calendar and include “Listings Editor” in the subject line to press@seattlemet.com
• Live Music Project — submit 1 week prior to performance date; deadline for weekend email listings is Mondays @ 5pm

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Originally published at https://livemusicproject.org on July 1, 2019.