Appointments 2

[DaveHarries]

Changes at Buckfast Abbey:

- Philip Arkwright (Organist and Master of the Music) to be Chief Executive Officer, Buckfast Abbey
- Matthew Searles (Assistant Master the Music) to be Organist and Master of the Music, Buckfast Abbey

(Source: Facebook post from the "Music at Buckfast Abbey" page)

Dave

[Guest]

23 hours ago, Positif said:

Another big Cambridge job available as Richard Pinel moves on from Jesus Cambridge...

...to St Mary’s, Bourne Street. I wonder what the attraction of such a move would be...?

[Positif]

Just now, michaelwilson said:

...to St Mary’s, Bourne Street. I wonder what the attraction of such a move would be...?

Bourne Street is a Sunday only job, I think, so it must be alongside something else (Paul Brough combined it with Keble, of course)...

[sjf1967]

Well... beautiful liturgy, a wonderful building, experienced and committed adult professional singers, no undergraduate flakiness in terms of attendance and reliability, no annual angst when your organ scholar doesn't make their A Level grades, freedom to pursue other activities as and when you like, the absence of college politics.....Oxbridge DoM jobs are not the glamorous things they might appear to be, for all the glossy accoutrements that come with them.

[David Cynan Jones]

Appointment at Southwark.

https://cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/about-us/news/new-sub-organist-and-assistant-director-of-music/

Simon Hogan appointed Assistant Director of Music

[DaveHarries]

On 24/07/2022 at 15:28, DaveHarries said:

Changes at Buckfast Abbey:

- Philip Arkwright (Organist and Master of the Music) to be Chief Executive Officer, Buckfast Abbey
- Matthew Searles (Assistant Master of the Music) to be Organist and Master of the Music, Buckfast Abbey

(Source: Facebook post from the "Music at Buckfast Abbey" page)

Dave

Further to the above post that I made last month a Facebook post on the "Music at Buckfast Abbey" page advises that applications are now open for a replacement Assistant Master of the Music. It is also mentioned here: https://www.buckfast.org.uk/careers

It is mentioned in the job description for the AMoM post that Philip Arkwright was promoted to the CEO position: he is also referred to as Master of the Music Emeritus.

Dave

[David Cynan Jones]

https://jobs.churchtimes.co.uk/jobs/Director-of-Music-in-East-Anglia-jn10369

Director of Music at Jesus College, Cambridge.

[S_L]

3 hours ago, David Cynan Jones said:

https://jobs.churchtimes.co.uk/jobs/Director-of-Music-in-East-Anglia-jn10369

Director of Music at Jesus College, Cambridge.

It has been advertised for some time, certainly in Cambridge.

The interviews are on September 28th

[Guest]

The advert for St John's is out:

https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/director-music-0

[DaveHarries]

Robbie Carroll (ADoM, St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork (Ireland)) to be Assistant Organist, Norwich Cathedral.
https://www.cathedral.org.uk/about/news/detail/2022/08/30/new-assistant-organist-appointed

Dave

[preludefugue]

On 21/06/2022 at 07:49, Andrew Butler said:

Where has Lee Ward gone from Liverpool?

 

Since January 2022 he has been a lecturer in classical music performance and conducting at the University of Liverpool.

He has also been recently appointed as Director of Music at Holy Trinity Church, Wavertree, Liverpool.

[David Cynan Jones]

New appointment at Jesus College Cambridge 

https://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/articles/new-director-music-appointed

[Positif]

Grace Cathedral San Francisco (with its men and boys choral foundation) is advertising for a new DoM. I wonder where Benjamin Bachmann (in post for over a decade) is off to...

[S_L]

13 hours ago, Positif said:

Grace Cathedral San Francisco (with its men and boys choral foundation) is advertising for a new DoM. I wonder where Benjamin Bachmann (in post for over a decade) is off to...

Isn't Benjamin Bachmann Choir Director of Grace Cathedral, Topeka in Kansas?

Benjamin Bachmann - Choir Director - Grace Cathedral | ZoomInfo

[Philip J Wells]

Christopher Allsop is currently Assistant Director of Music at The King's School, W orcester , and will be moving to Eton College in January 2023 as Organist and Academic Music Teacher. 

[DaveHarries]

One from Buckfast Abbey.

Earlier this year it was announced that Philip Arkwright, previous Master of the Music, had been appointed as the abbey's new CEO. His place was taken as MoM by Matthew Searles who had previously been AMoM which, of course, thereby left the latter position vacant. However the "Music at Buckfast Abbey" page on Facebook comes this announcement which was posted there on Friday 11th November:

Quote

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Robert Pecksmith as Assistant Master of the Music at Buckfast Abbey. Robert has previously held appointments at St. James Cathedral, Toronto, Wakefield Cathedral, and the York Oratory, where he was Assistant Director of Music between 2015 and 2020."

HTIOI,
Dave

[David Cynan Jones]

St John's announce appointment of Christopher Gray as Director of Music to succeed Andrew Nethsingha

https://www.sjcchoir.co.uk/news/st-john’s-college-announces-christopher-gray-its-new-director-music

[DaveHarries]

9 hours ago, David Cynan Jones said:

St John's announce appointment of Christopher Gray as Director of Music to succeed Andrew Nethsingha

https://www.sjcchoir.co.uk/news/st-john’s-college-announces-christopher-gray-its-new-director-music

And Stephen Darlington MBE as interim DoM for the Lent Term 2023.
https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/interim-director-music-lead-choir-st-johns

Dave

[sbarber49]

11 hours ago, David Cynan Jones said:

St John's announce appointment of Christopher Gray as Director of Music to succeed Andrew Nethsingha

https://www.sjcchoir.co.uk/news/st-john’s-college-announces-christopher-gray-its-new-director-music

He'll probably be happy to go with the Father Willis (Truro look-alike) planned organ. 

[Martin Cooke]

A great appointment. The choir and the whole music scene at Truro is wonderful and he will be a great loss to the cathedral. 

[DHM]

Roger Sayer announced on his Twitter feed earlier today that from early 2023  he "will be handing over direction of the Temple Church Choir to focus on a freelance career as a choral director and organist".

[S_L]

Truro Cathedral are advertising for a Director of Music.

I have to say that it looks a very well thought out application pack and includes, not as an essential but as a desirable: "It is likely that the person appointed with be a talented organist, but this is not an essential qualification. Additional teaching experience or qualifications."

[David Cynan Jones]

Announcement of current Assistant at Guildford, Richard Moore as Assistant at Christ Church Cathedral Oxford from Easter.

https://twitter.com/ChChCathedralOx/status/1610643431683985413

and from the Christ Church Cathedral Website

https://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/news/oxfords-cathedral/christ-church-cathedral-announces-appointment-richard-moore-sub-organist

 

 

[David Cynan Jones]

James Davey and the Foundation at Chelmsford need a Sub-organist.

Full information available at 
chelmsfordcathedral.org.uk/about/vacancies

Closing date for applications: Monday 16 January 2023
Auditions take place 1 & 2 February

[innate]

On 04/01/2023 at 18:54, David Cynan Jones said:

Announcement of current Assistant at Guildford, Richard Moore as Assistant at Christ Church Cathedral Oxford from Easter.

https://twitter.com/ChChCathedralOx/status/1610643431683985413

and from the Christ Church Cathedral Website

https://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/news/oxfords-cathedral/christ-church-cathedral-announces-appointment-richard-moore-sub-organist

 

 

And the Guildford vacancy is advertised on the Church Times site this morning.