DaveHarries Posted November 4, 2017 Posted November 4, 2017 On 11/2/2017 at 08:58, David Cynan Jones said: http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/official-studentship-and-organist-christ-church-oxford-association-associate-professorship From this can we assume that Stephen Darlington is retiring having been in post since 1985. Certainly looks that way. Dave
David Cynan Jones Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 https://www.stpauls.co.uk/news-press/latest-news/st-pauls-welcomes-new-young-and-talented-organists The Music Department of St Paul’s Cathedral are delighted to announce three new organist appointments: William Fox has been appointed Sub Organist from July 2018. James Orford has been appointed William and Irene Miller Organ Scholar from January 2018. Nicholas Freestone has been appointed Acting Sub Organist from January-July 2018.
ross cobb Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 Some news from the Antipodes as we bask in the heat of a Sydney summer. Simon Niemiński, has this week taken up the post of ADOM at St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Sydney. Simon has been previously organist of St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh and Director of Music at The Robin Chapel. He was also previously assistant at London's St Bartholomew the Great. Happy New Year from a very sultry Sydney! Cheers, Ross Cobb (DOM, St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral, Sydney)
DaveHarries Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 13 hours ago, ross cobb said: Some news from the Antipodes as we bask in the heat of a Sydney summer. Simon Niemiński, has this week taken up the post of ADOM at St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Sydney. Simon has been previously organist of St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh and Director of Music at The Robin Chapel. He was also previously assistant at London's St Bartholomew the Great. Happy New Year from a very sultry Sydney! Cheers, Ross Cobb (DOM, St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral, Sydney) Greetings Ross. You weren't previously organist of a church here in Bristol, Uk were you? Your name rings a bell. Dave
Peter Allison Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 Ross Cobb (Organist and Director of Music, St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney) to St John’s Cathedral to give the next recital in this year’s Twilight International Organ Series. Ross studied at the Guildhall School of Music, the Royal Academy of Music, and King's College London (where he was an assistant to the late David Trendell), and was the first Thalben-Ball Organ Scholar at St Michael's, Cornhill. He was later Director of Music at Christ Church Clifton in Bristol, and St Barnabas' Kensington in London. In 2005, Ross relocated to Sydney to take up the position of Organist and Director of Music at St Andrew's Cathedral.
ross cobb Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 Hi Dave, erm, I would have just said yes! Are you Brizzle-based? Ross
David Drinkell Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 King's College, Cambridge has announced that a new Director of Music is being sought, to take over on October 19th 2019.
sbarber49 Posted January 26, 2018 Author Posted January 26, 2018 Details here: http://www.rhinegoldjobs.co.uk/job/8433/director-of-music-in-cambridge
DaveHarries Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 14 hours ago, ross cobb said: Hi Dave, erm, I would have just said yes! Are you Brizzle-based? Ross Hi Ross. Yes I am and I was thinking of Christ Church, Clifton but I have just noticed that Peter Allison mentioned that in his post. I remember the organ at Christ Church as being a nice instrument and I also remember Wayne Marshall's recital on it some years back (can't recall when!) which included a round of variations on the theme from "The Flintstones". Hope you are enjoying life in Aus. Dave
David Cynan Jones Posted February 5, 2018 Posted February 5, 2018 https://www.chchchoir.org/2018/02/new-organist-christ-church/ The rumour train can now stop.
David Cynan Jones Posted March 14, 2018 Posted March 14, 2018 White Smoke from the RSCM ..... at last https://www.rscm.com/we-are-delighted-to-welcome-hugh-morris-as-our-new-director/?platform=hootsuite
Tony Price Posted March 22, 2018 Posted March 22, 2018 Norman Harper retiring from St. George's cathedral:http://www.stgeorgescathedral.org.uk/music/StGeorgesDirectorOfMusic2018.pdf Tony
Zimbelstern Posted March 22, 2018 Posted March 22, 2018 I’ve just had a look at the job spec. £15,000 for 20 hours per week for a top class, highly experienced allround musician, organist, conductor, manager and administrator with a list of skills, duties and responsibilities as long as your arm. Presumably a graduate with an FRCO. All for around £15 an hour. For that you can get a job in London as a handyperson, a door-to-door fundraiser for Shelter, a labourer, a mini-cab supervisor, or a housekeeper (all advertised on Gumtree). The Shelter advert actually says: “Ideal for Performing Arts Graduates!” Super flumina Babylonis ibi sedimus et flevimus.
ross cobb Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 That salary really is rather wicked for the church to offer. The Diocese should be ashamed.
S_L Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 2 hours ago, ross cobb said: That salary really is rather wicked for the church to offer. The Diocese should be ashamed. Birmingham Cathedral are advertising for a Head of Music, a full time position and they are paying £33,000. No accommodation is offered. I won't work out the Mathematics but I would imagine that equates to very little more - if anything!
David Drinkell Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 There was a move, largely successful, by the Cathedral Organists Association some years ago, to bring organists' salaries into line with those paid to residentiary canons. I don't know if the same principle still applies. Of course, the two posts are not completely comparable, as clergy tend to have a lot of perks and expenses which organists don't, whereas organists may make a nice little extra sum from concerts and pupils. One cathedral, while raising the organist's salary to that of a residentiary canon, stopped paying him fees for weddings and funerals. However, the assistant did get paid for such of these services as he accompanied, so he ended up doing all of them....
Christopher Allsop Posted April 27, 2018 Posted April 27, 2018 There's a very nice job indeed available at Worcester Cathedral from September... Application pack attached below. Worcester Cathedral Assistant Director of Music recruitment pack.pdf
S_L Posted April 27, 2018 Posted April 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Christopher Allsop said: There's a very nice job indeed available at Worcester Cathedral from September... Application pack attached below. Worcester Cathedral Assistant Director of Music recruitment pack.pdf Sorry, there is a problem This attachment is not available. It may have been removed or the person who shared it may not have permission to share it to this location.
Vox Humana Posted April 27, 2018 Posted April 27, 2018 Hopefully this one will work:http://www.worcestercathedral.co.uk/media/Assistant_Director_of_Music_recruitment_pack.pdf
handsoff Posted April 27, 2018 Posted April 27, 2018 There's a chance to hear Christopher play the PPO organ in the Guild Chapel, Stratford-upon-Avon on 5 May at 5pm.. Very much looking forward to it! P
Zimbelstern Posted April 27, 2018 Posted April 27, 2018 I see that one of the requirements for the Worcester job is “gravitas”. I’d be interested to see the assessment criteria for this characteristic.
Ageing Muso Posted April 27, 2018 Posted April 27, 2018 ..... and it's gladdened the end of a long teaching Friday to see that the job spec. also asks for An ability to play the organ with flare...... (sic); we can all think of instruments that may deserve just that, but surely not Mr Tickell's? This link also springs to mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI37T3vA7fM
Zimbelstern Posted April 27, 2018 Posted April 27, 2018 Didn’t Rick Wakeman used to play the organ with flares during the 1970s?
Peter Allison Posted April 27, 2018 Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) not quite the 70's, and no flares in sight?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtrKdt7saCc Edited April 27, 2018 by Peter Allison
DaveHarries Posted April 29, 2018 Posted April 29, 2018 The May/June 2018 issue of Choir & Organ magazine says that "Matthew Owens (Organist & Master of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral) has been made a Prebendary (Canon) of Wells Cathedral by the Bishop of Bath and Wells, in recognition of 'outstanding service to the Church in the Diocese and particularly to the Cathedral'. Dave
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