Overview
Music Director, Folkestra at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music. Deadline for applications: 12pm, 6th November 2025. Reports to: Senior Producer, Creative Learning. Location: The Glasshouse International Centre for Music. Working hours: 7-8 Sundays per term, 3-6pm, plus concert days as required, and a 3-day residential in April. Salary: Freelance, £60 p/h.
Our venue hosts a range of performances and education initiatives, with a commitment to inclusion and community engagement. Folkestra is the youth folk ensemble of The Glasshouse, auditioned for ages 13 to 19.
About The Glasshouse: a venue where rock legends and folk musicians share stages, with a focus on developing young talent and connecting with educational and community folk networks.
Closing date for applications: 12pm, 6th November 2025. Interview date: 23rd November 2025. Interview task: leading 15 minutes of a rehearsal with the ensemble. For questions about the role or application process, contact Isabella, People Coordinator at recruitment@theglasshouseicm.org.
Responsibilities
General
* Plan for and direct Folkestra rehearsals, sectionals and residentials, and lead Folkestra performances.
* Support the musical development of Folkestra players, motivating them to achieve their potential.
* Work closely with peers to connect Folkestra with other areas of The Glasshouse International Centre of Music’s artistic programme.
Evaluation and Reporting
* Contribute to the evaluation and monitoring of programme performance where required.
* Support and contribute to consultation with young people, as required.
Programme (artistic)
* Work with the Senior Producer on artistic planning for Folkestra to form cohesive and strategic approaches.
* Keep up to date with current developments in relation to your own performance practice, specialist education and learning practice.
* Develop and lead high-quality inclusive music learning activities, performances, events, rehearsals, recordings and resources, as agreed.
* Lead exemplary practice in inclusive group music-making.
* Remove barriers to engagement and ensure music learning activities meet a range of needs, interests, and contexts.
* Attend Artistic Leadership Team meetings as required and contribute to integration of Folkestra within wider Make Music and Glasshouse artistic programming.
Programme (operational)
* Liaise efficiently with colleagues on scheduling and all other operational elements.
* Attend team and organisational meetings as agreed.
* Understand and work in line with operational handbooks and guidelines.
Marketing and Comms
* Work with the Senior Programme Leader to support effective recruitment of young people.
Health and Safety and safeguarding
* Work with Designated Safeguarding Officers and Director of Safeguarding to implement safeguarding policies and procedures throughout the programme to maintain high standards of safeguarding and pastoral care of children and adults at risk.
* Accept personal responsibility for understanding and following Health and Safety, Child protection, Equality and Diversity and other policies within the Trust.
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
* We encourage a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse working environment where everyone can be themselves. Our venue and programmes are for everyone.
* We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and life experiences and encourage those who meet the core criteria to apply, including those who may have faced barriers to employment.
Safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. Our roles are subject to a safer recruitment process including background checks and the disclosure of criminal records, sanctions, and investigations where appropriate.
How to apply
Click here for more information and to apply. Closing date: 12pm, 6th November 2025. Interview date: 23rd November 2025. Interview task: leading 15 minutes of a rehearsal with the ensemble.
Next steps
We understand interviews can be nerve-racking. If you have questions about the role or application process, contact Isabella, People Coordinator at recruitment@theglasshouseicm.org.
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