We are looking for an enthusiastic and inspiring musical director for the Bradford Youth Orchestra.
Employer: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Location: Shipley
Contract Type: Self-Employed
Start Date: 5th September 2026
Closing Date: 22nd May 2026 at 23:59
Job Introduction
Bradford Music & Arts Service is a highly successful service and the lead organisation for the West Yorkshire Music Hub. It provides wide ranging music opportunities for children and young people who live or go to school in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council area.
The service works in close partnership with schools and the local community and a number of delivery organisations, regional and national partners to ensure that a broad range of high-quality music provision is available, accessible and affordable to all children and young people.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and inspiring musical director for the Bradford Youth Orchestra. The orchestra is forward thinking and regularly explores exciting partnerships with a wide variety of organisations; past events have involved a Soul Band and a Rapper and working with a TV production company for a documentary. The orchestra hold bi-annual residential weekends, tour abroad bi-annually and participate in local, regional and national events.
Membership of the group is from Grade 5, and they rehearse weekly in term time on Saturdays between 9am and 12 in Shipley, Bradford. Paid at £45 per hour.
They play a mixture of styles from standard classical repertoire to film scores.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate must be open to new ideas, have creative ideas for the development of the orchestra, and must be willing to undertake all residential weekends and tours, and all events, arranged in discussions with the Assistant Head of the Music Service responsible for ensemble provision.
The post starts on 5 September 2026. The successful candidate will undergo an enhanced DBS check and be expected to complete annual safeguarding and PREVENT training.
How to Apply
If you are interested in applying for this exciting position, please submit a current Curriculum Vitae including employment history and a supporting letter of application detailing your experience and vision for Bradford Youth Orchestra to schoolmusicandarts@bradford.gov.uk.
Interviews will be held with the orchestra during the morning of 27th June 2026. Candidates will work on a piece that the orchestra are preparing for their tour and participate in a formal interview. Scores will be provided when shortlisting has taken place, along with more information about the orchestra.
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