Created/Revised: 10/12/09
Sam Houston State University
School of Music
Position:
Assistant Professor - Tenure Track
Degree Requirements:
DMA preferred; Master's degree applications may be considered, must have experience in opera direction, vocal coaching, staging productions, and related musical production disciplines. Background in stage performance, university-level teaching experience and comprehensive working knowledge of opera repertoire highly desirable.
Experience Requirements:
Must have experience in opera direction, vocal coaching, staging productions, and related musical production disciplines. Background in stage performance, university-level teaching experience and comprehensive working knowledge of opera repertoire highly desirable.
Environment:
Sam Houston State is located in historic Huntsville, one quarter of the way from Houston to Dallas, at the boundary between the Piney Woods region of East Texas and the Prairies and Lakes region of Central Texas. The university has an enrollment of approximately 16,400 students and a faculty of 650.
Usual Duties:
The Director of the Opera Workshop is responsible for all staged opera and musical productions presented by the School of Music. Duties include; selection of students for specific roles; staging; costuming; lighting; scenery; publicity oversight; and coaching all performers in the production. Teach additional courses that may include Diction, Song Literature, Opera Literature, Vocal Pedagogy, or Studio Voice as appropriate/needed; actively recruiting students; other courses or activities assigned based upon education, background, and experience.
Salary:
Open
Beginning Date:
September 1, 2009
Requisition:
5554
Contact:
Applications can be sent electronically in .pdf format or hard copy. Send a letter/statement of interest, curriculum vita, and complete contact information for three references. Please do not send transcripts, audio, or video recording - additional materials will be requested as needed:
Music Education/Choral Search Committee
PO Box 2208
School of Music
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas 77341-2208
936-294-3808
schwab@shsu.edu
Consideration of completed applicant files will begin October 19, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.
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