Chamber Music San Francisco welcomes nominations and purposes for the place of Govt Director, out there within the late Spring of 2024. Founder Daniel Levenstein, who has led CMSF with distinction for twenty years, has introduced that he’ll step down on the conclusion of the Spring 2024 Season.
Fashioned in 2003, Chamber Music San Francisco (CMSF) is without doubt one of the premier presenters of classical music within the larger San Francisco Bay Space. CMSF brings the highest-quality solo artists and ensembles from the US and internationally to audiences in three Bay Space cities: San Francisco, Walnut Creek, and Palo Alto.
Between February and Might annually, CMSF gives ten concert events on the newly refurbished Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. 5 of those concert events are additionally offered in Palo Alto on the Schultz Cultural Arts Corridor and in Walnut Creek on the Lesher Heart for the Arts. The 2024 season opens with the San Francisco debut of pianist Zlota Chochieva. Live shows embrace the US debut of the Boccherini String Trio in addition to the San Francisco recital debut of violinist Daniel Hope.
Past the presentation of excellent concert events, CMSF seeks to construct new audiences for chamber music. CMSF firmly believes within the skill of chamber music to offer probably the most direct and accessible communication from composer to listener. Artists are chosen not just for their musicianship but additionally for his or her skill to attach with audiences. Previous seasons have featured performances by Emanuel Ax, Midori, and Pinchas Zukerman. CMSF concert events change into a private dialog between the listener, performer, and composer and a testomony to the worth and energy of reside performances.
Chamber Music San Francisco is ruled by a nine-member Board of Administrators and has an annual working price range of about $500,000 that’s funded by way of ticket gross sales and philanthropy.
The Alternative
The subsequent Govt Director of Chamber Music San Francisco will take the helm of a corporation that has been growing loyal audiences for chamber music for twenty years in a neighborhood that has change into one of the thrilling and progressive facilities for arts and tradition within the nation. The Govt Director can have the chance to construct on a stable fame for excellence amongst musicians and audiences alike, to broaden the attain of CMSF in the neighborhood, and to develop a imaginative and prescient that can make sure the continued creative and organizational success of CMSF for years to come back.
The Place
The Govt Director (ED) is the chief creative and administrative officer of Chamber Music San Francisco. The ED supplies management and imaginative and prescient to make sure that CMSF fulfills its mission and achieves its targets for creative, organizational, and monetary success by bringing chamber music concert events of the very best high quality to audiences all through the San Francisco Bay Space.
The Govt Director units the creative imaginative and prescient and the annual season program for CMSF. The ED identifies and books artists; curates the creative content material of every season; and is answerable for all features of creative administration and live performance manufacturing, together with reserving of venues. The ED maintains an energetic community within the chamber music area to maintain knowledgeable about up-and-coming artists and ensembles. The ED designs applications that appeal to audiences and philanthropic assist for CMSF and provide distinctive creative experiences for taking part artists and audiences alike. The ED serves as host and grasp of ceremonies for CMSF concert events and occasions.
The Govt Director is accountable and accountable for the enterprise operations of CMSF, together with: budgeting and monetary administration; fundraising; advertising and viewers growth; public relations; and neighborhood engagement. The ED ensures that CMSF operates inside the price range authorized by the Board and achieves its targets for ticket gross sales, earned revenue, and contributed revenue from all sources.
The Govt Director reviews to the Board of Administrators and serves as an ex-officio member of the Board. The ED supplies impetus and assist to the fundraising efforts of the Board and ensures that the Board has well timed and correct data to help in decision-making.
The Govt Director is an energetic and visual consultant of CMSF and builds relationships for CMSF all through the neighborhood. The ED works to broaden the viewers for CMSF and seeks alternatives to collaborate with different arts organizations and presenters within the Bay Space, the state of California, and throughout the nation.
Candidate Profile
The profitable candidate will likely be a seasoned skilled with vital expertise as each a creative and administrative chief of a performing arts presenting group that focuses on chamber music. The candidate will likely be totally educated in regards to the solo artists and ensembles energetic within the chamber music area immediately, each established artists and rising stars, and have a highly-developed community that features artists, brokers, presenters, publicists, and those that assist chamber music.
The candidate can have a powerful working data of chamber music repertoire of all intervals. Expertise as a chamber musician, whereas not required, will likely be thought-about an asset. The candidate will likely be a talented creative administrator with expertise negotiating agreements with artists, brokers, venues, music licensing organizations, and so on.
The profitable candidate can have sturdy administrative abilities and the flexibility to deal with the day-to-day administration tasks of a small impartial arts group. The candidate will likely be skilled with budgeting and not-for-profit accounting. The candidate can have sturdy pc abilities and be proficient with spreadsheet and different workplace software program applications.
The profitable candidate will likely be keen to dedicate substantial time and a spotlight to fundraising and viewers growth. The candidate can have expertise designing and executing each growth and advertising campaigns. The candidate will likely be educated about print and digital media campaigns, web site design, and using social media to advertise concert events and drive ticket gross sales. The candidate can have wonderful oral and written communication abilities.
The profitable candidate will likely be a relationship builder with the demonstrated skill to work efficiently with numerous stakeholders, together with Board members, donors, viewers members, and neighborhood leaders. The candidate will likely be artistic, entrepreneurial, versatile, and adaptable.
The Govt Director should be capable to journey to efficiency venues all through the Bay Space and to move artists as crucial. A driver’s license and entry to a automotive are important. The ED have to be in residence full-time within the Bay Space in the course of the CMSF season and as wanted all year long to develop native assist and construct relationships with patrons, potential companions, and neighborhood leaders.
Compensation
The wage vary for this place is $125,000 to $140,000 per yr, relying on {qualifications} and expertise. A advantages bundle consists of entry to medical health insurance and a 401(Ok) plan.
Functions
Chamber Music San Francisco is dedicated to fairness, range, and inclusion in all sides of the group and welcomes purposes from all certified candidates no matter race, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, incapacity, faith, ethnicity, or nationwide origin.
Please submit a canopy letter that describes your particular curiosity in Chamber Music San Francisco and your {qualifications} for the place. Ship with a resume and wage expectations. Please additionally embrace the names of a number of skilled references. All purposes will likely be handled as confidential and references won’t be contacted with out the applicant’s settlement. Digital submissions are requested.
The place will stay open till stuffed; the Search Committee will start to evaluate credentials in January, 2024.
Chamber Music San Francisco
c/o Catherine French Group
2500 Q Avenue NW, Suite 623
Washington, DC 20007
applications@catherinefrenchgroup.com
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