Student Job Descriptions: Camerata Managers

There are two or three Camerata Student Managers each year.  These positions are held by choral conducting students.

Report to: Camerata Conductor and Concert Production Coordinator

Ongoing duties:

• Attend weekly meeting with Camerata Conductor and Concert Production Coordinator to discuss upcoming rehearsals and concerts
• Prepare rehearsal seating charts, which change weekly
• Assist with the distribution and collection of music
• Prepare and strike the rehearsal space
• Keep note of what is rehearsed
• Take markings for all voice parts
• Make announcements at rehearsals
• Contribute photographs and news items for Camerata social media

Special duties:

• In August, publicize choral auditions by distributing flyers
• In August, help prepare packets of music and handouts
• Publicize upcoming Camerata performances at ISM Colloquium if Camerata Conductor is not present
• On concert days, act as stage manager, including
  • Arrive early to set up and stay after to strike venues
  • Manage the performers’ use of the performance space, including
    • managing the green room
    • locating and managing a space where performers can securely leave coats, cases, and personal belongings during the performance
    • organizing the chorus’s entry and exit from the stage
    • arranging the chorus on stage so that everyone can see the conductor
    • marking (taping) the stage, particularly if performing with an orchestra, so that set-up is identical at each rehearsal and performance
  • Carry at least 2 extra sets of music

Payroll: This position reports time hourly each week in the online Student Employee system