Organ Scholar Program Christ Church Cathedral September 2019–May 2020

Christ Church Cathedral is receiving applications for an organ scholar appointment during the 2019-2020 academic year. This stipendiary appointment, intended as a practicum for students seeking to pursue a career in sacred music, will require 6-10 hours per week at the cathedral (including two Sundays per month) in various aspects of the cathedral’s music ministry. Specifically, under the guidance of cathedral music staff, the successful finalist will gain experience in the following areas: • Playing service music, psalms, hymns, and voluntaries in cathedral liturgies on the soon-to-be installed Richards, Fowkes & Co. Opus 24 cathedral organ (III/55), Fisk Opus 148 chapel organ (II/22), and Juget-Sinclair Opus 40 continuo organ (I/4). (Learn more about the organs here.) • Conducting the Cathedral Choir, the Christ Church Singers, and/or the Cathedral Choir of Children and Youth in rehearsal and performance. • Accompanying the Cathedral Choir, the Christ Church Singers, and/or the Cathedral Choir of Children and Youth in rehearsal and performance. • Planning music for worship services and concerts. • Attending meetings relevant to music ministry. • Administering copyright licensing, assist the choral librarians, manage concert logistics, host guest performers, and other relevant tasks. • Engaging in other areas of interest to the organ scholar, such as composing or playing harpsichord.

Application requirements • Applicants must be full-time undergraduate or graduate degree-seeking students. • Submit the following postmarked no later than 15 February 2019 to Stephan Casurella at [email protected]: o A résumé documenting music study and experience, including experience as a church musician, and listing three references, one of which must be a music teacher. o A brief essay describing why the applicant is interested in a cathedral organ scholar appointment.

Finalists will be invited to the cathedral for: • An interview with members of the cathedral music staff, clergy, and congregation. • An audition that will include: o Accompanying two hymns (of the applicant’s choosing) in contrasting styles. o Performing two solo organ works (of the applicant’s choosing) in contrasting styles. In the event that a finalist is unable to visit the cathedral due to financial reasons, arrangements may be made to fulfill the requirements with an audio recording and Skype interview.

In addition to selecting a winner, the cathedral may select an alternate should the winner become unavailable, but also reserves the right to make no appointment.

For more information about the cathedral’s music program, visit http://cincinnaticathedral.com or contact:

Stephan Casurella Canon Precentor & Director of Music Christ Church Cathedral 318 East Fourth Street Cincinnati, OH 45230 (513) 842-2065 [email protected]

NOTE: Stephan Casurella, director of Christ Church Cathedral’s Organ Scholar Program, also serves as an adjunct instructor at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. As indicated, organ scholar appointees are required to be enrolled as full-time degree-seeking students whose course of study may include taking classes such as those offered at the College-Conservatory of Music. Although Dr. Casurella is compensated by the College-Conservatory of Music, he does not directly financially benefit, on a per-student basis, from any students who are enrolled in the Organ Scholar Program and the College-Conservatory of Music simultaneously.