Orchestra Intern/Symphonia Conductor

Starting in the 2024-2025 school year, the Music department seeks a full-time, 1 year term teaching intern to work with the department as an orchestra intern, educator and Symphonia orchestra conductor. Candidates should be interested in being part of a collaborative group of teachers and working with highly motivated high school students in a diverse, mostly residential community.

This position provides aspiring teachers the opportunity to work closely with a mentor and other experienced faculty members across campus.

The orchestra intern will assist the director of orchestras in all the artistic, teaching, and organizational areas of an extensive program with three orchestras - auditions, sectional rehearsals, rehearsal preparation, and preparation and marking of parts. The orchestra intern will direct the Exeter Symphonia (an intermediate string orchestra), will coach several chamber music groups in the instrumental chamber music program. and co-teach the Chamber Orchestra (an advanced group of strings and winds).

The ideal candidate will bring orchestral conducting skills, excellent musicianship, a knowledge of diverse musical repertoire, initiative, and a desire to work with highly motivated high school students in a diverse, mostly residential community. The candidate should also have skills in arranging music for different levels.

Interns generally live in campus housing and play a critical role in cultivating Exeter’s community-centered student dormitory life. Interns are generally responsible for one night of dormitory duty per week, and one weekend per month.

Interns are generally expected to participate in the school’s extracurricular activities (e.g. athletics, student clubs, community service, and the arts).