Call for Collaborative Pianist!
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Boston-based Ensemble Lyrae is seeking a collaborative pianist to join the group as it prepares for its 2025-2026 Season.
Ensemble Lyrae is an SSAA chamber ensemble composed of four singers and a collaborative pianist. Whether performing in a spacious concert hall or a more intimate salon-style setting, the five members of Ensemble Lyrae perform repertoire in a variety of genres and styles from classical to jazz to new works written specifically for the group. The ensemble’s thematically-driven programs typically present works for any combination of accompanied and unaccompanied voices as well as solo works. The members of the ensemble are drawn to discover and perform rarely done works and are eager to expand the repertoire for SSAA through frequent commissions from active, living composers. Ensemble Lyrae has performed on the Music at Norway Pond Concert Series, Music at Whitehead Series and has been invited to perform at Boston Public Library's 'Concert in the Courtyard' summer series. They are the recipients of a 2019 Medford Arts Council Grant and Mass Cultural Council Grant, which allowed them to bring their program "Nevertheless, She Persisted" to a private audience at the Medford Council on Aging.
Rehearsals typically take place at the New School of Music in Cambridge, though there is some flexibility as needed. Ensemble Lyrae gives anywhere from 5-10 performances per season.
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Member Requirements
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Comfortable and confident performing repertoire in a variety of genres and styles (ie. classical, jazz, musical theater, etc.)
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Learn all accompanied repertoire, including full ensemble, solo vocal, and solo piano pieces.
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The collaborative pianist will be a full member of the ensemble. Not only will you be able to contribute to crafting thematically relevant programs, but you’ll be able to showcase and hone other skills through administrative and marketing roles which are equally shared among members, including, but not limited to website maintenance, social media updates, email marketing, concert flyer creation, point-of-contact for performance venues, etc. We do it all and we love being creative with these tasks, too!
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Attend ensemble planning meetings, both in-person and virtual (approx. 6-8 per season)
Audition Requirements
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​Résumé and cover letter: Please send a copy of your résumé and cover letter to ensemblelyrae@gmail.com. Please include 1 reference on your résumé.
Recording: Please submit a recording of a previous collaboration along with résumé and cover letter. Video recording is preferred.
Prepared ensemble piece: “Sunshine and Cloudless Sky” by Linda Tutas Haugen. Candidates should prepare the entire piece.
Sight-reading: Candidates will be asked to sight-read a portion of a piece with the full vocal ensemble.
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In-person Auditions
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Saturday, May 10, 2025- 1:30-4:00 PM New School of Music, 25 Lowell Street, Cambridge, MA
Monday, May 12, 2025 - 6:15-9:05 PM St. John the Evangelist Parish, 2254 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA
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All questions regarding auditions and Ensemble Lyrae can be sent to ensemblelyrae@gmail.com.
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