the IVYSO is currently seeking a musical director starting January 2021
As we rebuild from COVID-19, we are hoping to reopen as a string orchestra/chamber music program in January of 2021. We are searching for a motivated musician and teacher to join us in our drive toward growth over the coming years.
Our students' future fearless leader must be:
Minimum of a bachelor's degree in a music field is required. Please send resume, cover letter, and conducting portfolio to Business Manager Aelsa Butler at ivysorchestra@gmail.com to be considered for the position. Applicants given serious consideration will be invited for interviews and auditions as appropriate.
Our students' future fearless leader must be:
- Energetic and driven
- Deeply involved or willing to become deeply involved in the Illinois Valley music scene
- Experienced in string education and string ensemble coaching
- A capable performer and conductor
- A thorough communicator
- A people-person, eager to foster intentional connection with students, parents, and the community
Minimum of a bachelor's degree in a music field is required. Please send resume, cover letter, and conducting portfolio to Business Manager Aelsa Butler at ivysorchestra@gmail.com to be considered for the position. Applicants given serious consideration will be invited for interviews and auditions as appropriate.
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Aelsa is an alumna of the Illinois Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra. After joining the organization in 2013, Aelsa went on to graduate and attend Illinois Valley Community College where she studied management and music. In May 2019, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from Illinois State University with a a B.S. in Music.
Up through her sophomore year of college, Aelsa remained active in the IVYSO and the Illinois Valley arts community as a whole. She worked as the personal assistant to NCI ARTworks president, was an advocate for the arts on the IVCC campus, volunteered as an intern to former business manager Delle Peterson, and was the Musical Director of the IVYSO's entry-level ensemble, the Junior String Orchestra, in 2017. She then transferred to Eureka College, where she studied conducting and pedagogy under Maestro David Commanday and piano under Mrs. Pamela Bates. She went on to complete her degree at ISU, studying conducting under Dr. Anthony Marinello III, piano with Dr. Tuyen Tonnu, and orchestral performance under Dr. Glenn Block. As a student, she received high honors, including selection for the Phi Theta Kappa All-Illinois Academic Team in 2017, ISU jury recognition in 2018, and nomination to international music honors fraternity Pi Kappa Lamda as the class of 2019, part of the first initiated class at Illinois State University in nearly 30 years. Her professional portfolio includes projects for the Heartland Festival Orchestra, the Maud Powell Arts Celebration, and the Eureka College music department. Though Aelsa now lives in Bloomington, Illinois, she still plays in the Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra as a section violist and gigs across the central Illinois region. She is a rental program coordinator at The Music Shoppe, Inc. in Normal, IL, where she is employed full-time. She also serves in church ministry as the music coordinator at First Baptist Church in El Paso, Illinois. |
Aelsa Butler
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