the IVYSO is currently seeking a musical director starting January 2021
UPDATE: Applications are closed as of 3/12/2021
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.
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:
- 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 playing as concertmaster as a student beginning in 2014, Aelsa went on to 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 former NCI ARTworks president, Chris Coughlin, volunteered as an intern to the business manager of the IVYSO, and directed the IVYSO's entry-level ensemble, the Junior String Orchestra, in 2017. She studied conducting and pedagogy under Maestro David Commanday and piano under Mrs. Pamela Bates at Eureka College for a year. In 2018, she transferred to complete her B.S in Music at ISU, studying conducting under Dr. Anthony Marinello III, piano with Dr. Tuyen Tonnu, and orchestral performance under Dr. Glenn Block. 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. Currently, she is employed full time at The Music Shoppe, Inc. in Normal, IL. She also operates Artful Strategies, contracting services focusing on organizational and interpersonal communications in the arts realm. |
Aelsa Butler
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