We are seeking a Choir Leader to lead the Nottingham Playhouse community choir, delivering weekly choir sessions.
We are seeking a Choir Leader to lead the Nottingham Playhouse community choir, delivering weekly choir sessions, selecting songs and sourcing accompaniment music where necessary, and curating and hosting public choir performances.
The ideal person will be an experienced community choir leader with a broad musical repertoire who is confident facilitating rehearsals with a large number of participants. They will build upon the success of our five-year-old community choir, bringing their own skills, passions and creative vision to the role.
It is essential that the Choir Leader can read sheet music and is able to support participants who can read sheet music as well as those who cannot. The ability to play piano whilst leading the choir in rehearsals is desirable, but not essential.
The role is offered on a freelance contract commencing in January 2027, covering the Spring and Summer terms of 2027, with a total fee of £2,185. This includes 20 weekly Wednesday sessions from 6.30pm–8pm, paid at £95 per session, and £95 per term for planning. Additional fees will be paid for performances outside of session time, including an evening performance at Nottingham Playhouse on 8 July 2027.
There may also be the opportunity to attend one rehearsal and performance in Autumn 2026 to support the handover with the current Choir Leader.
To express your interest in this opportunity, please submit:
- A short statement of 300 words maximum that explains why this opportunity appeals to you and what you could bring to the role;
- Your CV (please include your name and contact details);
- An Equal Opportunities monitoring form, downloadable from our website.
Please email these to recruitment@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
If you would prefer to submit your statement by video or voice-recording, please limit this to 5 minutes maximum. You can send us your video or audio file by email or WeTransfer to recruitment@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
For more information and details on how to apply, please download the Information Pack.
Closing date for expressions of interest: Thursday 15 October 2026 at 11.59pm
Interviews (may be subject to change): week commencing 26 October 2026