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Juventas Seeks Board Members
ORGANIZATION: Juventas New Music Ensemble
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3 people are interested
Boston-based Juventas New Music Ensemble seeks arts enthusiasts interested in serving on our Board of Directors. Desired skills include: development, capacity-building, finance, law, arts administration and/or non-profit administration.
To express interest, send resume and statement of interest to Artistic Director Oliver Caplan, olivercaplan@juventasmusic.com
Juventas is a contemporary chamber ensemble with a special focus on emerging composers and the millennial generation. Juventas:
- Shares classical music as a vibrant, living art form. The composers we program live in today’s world and represent a diverse spectrum of genders, races, faiths and nationalities.
- Programs music that is resonant with our time.
- Advances the careers of emerging composers with top-notch professional performances that share their work in the best possible light.
Founded in 2005 by composer Erin Huelskamp, Juventas has performed works from over 200 composers through productions that showcase new music through artistically collaborative concerts. Juventas has received awards from the National Council for the Arts, Cambridge Arts Council, and the Harvard Musical Association, and our opera productions have received recognition from The American Prize, National Opera Association, and New York City Fringe Festival. The ensemble has held residencies at Boston Conservatory, Harvard University, Longy School of Music, and Middlebury College, and has performed on recordings with Innova Recordings, Parma Records, and New Dynamic Records.
More opportunities with Juventas New Music Ensemble
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About Juventas New Music Ensemble
Location:
PO BOX 230015, BOSTON, MA 02123, US
Mission Statement
Juventas New Music Ensemble is a contemporary chamber group with a special focus on emerging voices. Juventas shares classical music as a vibrant, living art form. We bring audiences music from a diverse array of composers that live in today’s world and respond to our time.
Description
Since its founding in 2005, Juventas has performed the music of more than 200 living composers. The ensemble has earned a reputation as a curator with a keen eye for new talent. It opens doors for composers with top-notch professional performances that present their work in the best possible light.
Recognition for the ensemble’s work includes the American Prize in Opera Performance and support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council, and Boston Foundation. Juventas is featured on albums by Innova Recordings, Parma Records, and New Dynamic Records, and has held residencies at Boston Conservatory, Harvard University, Longy School of Music, Middlebury College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Juventas has a storied history of dynamic collaboration with artists in other media, including dancers, painters, scientists, poets, puppeteers, and robotics engineers. A leader in the field, Juventas also facilitates the Boston New Music Festival, a week-long showcase of Boston’s contemporary music scene.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
P.O. Box 230015Boston, MA 02123
DATE POSTED
February 20, 2019
SKILLS
- Music Arts
- Strategic Planning
- Capacity Planning
- Arts Administration
- Fundraising
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Juventas performs four programs annually at First Church Boston in the Back Bay. Our board convenes 8 times annually: four two-hour in-person meetings in Medford and four one-hour telco's.