Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Participate Producer

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is seeking a Participate Producer to lead and shape a dynamic regional performances programme and inclusive music-making initiatives. The role focuses on access, inclusion and impactful community engagement across the South and South West, working closely with the Concerts department and BSO musicians.

You will coordinate activities such as BSO On Your Doorstep, Cake Concerts, and Symphony from Scratch, driving outreach to diverse audiences, families, schools

Qualifications

• Experience of programme and event management.
• Belief in the transformative power of music to enhance community.
• Commitment to access and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Manage an annual programme of BSO On Your Doorstep performances.
• Lead on programming with external partners and schedule performances across venues.
• Coordinate with BSO musicians and staff to deliver inclusive ensembles and projects.
• Support Symphony from Scratch and NOYO-related activities and collaborations.

Job description

The BSO Participate Producer is an exciting new role managing BSO’s diverse regional performance programmes and inclusive ensemble music-making initiatives. The role is ideal for an ambitious producer with a belief in the transformative power of music to enhance community, who is driven by a commitment to access and inclusion, and has strong experience of programme and event management.

In this hands-on role, you will shape and deliver a dynamic programme of performances across the South and South West including BSO On Your Doorstep and Cake Concerts in village halls, regional theatres, churches and community spaces, connecting with local audiences of all ages, young families, schools and SEND young people, and people living with dementia and their carers.

As a critical member of the Participate team and working closely with the Concerts department, you will cultivate strong and positive relationships with BSO musicians including with BSO Resound, and you will be a leading figure in BSO’s pioneering inclusive side by side programme Symphony from Scratch, and support BSO’s National Open Youth Orchestra ensemble amongst other inclusive ensemble music-making initiatives.

Role summary

The BSO Participate Producer is an exciting new role managing BSO’s diverse regional performance programmes and inclusive ensemble music-making initiatives. The role is ideal for an ambitious producer with a belief in the transformative power of music to enhance community, who is driven by a commitment to access and inclusion, and has strong experience of programme and event management.

In this hands-on role, you will shape and deliver a dynamic programme of performances across the South and South West including BSO On Your Doorstep and Cake Concerts in village halls, regional theatres, churches and community spaces, connecting with local audiences of all ages, young families, schools and SEND young people, and people living with dementia and their carers.

As a critical member of the Participate team and working closely with the Concerts department, you will cultivate strong and positive relationships with BSO musicians including with BSO Resound, and you will be a leading figure in BSO’s pioneering inclusive side by side programme Symphony from Scratch, and support BSO’s National Open Youth Orchestra ensemble amongst other inclusive ensemble music-making initiatives.

Key relationships

• Head of BSO Participate
• Senior Programme Managers
• Participate Administrator and Coordinators, Concerts Manager
• Orchestra Managers, Music Library, BSO Resound, Orchestral and freelance musicians

The role will be the first point of contact internally and externally for all BSO small-mid scale programmes and ensembles. With inclusion and access at the heart , key responsibilities will include:

• Managing an annual programme of BSO On Your Doorstep performances to include:
• –Lead on programming performances with a variety of external partners including Rural Touring Agencies, regional and community venues, churches and abbeys and others
• –In close partnership with the Concerts Manager, schedule performances according to availability of Orchestra
• –With Head of Participate and in dialogue with BSO musicians, liaise with BSO library to curate new high quality and high appeal programmes for diverse audiences
• Leading on the planning, development, delivery and continued evaluation of Symphony from Scratch to include:
• –Facilitate ongoing dialogue with young musicians, BSO Resound members, and local amateur musicians in the continuous design and development of the programme
• –Work with internal cross-department colleagues to schedule, programme and produce the programme, meeting the diverse needs of all stakeholders, including the coordination of adapted parts for participants, stage plans in collaboration with stage managers, access riders for participants
• –Manage the event days, with BSO Participate colleagues, and lead on internal reflection and evaluation
• Supporting BSO ensemble rehearsals and development, in particular BSO Resound, to include managing musicians’ schedules, accommodation, and travel, ensuring all access needs are met at every stage in preparation and throughout event days
• Support and/ or lead on other BSO ensemble related activity include NOYO performances, dementia friendly Cake Concerts, school concerts and Family & Relaxed shows.

Advocacy, Administration & Evaluation

• Champion Access and Inclusion throughout all of BSO’s output and practice, and innovate to ensure best practice and influence positive change
• Forecast budgets and maintain and monitor income and expenditure of key programmes
• Create and ensure compliance with Risk Assessments, and ensure all Safeguarding procedures are understood and met
• Monitor and evaluate events and projects, including data management with participants, artists, and audiences.
• Collate evaluation and circulate data to key stakeholders, and identify learnings, case studies and stories from key programmes and initiatives
• Create events, manage records and log information to ensure accurate record keeping using Spektrix (ticketing software), OPAS (Orchestral management software), Dot Digital and online calendars
• Work with the Head of Department to keep all relevant partners and stakeholders informed about particular projects and wider work of BSO Participate.

General

• Support the BSO Participate team in all aspects of the programme, assisting with larger projects and events where required
• Assist with BSO Participate programme enquiries through phone, email and in person.
• Represent BSO internally and externally in meetings and events where necessary