Job Title: Co-Music Leader: London Youth Folk Ensemble (LYFE)
Term & duration: Freelance, fixed term for 2 years, September 2024 to July 2026
(subject to annual review).
Responsible to: Education Manager
Working with: Current co-music leader, Aaron Horlock, London Youth Folk Ensemble

Remuneration:
Fee: £153.31 per rehearsal, inclusive of planning, debrief, evaluation and travel
£153.31 per external concert (including any additional rehearsal on the day)
Termly planning meetings with the LYFE team at £25 per hour (as agreed
with Education Manager). Plus, travel expenses for any performances
outside London.

London Youth Folk Ensemble (LYFE) is the English Folk Dance and Songs Society’s nonauditioned regional youth ensemble, based at Cecil Sharp House in Camden, launched in September 2013. The Ensemble performs creative arrangements of folk and traditional music from Britain and beyond. Over the past couple of years repertoire has included the Ensemble’s arrangements of English, Irish, Scottish, Colombian, Turkish, Georgian, Brazilian, Indian traditional tunes and rhythms and contemporary compositions in the folk genre.

Each year we recruit up to 25 young people aged 11 - 19 years old (up to up to 24 year
olds for D/deaf and disabled young people) through our free Sampler Session. These
young people will be committed and passionate about playing folk music, with varied skill levels from moderate to advanced. The Sampler is not an audition but a chance for both students and music leaders to get to know each other and get a better understanding of individual skills and the demands of the Ensemble. All players will attend eighteen rehearsal sessions at Cecil Sharp House on Sundays, 2 - 5pm.

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