Over the past few months we have been reviewing our concert structure with the aim of shaping a programme of carefully curated, sector-leading and inspiring performances. We intend to increase our concert offering from our own in-house ensembles, allowing us to offer audiences a broad range of both popular and more adventurous programming. The breadth of musical activity at St Martin’s is enormous, with music from our in-house choirs and instrumental ensembles featuring in services, lunchtime and evening concerts, podcasts and radio broadcasts. Since March, we have continued to record music remotely and in socially-distanced settings. We have recently been able to trial live concerts with small social-distanced audiences, and we intend to expand to a fuller programme of concerts and other musical events as social distancing rules ease. We hope to be able to fully reopen in the first half of 2021. We are now seeking professional instrumentalists to audition in order to expand our existing pool of freelance players for our 2021 programme. In this first round of auditions we are looking for string players (modern instruments). Our repertoire has traditionally focused on baroque and classical music (largely played on modern instruments), and we welcome applications from players who have experience in this area. We are also intending to broaden our repertoire to include music from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. We welcome applications from all – we are looking for players who are enthusiastic, flexible and keen to explore new music and new performance opportunities. Professional rates of pay apply to this work. Attachments:

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