Executive Director - Maestra Music

Maestra Music is seeking an Executive Director committed to deepening the organization’s ongoing work to support women and nonbinary individuals in the professional musical theater field. The Executive Director will harness the energy and activities of a rapid movement that has grown exponentially since Maestra’s founding in 2019. Advocating for equity for women and nonbinary musical professionals will be the guiding light for the Executive Director, and the means to that end will be realized more fully by building new resources and infrastructure as the organization continues to establish itself as a vital force within the field. Organizational Profile Maestra Music began in early 2017 as a series of informal gatherings hosted by Composer/Lyricist and Music Director Georgia Stitt. The informal gatherings grew larger each month and turned into organized meetings with invited guest speakers. The group chose the name “Maestra” as the feminine counterpart to the traditional “Maestro,” which refers to an eminent composer, conductor, or teacher of music. Georgia hired a web designer to turn her crowd-sourced spreadsheet of women composers and pit musicians into an online directory, and musicians began to sign themselves up. Maestra was filling a great need in the theater community, linking together musical women and shining a spotlight in their direction to empower them collectively and individually. Maestra was formally incorporated and received 501(c)3 status in January 2019. More about Opening Act can be found at

https://maestramusic.org/ . Application Instructions / Public Contact Information Maestra Music has engaged Management Consultants for the Arts to facilitate this important search; Shruti Adhar (Consultant) and Jonathan West (Managing Director) are leading the process. Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to submit in complete confidence a cover letter, resumé, and four professional references to the consulting firm retained to conduct the search. The cover letter of no more than 1½ pages should address how the opportunities and challenges shared in this profile intersect with the candidate’s professional background and what about this opportunity is of greatest interest to them personally. Application materials should have the applicant’s name included as part of each file name and must be submitted electronically through this portal:

https://www.mcaonline.com/searches/executive-director-maestra-music . Application Deadline 12/04/2024

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