
Sound It Out Community Music seek a freelance
Artistic Director for the new DOWN YOUR WAY reminiscence project ,
an intergenerational heritage and music project in Castle Vale.
The ‘Down Your Way' reminiscence project aims to celebrate Castle Vale's transformation through an intergenerational music project working with Castle Vale residents across 3 generations.
The project will work with the community of Castle Vale to uncover the heritage of the estate and that of its older and longer-term residents. It will involve young people from a local secondary and primary school, as well as local youth clubs in collecting the oral histories community residents, including people living in sheltered/supported housing.
Utilising these oral histories, and previous work created about Castle Vale, the Artistic Director will be commissioned to work together with intergenerational participants to create a music work expressing the heritage of Castle Vale and its residents, using participants' lyrical, thematic and musical contributions inspired by the oral histories.
This commission will be performed together with exhibitions of the oral histories, photography and other heritage material related to Castle Vale both within Castle Vale and through outreach work.
The project will be delivered from June/July 08, with the main participatory activity taking place from August/September 08. The first exhibition and performance of the commission is planned for April 09. Additional outreach work and exhibitions/performances will then take place through to October 09 with the final evaluation and dissemination of outcomes planned for completion by March 2010.
The Role:
Sound It Out is seeking to appoint a highly experienced and respected Artistic Director for this project. The person appointed will have experience of using heritage items (or similar other visual and audio tools) for inspiration for musical devising and will also need experience of exhibition/multi-art form showcase development. They will be able to establish a creative, inspiring and positive environment, facilitating musical devising activities with intergenerational community groups, some of whom may have little musical experience, across a range of musical styles. In addition, they will need to have experience of observing other professional artists and giving constructive feedback and direction.
The Artistic Director will be responsible for overseeing the development of the heritage and music project, ensuring that the musical devising is inspired by and showcases the heritage of Castle Vale, increasing community involvement and understanding of the heritage of the estate. In addition they will oversee the development of the project material and outcomes into one artistic vision for the showcase exhibitions/performances, ensuring that these are accessible and achieving the project vision in using music to engage the community in their heritage, improving understanding between generations and looking to the future for the estate.
Fee: £11,000 (t.b.c.)
Closing date for applications: 28 May ( 5pm ) Interviews: 11-12 June
( 1-6pm )
For more information and a detailed briefing pack, please contact Sound It Out:
Sound It Out Community Music,
The Arch, Unit F9, 48-52 Floodgate Street , Birmingham , B5 5SL .
Tel.: 0121 772 8655. E-mail: enquiries@sounditout.co.uk.
Sound It Out is an Equal Opportunities employer.
The Down Your Way Reminiscence Project has been made possible with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund
 
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