About the role
OAcademy is expanding and is seeking a new Academic Lead to spearhead the next chapter of the Orchestra Institute. Working closely with the OAcademy Management and the Academic Team, this new key position will lead the academic aims and standards, as we launch the new Masters degree in 2025.
The Academic Lead will develop and implement an innovative curriculum for the Orchestra Institute to support their mission. This is a role to liaise with global institutions and professionals on the cutting edge, to shape the overall academic direction, ensuring the program remains compelling, innovative, and relevant. Working closely with fellowship directors, the Academic Lead will play a key role in shaping the academic vision across all initiatives, including the Conducting Fellowship, Composing Studio, and Piano Lab. They will identify and prioritize key opportunities to share OAcademy’s mission and forge partnerships. They will cultivate relationships with musicians and industry leaders to engage them in recruitment, curriculum delivery and increase international impact and presence.
About OAcademy
OAcademy Music Conservatory reinvents the music conservatory experience by making world-class training accessible for talented musicians globally, and relevant to the challenges and opportunities of our time. OAcademy offers global access to a versatile curriculum led by today’s top artists, including immersive field opportunities to train and perform with icons like Yo-Yo Ma. OAcademy provides an innovative global platform for rising musicians - irrespective of location - to receive Artist Diploma training across 16 disciplines, from piano to conducting, composing to violin. Through its combined focus on global resources and local impact, OAcademy Music Conservatory prepares fellows for artist leadership opportunities at home and abroad.
About the Orchestra of the Americas
Established with the vision that talent has no borders, the Orchestra of the Americas Group was formed in 2002 to identify and nurture exceptionally gifted creatives from overlooked and underserved corners of the Western Hemisphere and beyond. OA’s flagship ensemble, The Orchestra of the Americas, brings together, trains, and empowers top rising talents from more than 30 countries annually. The Orchestra of the Americas Group is the force behind The Global Leaders Institute which offers the world’s first MBA in Arts Innovation, alongside global music conservatory, OAcademy, and a range of other innovative initiatives at the intersection of the arts, education, and social impact.
Submissions of interest can be sent until December 4th. All details available on OAcademy's website.
