Harpsichord Technician and Historical Keyboards Coordinator

Description: 

Juilliard Historical Performance is urgently seeking a part-time experienced Harpsichord Technician and Historical Keyboards Coordinator. The Harpsichord Technician and Historical Keyboards Coordinator works closely with the Director of HP Performance Operations in overseeing the essential day-to-day use, allocation, tuning, and maintenance of Juilliard's 25 Historical Keyboards. This position interfaces directly with all the constituents of the department, including students, faculty, and guest artists, and with other departments at Juilliard

This role reports to the Administrative Director, Historical Performance, and is managed on a daily basis by the Director of Performance Operations. The role is in-person and requires early morning tunings on at least three days a week, Monday through Friday. Other hours are dependent on harpsichord moves and event tunings.

The salary for this role is $30,000 (0.5 F/T)

Working at Juilliard

Founded in 1905, The Juilliard School is a world leader in performing arts education. The school's mission is to provide the highest caliber of artistic education for gifted musicians, dancers, and actors from around the world so that they may achieve their fullest potential as artists, leaders, and global citizens.

Excellence and professionalism are important guides in how we go about our work, but we also connect to the mission as individuals in the workplace. We thrive because of our variety of backgrounds and our ability to be open and honest, and we also thrive because we enjoy each other's company. We believe that each employee has the responsibility to help shape the Juilliard organizational culture, and we provide opportunities to participate in team-building throughout the year. Our organizational values focus on excellence, creative enterprise, and equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

We encourage you to read more about how we achieve our mission on our website, juilliard.edu.

Role Responsibilities:

• Ensure that Historical Keyboards are maintained and ready for practice and performance.
• Plan, schedule, and execute the majority of tunings of the collection of Historical Keyboards (harpsichords, clavichords, portative organ, and fortepianos) for lessons, practice, coachings, rehearsals, and performances (approximately 950 tunings per year) at Juilliard and for off-site events in New York
• Work collaboratively as part of an energetic team of four full-time staff members, part-time faculty members, and a part-time administrative apprentice.
• Liaise with other departments regarding historical keyboard needs, including Vocal Arts, Chamber Music, Orchestral Studies, Preparatory Division, Production, and Facilities.
• Plan, schedule, and oversee instrument moves (approximately 10 moves per week) in collaboration with Juilliard's Facilities department and occasionally outside movers.
• Provide basic instrument maintenance and repairs.
• Coordinate larger maintenance requirements with outside specialists
• Arrange for and oversee non-staff tuners when needed

Minimum Requirements:

• Demonstrable and considerable experience maintaining and tuning harpsichords, clavichords, fortepianos, and portative organs
• Availability and willingness to work unusual hours, including early mornings during the academic year, and some evenings and weekends based on the performance schedule
• Experience in and understanding of the keyboard needs of period-instrument ensembles
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to work well with students, faculty, and guest artists
• Eagerness to contribute to a professional, energetic, caring working environment within a fast-paced, high-level conservatory.
• Flexibility to maintain an irregular schedule

Preferred Background:

• Knowledge and advocacy of early music, preferred
• Connection with the early music community, including instrument vendors and specialists, preferred

Why Work for Juilliard?

• All Juilliard performances are free to Juilliard employees
• We're part of the Lincoln Center campus, with significant discounts on day-of tickets to many of our partner organizations
• Contribution to your 403(b) after 2 years of eligible employment
• Generous days-off policy, plus winter break and summer Fridays
• A culture of excellence, best practice, and employee engagement with like-minded colleagues

Nondiscrimination Policy:

The Juilliard School is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its relations with its faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Juilliard community, and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, alienage, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, medical condition, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, partnership status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal law. This nondiscrimination policy covers, but is not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, benefits, rates of pay and other forms of compensation as well as student admission, access, and treatment in school programs and activities.