Provides logistical support for teaching artist auditions, onboarding, residencies, and special programs, as well as camp counselor and support staff hiring and training.Supports Community & Learning team at local and regional festivals and public events. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career individual interested in contributing to a large performing arts organization that provides educational and community programming throughout the greater Houston area.ĮSSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following:Ĭoordinates logistics and scheduling for HGO Community & Learning initiatives designed for constituencies from early childhood to lifelong learners to educators, which include, but are not limited to: Opera To Go!, Storybook Opera, Patron Enrichment, residencies, new works and commissioning workshops, and community programming such as Giving Voice, and Carols on the Green. The HGO Community & Learning Programs Coordinator organizes logistical aspects and supports implementation of HGO’s community and learning initiatives, in close collaboration with the Assistant Director of Programming and Engagement. Initiatives include developing new operatic works and conversations that resonate thematically with the Opera’s audiences and, each season, offering popular, accessible programs like the Student Performance Series, Opera to Go!, and Storybook Opera in over one hundred schools in Houston and throughout Texas. By providing authentic and enriching experiences through collaborative partnerships with schools, families, community organizations, and curious members of society, Community and Learning explores the intersection between the art of opera and the needs of the people HGO serves. Houston Grand Opera Community & Learning initiatives have engaged with Houston’s dynamic, diverse and multigenerational population since 2007. Reports to: Associate Director, Programming & Engagement, Community & LearningĪbout Houston Grand Opera Community & Learning Job Title: Community & Learning Programs Coordinator - II

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