Head of Early Music Department

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As Head of the Early Music Department, you will lead one of the world’s foremost programmes for Historically Informed Performance. You will guide the artistic and educational development of the department’s Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes, ensuring their continued excellence and international relevance.

You will build on the strengths of the current curriculum and shape it into a forward-looking, distinctive, and internationally connected programme that reflects the latest developments in the professional field. In this role, you will lead the artistic vision and daily operations of the department, working closely with a coordinator who supports organisational and logistical matters.

The Early Music Department of the Royal Conservatoire enjoys an international reputation as one of the largest and most influential programmes of its kind. For fifty years, it has been a unique breeding ground for talent in Historically Informed Performance.

Music from the Middle Ages to the Early Romantic period is taught by leading specialists who are active as performers and researchers around the world.

Collaborations with professional partners such as the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century (Side-by-Side project), Holland Baroque, and institutions within the IN.TUNE alliance are central to the department’s profile. Initiatives such as the Ton Koopman Academy and performances in the Musica Antica concert series offer students valuable opportunities for artistic and professional growth. (www.intune-alliance.eu)

Increasingly, the department collaborates with other disciplines within the Conservatoire, integrating education and research in both the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes. Its high standards ensure that graduation from the Royal Conservatoire is internationally recognised as a mark of excellence.