Exeter Cathedral

Audition: June 23, 2025

Salary: £9,335.79 per annum

Contract type: Permanent, part-time

Applications are welcome from both suitably qualified countertenors (male) and contraltos (female).

Start date: September 1 2025 (prefered) though a later start date would be considered.

Further information and application: https://www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/about-us/vacancies/

Application pack: https://www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ec-alto-lay-vicar-june-2025-1.4.pdf

Essential:

• Experience of singing in a professional (or professional standard) choral ensemble

• Excellent sight-reading skills

• A well-trained voice, with a good range and flexibility

• Willingness to work as a team member, as part of a small and close-knit group, and the ability to

respond quickly and positively to direction

• Some experience of solo singing

• Adherence to current best safeguarding practice, including the Cathedral’s Safeguarding policy, and

training as required

• An understanding of the professional nature of the job, and the drive to undertake adequate

personal preparation

• Sympathetic to the ethos and purpose of an Anglican cathedral

• Good sense of humour

Please send per email the completed application form, a covering letter stating why you are the right candidate for this role and include a CV.