Organists Online

Contact:

Anne Smith

Email:

secretary@escs.org.uk

Phone:

07932042553

Address:

East Surrey Choral Society
The Centenary Hall
Essendene Road
Caterham
Surrey
CR3 5BP

Locality:

Caterham

Postcode/Zip:

CR3 5BP

Musical Requirements:

VACANCY
PIANO AND ORGAN PLAYER
TO ACCOMPANY CHOIR

East Surrey Choral Society is looking for an accompanist to join us in Autumn 2026.
Responsibilities:
• Provide piano accompaniment for weekly rehearsals
• Accompany the choir for concerts on organ or piano as required
• Occasionally lead rehearsals from the keyboard
• The opportunity to play a solo piece in a concert

We need someone with excellent piano and organ skills and experience of accompanying choirs. Candidates should be comfortable playing a wide range of repertoire and be able to support the conductor and choir with sensitivity as new repertoire as learned.

ESCS is an established, friendly, mixed-voice choir with more than 50 singers. We are non-auditioned but we aim for high standards. We perform three concerts a year. Our Christmas and Easter concerts feature major choral works or parts thereof accompanied by piano or organ (occasionally with a small orchestra). In summer we perform lighter music. See below.

We rehearse weekly during term time (including half-term) at the Centenary Hall, Essendene Road, Caterham, Surrey CR3 5PB. Our concerts are held in Caterham United Reformed Church and St John’s Church, Old Coulsdon. Your permanent residence must be within reasonable commuting distance from these venues.

Remuneration is based on a fee per rehearsal and per concert and engagement is self-employed. Short-listed candidates will be required to accompany the choir for half a rehearsal in varied genres and from SATB score.

Reply by email to secretary@escs.org.uk and b.anne.smith@ntlworld.com including your CV outlining your suitability for this role. Closing date for applications: 31st August 2026.

ESCS is a self-financing Registered Charity run by an elected committee. Find out more at www.escs.org.uk.

Recently performed works:
Easter 2026 Favourite choruses and anthems
Christmas 2025 Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and traditional and modern Christmas carols.
Summer 2025 Medleys (Les Miserables and Rodgers and Hammerstein) and well-known 20th century songs

For Summer 2026 A selection of summer songs e.g. Blue Skies, Summer Time, Tequila Samba

In the past we have performed: Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle, Haydn Nelson Mass,
Chilcott Requiem, Fauré Requiem, Gounod St Cecilia Mass, Rutter Magnificat, Vivaldi Gloria;
songs by Mendelssohn, Stainer, Brahms, Sullivan, Vaughan Williams, Offenbach.

22.4.26 rev 3.6.26