Lyra Music Young Artist Performance Program 2026
Cello Faculty Job Opening

Position Opening: Cello Faculty
Dates: June 27th - July 11th, 2026
Location: Storm King School, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY

Apply for the position: E-mail resume and cover letter to info@lyramusic.org

Faculty Position Responsibilities

  • Private Lesson Teaching

  • Chamber Ensemble Coaching

  • Practice Session Coaching

  • Attend and assist at some Lyra Music Festival events (Concerts, Outreach, and Masterclasses)

  • If requested by Lyra, Faculty member will perform in a Faculty Concert as part of the Lyra Music Festival

Required Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor's and Master’s Degree (minimum) in Cello Performance, DMA Strongly Preferred

  • High level of proficiency and significant Cello performance experience

  • Significant knowledge of Cello and Chamber repertoire

  • Preferred minimum of 5 years private teaching experience

  • Experience teaching and working with children in middle school and high school

  • Experience teaching intermediate and advanced levels

  • Ability to work collaboratively with faculty/staff and to provide support to students to enhance their participation

Desirable Skills
The ideal candidate will also have the following professional and personal qualifications:

  • An open, flexible, and creative approach to teaching and problem solving

  • Enthusiastic Participation in group activities (recreational and regional activities, etc.)

  • Ability to recruit students

Compensation:

  • On-campus housing for the duration of the program, residing with Lyra Music faculty, staff, and directors

  • All meals for the duration of the program: beginning the afternoon of June 27th-July 11th, 2026

  • Salary starting at $1600, commensurate with experience and recruitment

About Lyra Music:  Lyra Music Young Artist Performance Program is a 2-week intensive classical music program for pianists and string players, ages 13-18, in residence at the Storm King School in the Hudson Valley, NY, June 27th-July 11th, 2026. Advanced level musicians are immersed in a supportive, conservatory-style environment focusing on the study of solo and chamber music repertoire and sharing their performances with the surrounding community. Faculty members and staff live on-campus sharing housing facilities and eating meals with students in the on-campus dining hall.

We provide a small, intensive, yet nurturing music camp focused on achieving high standards of development through encouragement rather than competitiveness, and attention to the development on the whole individual along with music-making. We maintain an unusually low teacher to student ratio, and love the family-like, supportive atmosphere that results from a small student body. Students participate in private lessons and chamber music coachings on alternate days; masterclasses with guest artists; and experience multiple performance opportunities. We are excited to continue developing the Young Artist Program with integrity and heart. Along with high level musical training, Lyra offers daily recreational activities, evening social activities, and fun regional excursions.