Piano and Organ Accompanist
piano and organ accompanist
East Surrey Choral Society
PIANO AND ORGAN ACCOMPANIST REQUIRED
East Surrey Choral Society is looking for an accompanist to join us in Autumn 2026. The responsibilities are:
• Provide piano accompaniment for weekly rehearsals
• Accompany the choir during concerts in our local area on organ or piano as required
• Occasionally lead rehearsals or sectional practices from the keyboard
• The opportunity to play a solo piece in a concert.
We are seeking someone with excellent piano and organ skills and experience of accompanying choral ensembles. Candidates should be comfortable playing a wide range of repertoire and be able to support the conductor and choir with sensitivity as new repertoire is learned.
ESCS is an established, friendly, mixed-voiced choir with a membership of more than 50 singers. The choir is non-auditioned but we aim for high standards. We perform three public 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 the summer we perform a selection of lighter music. See below.
We rehearse weekly during term time (including half-term) at the Centenary Hall, Essendene Road, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5PB on Tuesdays from 7.45 – 10 pm. 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 the above venues.
Remuneration will be based on a fee per rehearsal and per concert and engagement is on a self-employed basis. Short-listed candidates will be required to accompany the choir for half a rehearsal in a variety of genres and from SATB score.
Please apply by email to secretary@escs.org.uk and b.anne.smith@ntlworld.com including your CV outlining your suitability for this role. The closing date for applications is 31st August 2026.
ESCS is a self-financing Registered Charity run by an elected committee. Further information about the choir can be found on our website www.escs.org.uk.
Our most 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 fun selection of summer songs e.g. Blue Skies, Summer Time, Tequila Samba
In the recent 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.
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