Seattle Pro Musica seeks Board Members!

Seattle Pro Musica, the Northwest's premier volunteer choir, exists to enrich and inspire our audiences, singers, and community through the experience of choral artistry, and to increase access to and appreciation of choral music.

We believe in the power of voices joined in harmony to improve the lives of our audiences, our singers, and the community at large. We also believe in making the beauty of choral music available to as many people as possible. Though our members come from all walks of life and span generations, we are united by our desire to make beautiful music together and share it with the world.

Seattle Pro Musica is made up of four performing groups:

  • The 80-voice Seattle Pro Musica choir

  • Vox, our mixed-voices chamber ensemble

  • Chroma, our select ensemble for sopranos and altos

  • Orpheon, our select ensemble for tenors and basses

Throughout our 50-year history, we’ve been recognized for the caliber of our programming and performances. We’ve received the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence and the ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming, and we were ranked as “among America’s very best choirs” by American Record Guide. Under the baton of Artistic Director and Conductor Karen P. Thomas, we’ve received international acclaim for our CD recordings and live performances. Choir and Organ writes, “Seattle Pro Musica presents a cappella singing at its best,” and Fanfare Record says, “This is truly an extraordinary choir.”

We’ve also appeared by invitation at numerous international and national festivals, and we’ve been fortunate enough to perform with artists like Jane Eaglen, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Pacific MusicWorks, and Seattle Symphony. Members of Seattle Pro Musica have also appeared on GRAMMY Award- winning and GRAMMY-nominated albums by Ricky Kej and Wouter Kellerman. Most importantly, Seattle Pro Musica is beloved by a community of listeners and supporters who make everything we do possible.

STATEMENT ON CULTURAL EQUITY

Everyone deserves equal access to a full and vibrant creative life, and this access is essential to a free and healthy society. To support the creative life of our community, Seattle Pro Musica commits to policies and practices of cultural equity that foster equal access, inclusion, and justice.

We recognize cultural equity as a framework of values, policies, and practices that ensures arts institutions serve the needs of all people, especially those who have historically been underserved based on race/ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship status, or religion.

As we pursue our artistic mission, we will hold ourselves accountable to cultural equity. By acknowledging and challenging inequities, both as an individual arts organization and in partnership with others, we can and will make change happen.

what SPM IS looking for in board members

  • Must have a passion for the performing arts and their role in civic life.

  • Must wish to serve a smaller but growing organization.

  • Must be committed to cultural equity.

  • Must go beyond volunteering time and energy to providing strategic leadership for future growth.

  • Especially seeking BIPOC members of the community who will make our board a truer reflection of the racial diversity of Seattle.

  • Especially seeking professionals in the fields of DEI, finance/accounting, law, philanthropy, grantwriting, fundraising, and change management.

what SPM board service has to offer

Seattle Pro Musica is a highly regarded organization poised to grow with respect to its influence on the Pacific Northwest performing arts scene and in the world of choral performance at the national and international levels. We’re looking for energetic individuals from outside our traditional circles who share our passion for our mission and want to move our board from an organizing board dominated by ensemble members to a governing or even institutional board of community members who can focus on long-range strategic planning and fundraising in support of our mission.

Additional supporting documentation

Seattle Pro Musica Bylaws - updated 5/24/2022

Board Member Statement of Commitment - 2023 version

QUESTIONS?

Email Board President Wes Kim (wes@seattlepromusica.org) or Executive Director Katie Skovholt (katie@seattlepromusica.org).