Boosey & Hawkes Promotion Intern

Concord is the independent, worldwide leader in the development, management and acquisition of sound recordings, music publishing, theatrical performance rights and narrative content.

Headquartered in Nashville with additional offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Berlin and Miami and staff in Toronto, Tokyo and Melbourne, Concord’s repertoire is licensed in virtually every country and territory worldwide.

Founded in 1930, BOOSEY & HAWKES is the largest specialist classical music publishing company in the world. Its catalog includes essential composers such as Igor Stravinsky, Béla Bartók, Aaron Copland, Benjamin Britten, Serge Prokofieff, Richard Strauss and Sergei Rachmaninoff, along with popular contemporary composers such as John Adams, Steve Reich and Sir Karl Jenkins. The extensive catalog of printed music for the professional, student and leisure markets ranges from instrumental and choral to market-leading tutor books and creative teaching materials for schools and colleges.

As the Boosey & Hawkes Promotion Intern will gain an understanding of orchestral concert and opera programming, through research projects and other means of discovery. Working closely with the Director of Promotion, and the Promotion and Marketing team, the intern will complete research projects as assigned, with the objective of identifying areas of the classical music performance market where there are opportunities for Boosey & Hawkes to expand or refine our current reach. The intern will regularly report on findings to help steer our departmental goals and strategy for the coming year.

Our paid internship program will give you a unique opportunity to enhance your professional skillset, increase your knowledge of the industry, and expand your network. Our goal is to help you develop your talents as well as receive dedicated mentorship and support. Our summer Internship Program will run from Tuesday, June 3rd – Friday, August 15th and allows interns to work up to a maximum of 20 hours per week. This internship is a paid in-person opportunity and requires the ability to work in the specified office location. 

What you'll do:

• Refine parameters of the projects and consider what other questions or applications
• Regularly report on findings to Boosey Promotion and Marketing team to help steer our departmental goals 
• Research to compile a list of presenters, ensembles, and organizations
• Conduct surveys of programming (past and present) for all US and Canadian professional opera companies
• Research concert and opera programming
• Participate in team meetings

What you'll need:

• Ability to maintain organization across multiple projects
• Background in classical music 
• Research skills 
• This internship is a part-time paid internship and requires someone located in/near New York City.
• The timeline of this internship programs runs from Tuesday, June 3rd  – Friday, August 15th. You must be able to work 20 hours/week.

The hourly rate for this position is $17.28

Concord is an equal opportunity employer. We employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We believe that diversity, inclusion, and equity is paramount for the creation of music, theater and film that celebrates and empowers all cultures.