Yellow Barn festival Staff
Please note: The 2024 Summer Staff Positions are filled. The application round for next summer will begin in February 2025.
Yellow Barn's Summer Festival takes place between mid-June and early-August and is comprised of two programs: the five-week Yellow Barn Program for professional musicians, and three-week Young Artists Program for performers and composers ages 13-20. The festival operates on a daily schedule (7 days per week), with activities taking place from early morning to late evening. There are approximately 30 public events during the course of the festival, including 24 concerts.
Summer Production Staff Positions
There are three production staff members who work for the duration of the eight-week festival. A fourth production staff position is added for the five-week Yellow Barn Program.
The production staff works as a team that meets daily with the Executive Director and also works closely with the Artistic Director. Yellow Barn naturally fosters a family-like campus community, and the Yellow Barn staff interacts both professionally and socially with our international community of musicians and their families.
Dates of employment:
Full festival (3 positions): June 7 -August 5, 2024
Yellow Barn Program only (1 position): June 28-August 5, 2024
Fee: $1,050 per week, plus housing and meals
Festival Box Office Manager Position
The Box Office Manager works closely with the Executive Director on a wide range of administrative tasks and public events. Yellow Barn naturally fosters a family-like campus community, and the Yellow Barn staff interacts both professionally and socially with our international community of musicians and their families.
Dates of employment: June 7-August 5, 2023
Fee: $5,000, plus meals on campus
Housing options might be available on or near campus.
For more information, please contact Catherine Stephan, Executive Director, at catherine@yellowbarn.org.