INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Our Interns work closely with the Executive Director and Festival Manager to support all events and activities of our 9-day music festival. Interns get hands-on experience producing and managing a music festival and learn about arts administration and chamber music from the inside. The Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival has been proud to welcome interns from local colleges, universities, and from around the country.

We are always looking for new applicants for our summer internship program. We are looking for someone who can work independently and as part of a team and is interested in learning about arts administration and chamber music. Prior experience with classical music and event production is desirable.  This is primarily an administrative position, with interns reporting to the Festival Senior Staff. 

For 2024, this is a full-time internship from Thursday, August 15, to Monday, August 26, 2024. A small stipend is provided upon completion. Exact hours will be determined in consultation with the Festival Senior Staff. Throughout the internship, time will be spent preparing for the festival, training in general arts management and organizational procedures, and supporting festival events.

As an intern with the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, you should have excellent communication and organizational skills, combined with a can-do attitude and welcoming manner.

We believe that internships are mutually beneficial relationships.

How you will support us: 

  • Interns provide invaluable work and energy to our summer Festival.

  • Our Interns are the front line of patron relations and work to anticipate the needs of patrons and make their experience easy and joyful. Interns allow us to give exceptional levels of personal customer service to our loyal patrons. 

  • Our Interns make up our Production Team moving pianos, working tech, managing stage changes, etc.  Interns allow us to give the exceptional levels of personal service to our world class musicians.

  • Our Interns allow us to work in shifts over a wide range of schedules, some days from 7:30AM to Midnight.

  • Our Interns represent the next generation of music lovers. Part of the intern program is not only serving our patrons, but also developing conversational and personal relationships with them.  Some of these relationships have turned into lifelong friendships.

How we will support you:

  • Interns will have the opportunity to learn about all aspects of producing and managing one of the world’s great chamber music festivals. Interns will gain experience in every aspect of the festival but can decide in coordination with the Festival Manager an aspect they would like to focus on as an area of interest.

  • Interns will be able to attend festival events and concerts as your work duties permit.

  • Interns will get experience working with a Grammy-winning recording engineer, Grammy-winning and internationally renowned artists, experienced arts administrators, and venue managers throughout the region.

  • Interns will receive a small financial stipend upon completion.

  • Interns will get real world experience with a multitude of networking opportunities – aligning yourself with our organization, our LinkedIn profile, etc.  We pride ourselves on supporting the ongoing careers of our Interns.

Festival Duties

Interns will gain experience in every aspect of the festival but can decide in coordination with the Festival Manager an aspect they would like to focus on as an area of interest.

Areas include:

    • Coordinate volunteers for box office and front-of-house duties. Help out with all box office and front-of-house tasks.

    • Selling tickets at the door

    • Managing will-call ticket collection

    • Keeping track of ticket sales and managing payments

    • Directing audience members to events, including post-concert receptions

    • Assisting with seating as necessary, including coordinating any requested wheelchair spaces in the hall

    • Managing complimentary tickets

    • Support facility use at Elley Long Music Center and other venues in collaboration with VYOA, All Souls Interfaith Gathering, and St. Paul’s Cathedral staff.

    • Preparing the space for events and cleaning up following an event

    • Ensuring that musicians and other festival guests have supplies as needed

    • Moving chairs and music stands as needed as a part of the stage crew

    • Setting up and running audio-visual equipment

    • Setting up venues for various concerts and events, including moving chairs and other equipment. (Must be able to lift 20+ lbs)

    • Organize event information

    • Post signs to direct the public to events

    • Help with mailings

    • Assist in the organization of the Festival Gallery

    • Answer phone for ticket inquiries if needed

    • Prepare programs

    • Other administrative support as needed

    • Ensure that musicians are met when they arrive and help facilitate daily transportation to all venues as needed.

    • Ensure the Green Room is locked before concerts and opened for musicians as needed.

    • Work directly with Artistic Directors and Festival Managers on musician support as needed.

    • Daily Festival Facebook and Instagram page posts

    • Blog posts on the website

    • Photo uploads to the website

    • Photos uploaded to press

Typically, the Festival has 10 interns. Round-trip transportation to Burlington, VT, is the intern's responsibility. Mileage will be paid for any driving done in connection with festival duties. In rare cases, housing might be provided if needed.

Interested? Fill out the form below or contact Festival Manager Hannah Sweet at hannah@lccmf.org.