Marlboro Music

Since 1951, generations of the world’s most respected musicians have come together on the Marlboro campus in the rural town of Marlboro, Vermont (population 978) to share their perspectives and learn from one another, to inspire and be inspired.

Marlboro Music was conceived and created by immigrants. Prior to World War II, our founders, had sought refuge from the horrors and life-changing disruptions of fascism, racism, imperialism, and anti-Semitism. After being uprooted from their homelands, they found new lives in America, and they committed themselves to merging the best artistic traditions of Europe with the freshness of spirit and egalitarian ideals of their newly-adopted country.

They saw in Marlboro a place of endless hope and possibilities, of new beginnings and new connections. They envisioned a welcoming, inclusive community, in which musicians of all ages, ethnicities, and perspectives would come together as a nurturing family, and have the freedom to pursue what they found to be most meaningful and beautiful in music. They focused on chamber music, that most democratic of art forms, to impart vital musical, artistic, and moral lessons to new colleagues, new generations of musical leaders, and audiences.

While the world has changed in so many ways since Marlboro’s founding, its bedrock principles are as vital and necessary today as they have ever been. Each year, Marlboro’s influence is expanded through the work and leadership of its more than 3,000 former participants, many of whom have made significant contributions, through the transformative power of music, in promoting racial, economic, and social justice. Great music is a powerful example for us all—for our society, our nation, and the world at large. It is a living demonstration of the importance of civil discourse, cooperation, and mutual understanding. It is democracy and tolerance in action.

Rudolf Serkin, Marlboro’s co-founder and founding artistic director, said it best: “Nowhere else will you find this complete lack of selfishness, this coming together of musicians from all countries and backgrounds, this dedication to the composer and the music rather than to the performer’s glory.”

Current Artistic Directors, pianists, Mitsuko Uchida and Jonathan Biss carry on this tradition throughout Marlboro's summer residency and festival season.

With the recent acquisition of the campus, Marlboro Music's home for almost 75 years, we now have the opportunity to build yearlong programming that's mission aligned and echos the egalitarian values of this organization. We seek a Business Manager to join a collaborative team.