Officers of the Carolingian Quire

As of October 2000, the Quire ceased having a single Managing Director who did nearly all the administrative work for the group. The Managing Director's responsibilities were instead distributed among several officers: the Manager, the Librarian, the Chamberlain, and the Directors. The holders of these offices are allowed to appoint such deputies (or Assistant Directors in the case of Directors) as they see fit.

The Manager of the Quire is, generally speaking, responsible for the Quire's administration, except for the duties assigned to the Librarian and the Chamberlain. The current Manager of the Quire is Orlando dei Medici . The Manager handles the following functions:

Liaison to the Barony

The Manager represents the Quire on the Great Council of Carolingia; keeps the various informational listings about the Quire up to date; publicizes the Quire to the Barony; and informs the Quire of opportunties to do demos. The Manager is the point of contact for Autocrats wishing to arrange gigs with the Quire.

The Manager calls and chairs any needed Quire business meetings. He collects gig/project proposals from Autocrats and Quire members and brings them to the Quire for decisions. He maintains the Quire schedule, keeps the Quire apprised of it, and makes recommendations to the Quire concerning the schedule. The Manager coordinates between Directors, and helps them negotiate shared resources, such as rehearsal time.

The Manager oversees the Librarian's financial responsibilities, to make sure the Quire's finances are properly managed. The Manager takes notes at Quire business meetings and disseminates them as appropriate. The Manager is responsible for arranging for an archive of performance reports.

The Librarian stores and manages all materials held collectively by the Quire. He is responsible for acquiring all Quire materials where this does not involved research or creative effort, for modifying the format of Quire materials as required (e.g., rearranging sheet music so multiple songs fit on one page), and for distributing Quire materials as required. He maintains the Quire's web pages, and keeps the Quire's accounts. The current Librarian of the Quire is Orlando dei Medici.

The Chamberlain is responsible for the rehearsal spaces of the Quire. This includes scouting rooms for the Quire when necessary, reserving rooms for rehearsal, and maintaining the room reservation receipts. The Chamberlain is responsible for promulgating directions to new rehearsal spaces to the Quire, and for putting up signs indicates the route to the new room when it changes. At this point, there is no Chamberlain, so the Manager is handling the Chamberlain's duties.

A Director is the musical and artistic leader of a Quire project. The tenure of a director is defined by his or her project: a director may direct a specific gig, or may volunteer for an ongoing directorial project (e.g., standard repertoire, running warmups, etc.) The Directors leading current projects are:

Last modified by Eowyn, 27 February, AS LI (2017 C.E.).