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Half-time Music Director/Organist
Northwest

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
2310 Airline Dr.
Brenham, Texas 77833

Contact Wendy Bergin
wendyibergin@yahoo.com
(281) 435-0523
Church Phone: (979) 836-7248
Website
Facebook

Number and Times of Services:

One Sunday service at 10:30
Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil, Christmas Eve
Number and Times of Midweek Rehearsals
None. Sundays only at 9:00

Duties
- Lead choir rehearsals, choosing choir music, leading choir in services.
- Provide organ and piano music and accompaniment, including, prelude, postlude, hymnody, service music, choral anthems, and offertory music.
- Assign vocal and instrumental solos and coordinate soloists.
- Other music responsibilities as designated by the rector, including weddings and funerals.
- The organist will receive first option to provide music for weddings, funerals. Compensation for such events is separate from regular pay.
- Serve as liaison for and oversee choral intern program.
- Recruit new choir members.
- Prepare the music budget as needed for the choral program for each fiscal year.
- Ensure the maintenance and care of instruments, musical library, choir room.
- Audition, hire and manage choral interns and guest musicians.
- Advise the Rector and Vestry on physical needs relating to music facilities and/or instruments.
- Perform other duties as may be requested or required by the Rector within the scope and intent of the job of Music Director.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Music
- 3 years’ experience as organist or choirmaster
- Excellent keyboard skills, sight-reading, and knowledge of registrations
- Conversant with traditional hymns and sacred music
- Ability to lead and support congregational singing of hymns
- Comfortable with organ improvisation in a liturgical setting
- A team player with excellent communication skills and the ability to work with volunteer musicians, adults, youth
- Previous experience in an Episcopal church a plus
Resources
- 1920 Pilcher Pipe organ, 2 manuals. Electro-pneumatic. New digital/computer memory
- 9 ft. Baldwin grand piano
- Music intern program
Additional Information
- Title: Interim Music Director/Organist
- Status: 14-20 hrs. per week including personal rehearsal time, choral rehearsal and worship service.
- Salary: Commensurate with training and experience
- The position is collaborative with the rector.
- The Personnel Policy of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church shall be the governing document for all dealing between the Church and Organist. Organist will acknowledge receipt of a copy of the policy.
- Possible for this position to become permanent.
Posted September 20, 2019

Part-time Chancel Choir Director
Clear Lake

Clear Lake Presbyterian Church
1511 El Dorado Blvd
Houston, Texas 77062

Contact Mendy Alford
apply@clpc.org
(281) 488-6731

Church Website
Church Facebook Page

Number and Times of Services: One Traditional Service – Sunday @ 11:15 AM
Number and Times of Midweek Rehearsals: Wednesday Night: 7:15-8:45; Sunday Morning: 10:30-11:00

Duties:
To rehearse and direct the Chancel Choir. To actively recruit choir members into the program, provide leadership at the weekly 11:15 Sunday worship service, lead weekly rehearsals. In collaboration with the Director of Music and Worship, plan and choose weekly anthems, hymns and service music. Attend weekly and monthly staff planning meetings.

Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Music.
- Experience in church choir/choral directing.
- Familiarity with various genres of sacred music styles.
- Adequate keyboard skills (organ skills a plus).
- A team player with excellent communication skills, and the ability to work and interact with various staff, volunteers and church members.
Resources:
Clear Lake Presbyterian Church has a Casavant organ and two Boston grands in the sanctuary. There is a Kawai grand and a Baldwin upright in the choir room. The church has a harpsichord and a Nord keyboard, as well.

Posted September 3, 2019

Part-time Music Director
Katy

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – Katy, TX
5373 Franz Rd
Katy, Texas 77493

Contact Mark Wilkinson
mwilkinson@stpaulskaty.org
(281) 391-2785
Church Website
Church Facebook Page

Number and Times of Services:
- Sundays – 10:30 service
- Ash Wednesday
- Maundy Thursday
- Good Friday
- Easter Vigil
- Christmas Eve
Number and Times of Midweek Rehearsals
Practice only Sunday mornings at 9:15am

Duties
- Report directly to and be under the review and direction of the Rector.
- Plan hymns and other service music for all services with the Rector in consultation with the Organist at periodic meetings.
- Prepare and conduct the adult choir for the musical selections at the 10:30am service in the church and other special services as needed. (rehearsal is Sunday morning 9:15)
- Select the music for the adult choir for the singing of anthems and solos as appropriate within the service.
- Responsible for arranging pre-service music on Christmas Eve
- Responsible for arranging the offertory music for every Sunday, which includes programming for the choir, but also picking vocal and instrumental solos and coordinating soloists (especially during summer)
- Recruit new choir members.
- Audition, hire and manage scholarship singers and guest musicians.
- Supervise the organist and other music ministry staff members.
- Hire singers and musician as needed and according to the budget.
- Help prepare the music budget as needed for the choral program for each fiscal year.
- Ensure the maintenance and care of instruments, musical library, and choir space.
- Advise the Rector and Vestry on physical needs relating to music facilities and/or instruments.
- Work with other staff on new or additional musical offerings for the parish.
- Perform other duties as may be requested or required by the Rector within the scope and intent of the job of Music Director.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Music
- Experience with Church Choirs
Resources
- Organ
- Piano
- Guest musicians (trumpet and cello)
Additional Information
- Title: Music Director
- Status: 8-10 hrs./wk.
- Salary: $14,000 (negotiable)
- For more information or to apply contact the rector The Rev. Mark Wilkinson, mwilkinson@stpaulskaty.org.

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