St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Walnut Creek is searching for a Music Director and Organist to lead the music ministry of the congregation. Music is essential to the worship and community life at St. Paul’s. It binds us together and reflects our diverse experiences of God and each other. We take joy in having a liturgy with a range of musical offerings, from sacred classical to contemporary pieces. We sing chants from the Anglican, Taizé and Gregorian tradition, and hymns from the Anglican tradition and beyond. We celebrate our musical inheritance from the past, and we delight in exploring new music that may nurture those who are yet to join us.
Skills required for the job:
• Be a competent organist, strong piano player and gifted accompanist and director
• Be highly proficient in reading music and writing musical notation
• Feel inspired and passionate about invigorating and growing a church music program
• Bring experience managing a music program at a liturgical church, and understand the role of music in the liturgical calendar and lectionary
• Have demonstrated people skills, and be able to work comfortably with a wide range of musical styles and musicians with a range of abilities, ideally with experience involving youth in music ministry
• Guide musicians and others in their Christian faith
• Provide a creative environment that encourages participation and builds up both musicians and the program
• Appreciate working on a team and value collaboration, both with staff and volunteers; and be able to work together with great flexibility and good humor
• Other duties as assigned, in particular around holidays and special events
Additional Information
We anticipate that the way we offer music in worship, and in particular singing, will continue to evolve through the post-COVID world of 2021, and our next Music Director will need to be adaptable to changing conditions. The average weekly time commitment is 19 hours, to be spent practicing and preparing for rehearsals, leading at the main Sunday service (generally at 9:30 am), and developing programs in collaboration with staff and volunteers.
Compensation starts at $35K annually, dependent on experience; it is an exempt position with pro-rated vacation accrual, and reports to the Rector.
St. Paul’s is gifted with two pipe organs, a Schlicker which was rebuilt in 2000 in the main sanctuary, and a Harrison and Harrison in our historic chapel. We also have a Baldwin grand piano that was refurbished in 2019.
St. Paul’s celebrates diversity, respects the dignity of every human being, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Apply
We are currently accepting and reviewing applications. For consideration, please send a resume or CV and three video work samples (performance and/or conducting) by email to catbert.lisa@gmail.com.
