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Position Descriptions:
Part-time Organist/Pianist
Riverside Park United Methodist Church – Jacksonville, FL
The position includes preparing and performing music for the weekly 11:00 a.m. traditional worship service on our 90 rank Cornel Zimmer/Austin pipe organ. The sanctuary also is home to a recently rebuilt 1876 Steinway “Centennial” concert grand piano. RPUMC traditional worship is enhanced with a dedicated and growing Chancel Choir. This position is available immediately.
Inquiries and resumes may be submitted to John Larsen, Director of Traditional Worship at [email protected]
Salary: $21,000.00
Responsibilities:
• Plan organ music for weekly traditional worship services and holy days (Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Christmas Eve, and others)
• Coordinate worship plans with Senior Pastor and Director of Traditional Worship
• Accompany Chancel Choir
• Accompany soloists and solo instrumentalists for worship and other occasions
• Direct Chancel Choir when Director of Traditional Worship is absent
• Direct Chancel Ringers Handbell choir when Director of Traditional Worship is absent
• Advise Director of Traditional Worship leader on maintenance of pipe organ and pianos
• Provide Office Manager with information for weekly bulletins
• Provide music for weddings and funerals for additional compensation
• Contribute to and attend staff/ worship planning meetings as scheduled
Please contact:
John Larsen, Director of Traditional Worship
[email protected]
904-610-6085
Music Director Organist
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Parish St. Mary's Georgia
Organist Music Director is sought for Our Lady Star of the Sea, Located in beautiful St. Mary’s Georgia. The Parish is in a new church, recently completed in 2010. There are approximately 450 families registered.
Two weekend Masses, Holy Days, Weddings and Funerals. The church desires someone who will build the music program, and develop parish choir(s) and cantors.
There is a new Digital Organ in the Church.
This is a salaried position, in the range of $40,000 – $50,000 per annum.
Church website:
https://www.weareolss.org/
106 E Dillingham St, St Marys, GA, 31558
Please contact:
Reverend Father Mariusz Fuks
912-712-8181
Church Phone 912 – 882-4718 #101
[email protected]
Full or Part Time Church Musician Position Available
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, 2730 West Edgewood Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32209
We are seeking a skilled individual to provide organ and piano music in a professional manner for all worship services, seasonal and special services, and special occasions such as weddings and funerals.
The individual must have a committed relationship with God and be able to display a professional level of musical talent from training and experience. H/she must be able to work with the church choirs, Pastor and Worship Ministry. H/she must be able to use music to facilitate congregational singing, bridge the generational gap, and to create the appropriate spiritual atmosphere at the correct moments within the liturgy.
The individual hired for this position must be available for weekly rehearsals with the church choirs and periodic meetings with the Pastor and Worship Ministry.
Salary range $16,900 to $20,800.
Send resume to:
Saint Paul Lutheran Church
c/o Rev. Stephen A. Wiggins Sr.
2730 West Edgewood Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32209
[email protected]
Part-time Organist/Pianist
St. Andrews Lutheran Church by the Sea (ELCA)– Jacksonville Beach, FL
The position would include preparing and performing music for the weekly 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM services as well as other special days including Lent, Holy Week, Advent and Christmas using an organ and piano. This position is available immediately. Inquiries and resumes can be submitted to Pastor Jody Rice at [email protected].
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
• Coordinate with the Pastor appropriate music for worship services and other church programs.
• Provides organ music for weddings and funerals as needed.
• Plan for seasonal choirs (Christmas and Easter). Accompany choirs during worship services.
• Accompany congregational singing.
• Work with worship committee to plan for the ministry of the church.
• Cooperate with the Pastor by performing any other duties as needed.
Prelude, Lutheran Liturgy, Offertory, Background During Communion, Postlude. Certain music (Prelude, Postlude, and others) will be at your choosing.
Skills and Qualifications:
• College student or bachelor’s degree preferred
• Proficiency in playing organ with foot pedals
• Piano proficiency
• Familiarity with liturgy and the liturgical year
$12,000-$16,000 per year
St. Andrews Lutheran Church by the Sea
1801 Beach Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32250
Small Congregation of about 75 on Sunday between the 2 services
Substitute Organist
Westminster St. Augustine Worship Services
Westminster St. Augustine is a faith-related (PCUSA) continuous care retirement community located
near World Golf Village. We are seeking a Substitute Organist to play in our Chapel for our ecumenical worship
Services as needed, when our regular Organist is not available.
The Substitute Organist must be available on Thursday afternoons from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. at Westminster St. Augustine and spend the necessary time to prepare and practice. Playing Special Services (e.g. Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Holy Week, and Easter) may also be an option. Additional renumeration for on-campus Memorial Services is possible, as
needed and available. For Thursday worship services, the Substitute Organist would prepare and play a Prelude and a Postlude of their choice, corresponding to the theological theme or scripture of the day.
Hymns are chosen in advance by our Chaplain (Presbyterian ‘Glory to God’ hymnal). When we celebrate Communion, the Substitute Organist would play appropriate music during the distribution of the elements.
You would play our Rodgers Series 235 digital organ with an adjustable organ bench; a two-manual instrument with a full pedalboard, 28 orchestral voices, 35 main stops, and 99 voice palette stops within four organ styles: American Eclectic, English Cathedral, French Romantic, and German Baroque.
Like to learn more? Call Rev. Goodwin at (904) 417-2512. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume with references to: Rev. Jean Goodwin, Chaplain, at [email protected].
Part-time Organist Position
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jacksonville Beach
First, Third and Fifth Sunday of each month
INSTRUMENT - MDC Classic 20 Organ by Allen (2 manual)
Service consists of appropriate classical music for prelude, postlude, offertory, 3 hymns, and accompanying a vocal solo.
Sunday Church Service 10-11 am. Arrive at 9:00 am to rehearse vocal solo and hymns with soloist. Other music is prepared prior to the Service.
Job Requirements:
• The ability to accompany and properly follow a vocalist is required.
• Classical training preferable
• The ability to sight-read well
• Ability to also play the piano and occasionally accompany the vocal soloist on piano rather than organ is preferable.
• Willingness to substitute or occasionally switch weeks with our other musician who plays the second and fourth weeks is preferable.
Pay is $145-$155/service
If interested, please contact Lynn Gray 513-646-1506 (leave message) or [email protected]
Part Time Organist and Choir Director
Historic Memorial Presbyterian Church, Saint Augustine Florida
Historic Memorial Presbyterian Church, Saint Augustine Florida, is seeking a skilled, professional organist for all worship services, weddings and funerals. Our 5,000 pipe Aeolian-Skinner Pipe Organ is a dazzling instrument waiting for the right candidate.
The individual must be a person of Christian faith and have a high level of musical skill from formal training and experience. H/she must be able to work with the church choirs, Pastor and Worship and Music Committee. H/she must be able to use music to help create thriving worship services for our vibrant and growing 900 member congregation.
The individual hired for this position must be available for weekly rehearsals with the church choir and periodic meetings with the Pastor and Worship and Music Committee.
More information on the church: https://memorialpcusa.org/
Send resume to [email protected]
St. Anastasia Catholic Church - Full-time Music Director/Accompanist
St. Anastasia Catholic Church in St. Augustine, Florida - on beautiful Anastasia Island - seeks a full-time Music Director/Accompanist.
Candidates must be of the Catholic faith; have a strong understanding of Catholic liturgy; a passion for the Church's rich tradition of musical excellence from sacred chant to contemporary praise and worship compositions; an ability to inspire and nurture cantors, and the members of multiple choirs including a children's choir.
The successful candidate will be proficient in at least one accompanying instrument, preferably the organ and/or piano.
The position entails coordinating the parish music program including planning and rehearsing for daily and weekend liturgies, weddings, funerals, Holy Days, liturgy of the hours and other liturgical and parish celebrations requiring music as well as organizing the parishes annual concert series featuring musicians from around the globe.
Visit https://hr.dosafl.com/careers/ to apply today.
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Parish - Music Director
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Parish on Wilmington Island in Savannah, Georgia, is seeking a parish musician/music director. Our parish has approximately 750 registered households and our school 250 students. A well-qualified candidate will have experience in providing accompaniment for congregational singing on the organ and/or the piano. This position includes, but is not limited to, participation in four weekend liturgies, Holy Day masses, school masses, weddings, funerals, Holy Hour on First Fridays, and other liturgies during the year. Re-forming an adult choir and practices with a student choir and teaching music in our school (1-2 classes per day) are also expected.
To apply please send your resume to Fr. Michael J. Kavanaugh at [email protected].
Asbury United Methodist Church of Orange Park
Part-time Pianist/Accompanist Job Description
Asbury United Methodist Church of Orange Park, Florida seeks two or more skilled accompanists proficient in organ/piano/guitar to share a regular schedule of accompanying congregational singing and choral performance during Sunday morning worship and Wednesday choir rehearsals. Additional weekly expectations include prelude, postlude and occasional offertory/special music. Applicants should have experience in leading hymn singing, choral accompaniment, and familiarity with United Methodist hymnody and various other genres of sacred music.
Necessary skills:
• Ability to play hymns, service music, and special music
• Experience with and basic knowledge of church music
• Flexibility, sight-reading, and simple improvisatory abilities
• Ability to work collaboratively with others
• Possess good organizational and communication skills
Responsibilities/Duties:
• Play at 10 am Sunday morning worship 2-3 Sundays per month throughout the year, including regularly scheduled singing of Children’s and Chancel Choirs September - May.
• Play at Wednesday evening rehearsal 2-3 Wednesdays per month September - May.
• Responsible for selection and preparation of appropriate service music which may include: prelude, offertory, postlude, special music during communion, and seasonal cantatas with direction from music director.
• Play as scheduled for special services, including evening Holy Week services (Thursday and Friday before Easter), Easter sunrise service, Christmas Eve services (1-2 evening services), and others TBD.
• Play, for extra compensation to be provided by those requesting services, for weddings, funerals, memorial services, as needed.
• With assistance from music director, arrange for acceptable substitute in the event of absence.
Anticipated time commitment:
• Sundays: 9 am – 11 am according to rotating schedule (if 2 or more accompanists hired).
• Wednesdays: current schedule is 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm according to rotating schedule
• Preparation outside of choir rehearsal and worship
How to Apply:
Interested applicants should submit a resume and references electronically to Bethany Whitlock at [email protected].
Part-time Organist/Pianist
Riverside Park United Methodist Church – Jacksonville, FL
The position includes preparing and performing music for the weekly 11:00 a.m. traditional worship service on our 90 rank Cornel Zimmer/Austin pipe organ. The sanctuary also is home to a recently rebuilt 1876 Steinway “Centennial” concert grand piano. RPUMC traditional worship is enhanced with a dedicated and growing Chancel Choir. This position is available immediately.
Inquiries and resumes may be submitted to John Larsen, Director of Traditional Worship at [email protected]
Salary: $21,000.00
Responsibilities:
• Plan organ music for weekly traditional worship services and holy days (Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Christmas Eve, and others)
• Coordinate worship plans with Senior Pastor and Director of Traditional Worship
• Accompany Chancel Choir
• Accompany soloists and solo instrumentalists for worship and other occasions
• Direct Chancel Choir when Director of Traditional Worship is absent
• Direct Chancel Ringers Handbell choir when Director of Traditional Worship is absent
• Advise Director of Traditional Worship leader on maintenance of pipe organ and pianos
• Provide Office Manager with information for weekly bulletins
• Provide music for weddings and funerals for additional compensation
• Contribute to and attend staff/ worship planning meetings as scheduled
Please contact:
John Larsen, Director of Traditional Worship
[email protected]
904-610-6085
Music Director Organist
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Parish St. Mary's Georgia
Organist Music Director is sought for Our Lady Star of the Sea, Located in beautiful St. Mary’s Georgia. The Parish is in a new church, recently completed in 2010. There are approximately 450 families registered.
Two weekend Masses, Holy Days, Weddings and Funerals. The church desires someone who will build the music program, and develop parish choir(s) and cantors.
There is a new Digital Organ in the Church.
This is a salaried position, in the range of $40,000 – $50,000 per annum.
Church website:
https://www.weareolss.org/
106 E Dillingham St, St Marys, GA, 31558
Please contact:
Reverend Father Mariusz Fuks
912-712-8181
Church Phone 912 – 882-4718 #101
[email protected]
Full or Part Time Church Musician Position Available
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, 2730 West Edgewood Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32209
We are seeking a skilled individual to provide organ and piano music in a professional manner for all worship services, seasonal and special services, and special occasions such as weddings and funerals.
The individual must have a committed relationship with God and be able to display a professional level of musical talent from training and experience. H/she must be able to work with the church choirs, Pastor and Worship Ministry. H/she must be able to use music to facilitate congregational singing, bridge the generational gap, and to create the appropriate spiritual atmosphere at the correct moments within the liturgy.
The individual hired for this position must be available for weekly rehearsals with the church choirs and periodic meetings with the Pastor and Worship Ministry.
Salary range $16,900 to $20,800.
Send resume to:
Saint Paul Lutheran Church
c/o Rev. Stephen A. Wiggins Sr.
2730 West Edgewood Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32209
[email protected]
Part-time Organist/Pianist
St. Andrews Lutheran Church by the Sea (ELCA)– Jacksonville Beach, FL
The position would include preparing and performing music for the weekly 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM services as well as other special days including Lent, Holy Week, Advent and Christmas using an organ and piano. This position is available immediately. Inquiries and resumes can be submitted to Pastor Jody Rice at [email protected].
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
• Coordinate with the Pastor appropriate music for worship services and other church programs.
• Provides organ music for weddings and funerals as needed.
• Plan for seasonal choirs (Christmas and Easter). Accompany choirs during worship services.
• Accompany congregational singing.
• Work with worship committee to plan for the ministry of the church.
• Cooperate with the Pastor by performing any other duties as needed.
Prelude, Lutheran Liturgy, Offertory, Background During Communion, Postlude. Certain music (Prelude, Postlude, and others) will be at your choosing.
Skills and Qualifications:
• College student or bachelor’s degree preferred
• Proficiency in playing organ with foot pedals
• Piano proficiency
• Familiarity with liturgy and the liturgical year
$12,000-$16,000 per year
St. Andrews Lutheran Church by the Sea
1801 Beach Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32250
Small Congregation of about 75 on Sunday between the 2 services
Substitute Organist
Westminster St. Augustine Worship Services
Westminster St. Augustine is a faith-related (PCUSA) continuous care retirement community located
near World Golf Village. We are seeking a Substitute Organist to play in our Chapel for our ecumenical worship
Services as needed, when our regular Organist is not available.
The Substitute Organist must be available on Thursday afternoons from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. at Westminster St. Augustine and spend the necessary time to prepare and practice. Playing Special Services (e.g. Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Holy Week, and Easter) may also be an option. Additional renumeration for on-campus Memorial Services is possible, as
needed and available. For Thursday worship services, the Substitute Organist would prepare and play a Prelude and a Postlude of their choice, corresponding to the theological theme or scripture of the day.
Hymns are chosen in advance by our Chaplain (Presbyterian ‘Glory to God’ hymnal). When we celebrate Communion, the Substitute Organist would play appropriate music during the distribution of the elements.
You would play our Rodgers Series 235 digital organ with an adjustable organ bench; a two-manual instrument with a full pedalboard, 28 orchestral voices, 35 main stops, and 99 voice palette stops within four organ styles: American Eclectic, English Cathedral, French Romantic, and German Baroque.
Like to learn more? Call Rev. Goodwin at (904) 417-2512. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume with references to: Rev. Jean Goodwin, Chaplain, at [email protected].
Part-time Organist Position
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jacksonville Beach
First, Third and Fifth Sunday of each month
INSTRUMENT - MDC Classic 20 Organ by Allen (2 manual)
Service consists of appropriate classical music for prelude, postlude, offertory, 3 hymns, and accompanying a vocal solo.
Sunday Church Service 10-11 am. Arrive at 9:00 am to rehearse vocal solo and hymns with soloist. Other music is prepared prior to the Service.
Job Requirements:
• The ability to accompany and properly follow a vocalist is required.
• Classical training preferable
• The ability to sight-read well
• Ability to also play the piano and occasionally accompany the vocal soloist on piano rather than organ is preferable.
• Willingness to substitute or occasionally switch weeks with our other musician who plays the second and fourth weeks is preferable.
Pay is $145-$155/service
If interested, please contact Lynn Gray 513-646-1506 (leave message) or [email protected]
Part Time Organist and Choir Director
Historic Memorial Presbyterian Church, Saint Augustine Florida
Historic Memorial Presbyterian Church, Saint Augustine Florida, is seeking a skilled, professional organist for all worship services, weddings and funerals. Our 5,000 pipe Aeolian-Skinner Pipe Organ is a dazzling instrument waiting for the right candidate.
The individual must be a person of Christian faith and have a high level of musical skill from formal training and experience. H/she must be able to work with the church choirs, Pastor and Worship and Music Committee. H/she must be able to use music to help create thriving worship services for our vibrant and growing 900 member congregation.
The individual hired for this position must be available for weekly rehearsals with the church choir and periodic meetings with the Pastor and Worship and Music Committee.
More information on the church: https://memorialpcusa.org/
Send resume to [email protected]
St. Anastasia Catholic Church - Full-time Music Director/Accompanist
St. Anastasia Catholic Church in St. Augustine, Florida - on beautiful Anastasia Island - seeks a full-time Music Director/Accompanist.
Candidates must be of the Catholic faith; have a strong understanding of Catholic liturgy; a passion for the Church's rich tradition of musical excellence from sacred chant to contemporary praise and worship compositions; an ability to inspire and nurture cantors, and the members of multiple choirs including a children's choir.
The successful candidate will be proficient in at least one accompanying instrument, preferably the organ and/or piano.
The position entails coordinating the parish music program including planning and rehearsing for daily and weekend liturgies, weddings, funerals, Holy Days, liturgy of the hours and other liturgical and parish celebrations requiring music as well as organizing the parishes annual concert series featuring musicians from around the globe.
Visit https://hr.dosafl.com/careers/ to apply today.
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Parish - Music Director
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Parish on Wilmington Island in Savannah, Georgia, is seeking a parish musician/music director. Our parish has approximately 750 registered households and our school 250 students. A well-qualified candidate will have experience in providing accompaniment for congregational singing on the organ and/or the piano. This position includes, but is not limited to, participation in four weekend liturgies, Holy Day masses, school masses, weddings, funerals, Holy Hour on First Fridays, and other liturgies during the year. Re-forming an adult choir and practices with a student choir and teaching music in our school (1-2 classes per day) are also expected.
To apply please send your resume to Fr. Michael J. Kavanaugh at [email protected].
Asbury United Methodist Church of Orange Park
Part-time Pianist/Accompanist Job Description
Asbury United Methodist Church of Orange Park, Florida seeks two or more skilled accompanists proficient in organ/piano/guitar to share a regular schedule of accompanying congregational singing and choral performance during Sunday morning worship and Wednesday choir rehearsals. Additional weekly expectations include prelude, postlude and occasional offertory/special music. Applicants should have experience in leading hymn singing, choral accompaniment, and familiarity with United Methodist hymnody and various other genres of sacred music.
Necessary skills:
• Ability to play hymns, service music, and special music
• Experience with and basic knowledge of church music
• Flexibility, sight-reading, and simple improvisatory abilities
• Ability to work collaboratively with others
• Possess good organizational and communication skills
Responsibilities/Duties:
• Play at 10 am Sunday morning worship 2-3 Sundays per month throughout the year, including regularly scheduled singing of Children’s and Chancel Choirs September - May.
• Play at Wednesday evening rehearsal 2-3 Wednesdays per month September - May.
• Responsible for selection and preparation of appropriate service music which may include: prelude, offertory, postlude, special music during communion, and seasonal cantatas with direction from music director.
• Play as scheduled for special services, including evening Holy Week services (Thursday and Friday before Easter), Easter sunrise service, Christmas Eve services (1-2 evening services), and others TBD.
• Play, for extra compensation to be provided by those requesting services, for weddings, funerals, memorial services, as needed.
• With assistance from music director, arrange for acceptable substitute in the event of absence.
Anticipated time commitment:
• Sundays: 9 am – 11 am according to rotating schedule (if 2 or more accompanists hired).
• Wednesdays: current schedule is 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm according to rotating schedule
• Preparation outside of choir rehearsal and worship
How to Apply:
Interested applicants should submit a resume and references electronically to Bethany Whitlock at [email protected].