Positions Available

Listings in this column appear for a maximum of 90 days and then are removed unless an extension is requested. When a listing is removed, therefore, it does not necessarily mean that the position has been filled. To submit a listing, contact our Referral Service Director, Betty Girardeau

LOWER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
PO Box 98
Hartfield, VA, 23071 (near Deltaville)
Seeking organist for one traditional Sunday service and one mid-week choir rehearsals as well as standard seasonal services. Three manual new Rogers Trillium Masterpiece Series organ. Base salary $12,000 per year with 4 weeks paid vacation. Retired organist available for substituting as needed. Contact Klucas008@yahoo.com.

TRINITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)
8469 Atlee Road
Mechanicville, VA 23116
Seeking an interim organist or pianist for weekly Sunday service (10:45 am - 12 noon) during the summer months of July and August 2010. Responsibilities will be to play hymns for congregation to sing, meditation music during weekly communion and offertory during Sunday morning worship. Hymns will be chosen by the minister in coordination with musician. Musician will choose meditation music to play during specified sections in worship. Instruments available to play during service are a grand piano, Clavinova, and a Rodgers 2-manual organ.

Preferred experience in playing for a Sunday worship service from any Christian Tradition. There are no choir responsibilities during this time as the choir takes the summer off. Please contact Donna Harcum at (804) 914-1484 or Pam Burris at (804) 937-1090 or leave a message with the church office at (804) 746-4838, if you are interested.

NAZARETH LUTHERAN CHURCH
1711 Grant Street
Hopewell, Virginia, 23860.
Seeking part-time organist/pianist for one Sunday service and one weekly choir rehearsal as well as special services during Lent, Advent, Christmas and New Year's. The position may be expanded by the end of 2010 to include choir directing responsibilities. Four manual Allen organ. Organist's only salary $6980 per annum with 4 week's paid vacation and book and music allowance. Contact the Rev. David Voss days at 804-721-9381 or evenings at 804-325-3772.

Artistic Director of The Central Virginia Masterworks Chorale (CVAMC)

CVAMC is an Ashland-based SATB chorale averaging 40 central Virginia volunteer singers. The successful candidate will direct this quality-minded chorale in continuing to learn musical masterworks, as well as sacred and secular anthems/songs, and perform twice a year in public concerts, as well as direct occasional brief local performances (e.g., Ashland Strawberry Faire, Ashland Variety Show). Traditionally, at least one of the CVAMC concerts per year has orchestral accompaniment, coordinated by the director, with Board approval. The chorale currently rehearses Monday nights for two hours from mid-August to December and mid-January to May accompanied by an accomplished performance-quality pianist/organist.
Qualifications: Outstanding choral conducting and leadership skills; experience in directing similar groups and musical genre; broad knowledge of choral repertoire; proficiency in conducting musical works in their original language; key boarding skills for sectional rehearsals; proven recruiting ability; and strong interpersonal skills.
Application items required (Please attach either .pdf or Word documents):

  1. Letter stating your interest in the position and explaining how your skills and experience combine to make you an excellent candidate.
  2. Resume.
  3. Contact information for three references.

Please see http://www.cvamc.org for further information on the chorale (Web site is in process of revision). To apply or seek further information, please submit a resume to the search committee chair at billo165@aol.com. Deadline for receipt of materials is *August 15, 2010.* Finalists will be invited to audition with the CVAMC Search Committee.

Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer
1769 South Sycamore Street
Petersburg, VA, 23803.
Seeking part-time Music Director(organist/ choir director) for two Sunday morning services, special services at Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, and one weekly choir rehearsal. The Music Director shall also attend Worship and Music Committee meetings as necessary and meet regularly with the Pastor to discuss and plan service music. Two manual Rogers Model 805 organ. Monthly stipend of $1000 and 4 weeks paid vacation. Additional responsibilities and opportunities for compensation will be discussed with applicants at an interview. Interested applicants should contact Gerrit Smith via e-mail at Jobs_at_LCOR@yahoo.com. Please include a resume as a Word document or in pdf format.