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NEW LISTINGS

St. Andrews-by-the-Sea

30 Church Road,

Rye Beach, NH 03871

St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Summer Chapel in Rye Beach, NH is looking for organists and pianists who would like to accompany the hymns and service music for its Rite II 9:30 am summer services Sunday, June 11th through Sunday, September 3rd, 2023.

Services are approximately one hour long and involve collaborating with a guest musician for at least two of the three voluntaries (prelude, offertory, and postlude). Qualified candidates may contact Savannah Curro, Music Coordinator at St. Andrew’s, at spmcurro@gmail.com.

St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea particularly values the contributions of young musicians, and warmly invites candidates of high school and college to apply, in addition to those with more experience. Compensation is $250. Selected candidates will be asked to commit to as many Sundays as they are available and willing to play for.

To learn more about the historic chapel, please visit: https://www.standrews-by-the-sea.org/.

ONGOING Job Listings

Minister of Music

Immanuel Lutheran Church (ELCA)

867 North Pleasant Street,

Amherst MA 01002

(413) 549-0322

Immanuel Lutheran Church of Amherst, Massachusetts is seeking a Minister of Music to lead the musical life of our congregation. Primary duties include playing the organ and providing administrative coordination of the choir and other musical activities of the church.

Immanuel Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Founded in 1962 as a campus ministry, Immanuel has grown over the years and now serves the wider communities of Amherst and the Pioneer Valley. We are a diverse congregation drawn from a variety of cultural and faith backgrounds which is celebrated through our worship and music. Our ongoing commitment to music has made Immanuel a cultural center in the community, welcoming outside musicians into our space. The salary is budgeted to $25,000 annually. Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and two to three references to:

Dorothy Verheyen, Worship and Music Committee Chair, at: ILCWorshipTeam@immanuel-amherst.org or at

Immanuel Lutheran Church

867 North Pleasant Street

Amherst, MA 01002

ILC Minister of Music Organist job description – FINAL

All Saints Episcopal Church

46 Cherry St.

Danvers, MA 01923

allstoffice@gmail.com

(978) 774-1150

Interim Music Director, Part-time

We seek an Interim Music Director to lead the process of rebuilding our music ministry, providing planning in coordination with the Rector, supporting worship with organ, piano, and vocal music, and in particular, re-establishing and leading the parish choir. The Interim Music Director’s term is indefinite, with the possibility of assuming the permanent position. For more information, please download the full job description in the link below.

DANVERS Interim Music Director Job description 2022 final

MUSIC DIRECTOR

St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Bradley Avenue
Brattleboro, VT 05301
802.254.6048

St. Michael’s seeks a creative, talented, flexible, enthusiastic, open-hearted Director of Music to join the dynamic staff at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Brattleboro, Vermont. We value the music of our church deeply as a means of opening our hearts to God’s presence and drawing us together as the Body of Christ.

St. Michael’s has been the site of many creative musical offerings: Mystery Plays, innovative liturgies combining local art and music, and a choir school open to children in the wider community, (see https://www.stmichaels-vt.org/worship/music/). The successful candidate would not be expected to duplicate these offerings but would be encouraged to bring their unique gifts to create new, Spirit-led offerings to our church and to our wider community. Please check out our Music Director Search Page at https://www.stmichaels-vt.org/music-director-search-page/to experience a few of St. Michael’s music events in the last year.

To apply, please contact: mary@stmichaelsvermont.org., designating Director of Music in the subject and include: a cover letter describing your interest in and suitability for the position, and an up-to-date CV or resume that includes a list of at least three references. Candidates are invited to include, in their cover letter, links to videos of their musical performances.

St. Michael VT Job Description

Mount Washington Choral Society

120 N South Road, Unit C

PMB 207

North Conway, NH 03860-5267

MWVChoralSociety@yahoo.com

The Mount Washington Choral Society is seeking a Choral Director to lead them as they seek to resume concerts after being silent during the pandemic. A description of job can be found in the PDF below, or on their website.

MWVCS Job Ad

Part time Church Musician (Pianist/Organist)

St. Stephens Church

PO Box 435

Pittsfield, NH 03263

(603) 435-7908

ststephensnh@gmail.com

Church musician needed to play keyboard (organ is also available though not required) for Sunday morning services, 9:30 – 10:30, at St. Stephen’s Church, 50 Main St, Pittsfield, NH to start as soon as available. We are a small (but enthusiastic!) parish, averaging 15-20 parishioners each Sunday; no choir. Pay is $150 per Sunday plus mileage. For more information contact Katie Jones at wwjones349@aol.com

Part time Organist

Stoddard Congregational Church

1549 Route 123 North

PO Box 334

Stoddard, NH 03464

(603) 446-4332

Stoddard Congregational Church is seeking a Part Time Organist

We have a Johnson Tracker Organ and a Techniques electronic keyboard. We are looking for a Christian organist who can play the keyboard and/or organ 1-2 Sundays a month or more if available. Our church services are from 10-11:00 on Sunday mornings. We typically have 3 songs (both traditional hymns and contemporary Christian). The starting income for a Sunday service would be $100.00.

Please contact Kimberly Rumrill, Trustee Chairperson, Stoddard Congregational Church, PO Box 244, Stoddard, NH 03464. 603-446-7447 or email: kfishrumrill1962@gmail.com

Director of Music

Deerfield Community Church (UCC)

15 Church St.

Deerfield NH 03037

(603) 463-7734

Deerfield Community Church is looking for it’s next Director of Music. It is a part-time position with responsibilities for accompanying the worship service each week, as well as direct two of the music ministries that lead worship each week, with supervisory role for the other music ministries. They church has a grand-piano and a 1 manual Jardine tracker organ for the right candidate to utilize for each service. Interested candidates can download the job-description below for more information.

Minister of Music Job Description Deerfield

Music Director (Part Time)

Arlington Street United Methodist Church,

63 Arlington Street

Nashua NH 03063

The Arlington Street United Methodist Church in Nashua, New Hampshire is seeking a part-time Music Director. The ideal candidate for this position would be both an organist and pianist, and capable of directing choir. The candidate applying for this position should be comfortable with being recorded on video and familiar with music copyright licensing. Candidates who are organists with no choral directing experience are also encouraged to apply.

This paid position is a 3-5 hour weekly commitment. In this role, the Music Director is expected to coordinate and implement the music ministry of the church as a form of worship to enhance the spiritual life of the church. The Music Director will work closely with the Pastor to plan and lead the music ministries of the church. The Music Director would also be a participant of the worship committee. Worship is on Sundays at 10 a.m. (moves to 9:30 a.m. in summer), and the Music Director provides the accompaniment on a combination of 95-year old pipe organ and piano. for this weekly service. The primary worship hymnals are The United Methodist Hymnal and The Faith We Sing. Choir practice would be on a weekday evening and/or prior to worship on Sunday morning.

Job Type: Part-time

Contact: Pastor Rich Bensinger, pastor@asumc.org, cell:603-402-6898