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Pianist
Coronado Community Church
Village Elementary School
600 Sixth St
Coronado, CA 92118
The Coronado Community Church (www.coronadocommunitychurch.org), a small, friendly, non-denominational Christian church, seeks a pianist/accompanist (no organ). This is a permanent, part-time position and includes vacation/sick days. Salary dependent on training and experience. Commitments include:
- One weekly service and short choir rehearsal, Sundays, 9:15 - 11:05 AM
- One weekly choir rehearsal, Thursdays, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
- Extra Christmas Eve service
- Special services such as funerals are optional, with additional compensation
Must have excellent keyboard and musicianship skills, and ability to follow the choir director. Having no building to maintain, the congregation is extraordinarily active in providing benefits and support to its members and to the community, both locally and worldwide. It also provides substantial support for the music program, unique for a small congregation.
The accompanist plays hymns, anthems, offertories, responses, preludes, and postludes, a small percentage of which are chosen by the accompanist. Familiarity with Christian hymns and liturgy are a plus, but not required.
The audition process will include an interview, performance of one piano piece of any nature, one hymn of the candidate's choosing, and sight-reading of the SATB choral parts and the accompaniment of one piece.
If interested in auditioning, please submit a resume/CV and two letters of recommendation to the choir director, Andy Hamilton: musicdirector@coronadocommunitychurch.org , or email Andy if you have any questions.
Organist/Pianist
Holy Cross Episcopal Church
2510 Gateway Road
Carlsbad, CA 92009
About us:
Holy Cross Episcopal Church is a growing Episcopal faith community in the Bressi Ranch area of Carlsbad who seeks an organist/pianist to accompany hymns and provide special music for Eucharistic worship each Sunday at 9:00am. Musical accompaniment includes: prelude, three to four hymns, music during communion, and one to two pieces of service music in the Episcopal tradition. Our worship is in a blended style, drawing on Hymnal 1982 of the Episcopal Church and Renew of hymnary.org, as well as from supplemental Episcopal hymnals. We value the skills and talent of musicians in our worship services.
We are a welcoming, inclusive, open and affirming congregation whose worship is grounded in the rich Episcopal tradition. Throughout our 30-year history, we have learned what it really means to be a community gathered by God. It is about unity, and practicing love and forgiveness in a polarized world. This is the same God who calls each of us by name, who accepts us with unconditional love, and who offers what the world cannot give – peace that passes all human understanding.
Skills Needed:
- Excellent keyboard and musicianship
- Experience with playing an organ
- Experienced congregation and choral accompanist
- Strong service music playing skills
- Liturgical experience preferred
Instruments:
- 3 manual Baldwin digital organ
- Kawai Upright Piano
Responsibilities:
- play for 9:00 AM service (traditional liturgy)
- accompany our choir/solos for special liturgical celebrations
- memorial services and weddings as scheduled
- special services throughout the church year (Christmas Eve, Holy Week, etc)
Salary:
- Negotiable based on training and experience level.
To Apply:
- If you have questions or are interested in applying for this position, please contact: Karen Sanchez, Senior Warden, newsletter@holycrosscarlsbad.org
- Please include the following:
- Resume/CV
- 2 Letters of Reference
Organist/Choral Accompanist
First Presbyterian Church of El Cajon
500 Farragut Circle
El Cajon, CA 92020
http://www.firstpres-elcajon.org
Job Description:
8-10 hours per week. Salary commensurate with training and experience level.
Skills Needed:
- Excellent sight-reading and musicianship
- Experienced choral accompanist
- Strong service music playing skills
- Liturgical experience preferred
- Ability to read pop-chord notation/lead sheets
Instruments:
- 2 manual, 25 rank pipe organ by L.W. Blackinton & Associates
- Hardman Grand Piano
- Kurtzweil PC2x Digital Keyboard
Weekly Duties:
- Prepare music for one Sunday worship service (9:30AM-11:00AM) including preludes, offertories, postludes, hymns, responses, choral anthems and other service music as needed.
- Accompany Chancel Choir on piano/organ for 90-minute (7:00PM-8:30PM) Thursday evening rehearsals.
- Accompany Worship Team on keyboard during Sunday worship service.
- Submit to the church office manager titles and composers of preludes, offertories, and postludes weekly.
- Cooperate and communicate with the Director of Music, Senior Pastor, and other church musicians to ensure an enriching worship experience each Sunday morning.
Other Occasional Duties:
- Prepare music for occasional extra worship services/special music programs during Advent or Lent.
- When a musician is needed for funerals, memorial services, or weddings, the church organist/choral accompanist will be given the option to offer his/her services. If unavailable, another accompanist will be retained by the church.
The organist/choir accompanist shall be faithful in preparation and performance, cooperating with others to provide and enable the highest standard of worship for First Presbyterian Church of El Cajon, its members, and the community.
To Apply:
- If you have questions or are interested in applying for this position, please contact Director of Music Andrew Bearden at abearden23@gmail.com and include the following:
- C.V.
- 2 Letters of Recommendation
Audition/Interview:
- Candidates will be contacted to set up an audition/interview. Audition will consist of:
- A prepared postlude of your choice on the organ
- A prepared hymn of your choice on the organ
- A contemporary praise song or reflective piece of your choice on piano
- A brief sight-reading of a choral accompaniment and SATB parts
POSITIONS FILLED
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Chad Kemp, Interim Accompanist
St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Christian Church
Rick Parks, Organist
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Gukhui Han, Music Director-Organist
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Bonita
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San Dieguito United Methodist Church
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All Souls' Episcopal Church
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First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego
Lara Korneychuk, Interim Music Coordinator
First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego
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La Mesa First United Methodist Church
Dan Bailey, Organist-Pianist
San Carlos United Methodist Church
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St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Poway
Jenny Yun, Organist-Accompanist
First United Methodist Church of National City
Vincent Bujor, Accompanist
Fletcher Hills Presbyterian Church
Patrick Walders, Accompanist-Pianist-Organist
St. Andrew's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
Charles Rus, Music Program Leader
St. Mary's-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church, Ramona
Joshua Charney, Music Director
La Jolla United Methodist Church
Jennifer Lai, Organist-Accompanist
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Oceanside
Loannis Mitsallis, Organist
King of Kings Lutheran Church, Oceanside
Kimberly Bedell, Music Director-Organist
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Ronel Wishnuff, Organist-Pianist
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