Job Announcement

St. Mary's Parish, Trinity Episcopal Church, St. Mary’s City, Maryland, in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, is seeking applicants for a Director of Music.  Interested applicants can find complete job descriptions and position requirements at http://www.olg.com/trinitysmcmd/. 

Director of Music Job Description

• Work with rector, organist, and chapel musician to select weekly hymns for both Trinity Church and St. Mary’s Chapel, and provide them to office staff responsible for bulletin preparation.  Selections should be liturgically appropriate and suited to the Church Year calendar of the appropriate lectionary cycle.
• Recruit and train new choir members from the congregation. Work with college music department staff to recruit, audition, select and train student section leaders.
• Be responsible for direct oversight of the choir including selection of anthems, musical direction at rehearsals, and presentations at the regularly scheduled services and special events. Teach the congregation when using unfamiliar hymns and service music.
• Work with Chapel musicians to nurture and grow the music ministry for that congregation
• Work closely with organist, clergy and vergers to facilitate flow of the service
• Direct music for worship services with attention to the liturgical year, including special or seasonal services with musical programs at Holy Week, Easter, Christmas, Epiphany and other special liturgical occasions as scheduled.
• Identify, recruit and support special music offerings (solos, quartets, instrumental, etc.)
• Provide articles for church newsletter (The Chimes) and weekly bulletin information.
• Attend church staff meetings and regular worship planning meetings as scheduled
• Collaborate with the rector, treasurer and financial officer to develop the annual music budget, and submit monthly invoices to the financial officer to facilitate timely payment of student section leaders and other guest musicians.
• The music director will work as an independent contractor and be responsible for his/her own income tax and self-employment tax withholding.
• Maintain music library, including purchasing new music when appropriate
• Report directly to Rector of St. Mary’s Parish
• Provide periodic and annual reports to the rector, Vestry and annual parish meeting
• Coordinate holidays, time off and sick leave with the rector, and arrange for substitute coverage as needed.

Compensation will be based on level of training and experience in accordance with Church Musician Compensation Scales published each year in the Personnel Policies & Guidelines of the Diocese of Washington .

 Director of Music Position Requirements

• Committed to Christ
• Well-versed in a variety of musical genres, especially those traditionally used in Anglican worship
• Flexible and able to address the needs of two diverse congregations and consider the great diversity of musical tastes within each congregation
• Familiar with the worship structure and the organization of Episcopal liturgy
• Experienced in church music and preferably hold a degree in music (performance, theory, etc.)

Interested applicants should send a letter of interest and résumé to:  Musician Search Committee, St. Mary’s Parish, PO Box 207 , St. Mary’s City , MD 20686 , Open until filled.