St. Peter’s is the second oldest Episcopal church in Tennessee. Located in the heart of Columbia, St. Peter’s exists to love Christ, serve others, and enrich our community. We are a congregation of sinners bound by the unfailing love of Christ. We seek to serve the hurting, love our neighbors, and spread the Gospel through community service and faithful worship. Music is the foundation of our worship with an active adult choir consisting of approximately 12 members and an enthusiastic children’s choir that participates in worship monthly.

 

Position Description

The Director of Music, hereinafter referred to as the “DoM,” will be responsible for leading music during regular and special church services, leading the children’s choir, and managing the music ministry at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. This position will report directly to the Rector. The position is 15-20 hours weekly.

 

Responsibilities

1. Lead the adult choir during one service on Sunday mornings and at other regularly scheduled services including Autumn Choral Evensong, Lessons & Carols, Christmas Eve (two service obligations), Epiphany, Tenebrae, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday (community service and Proper Liturgy), Easter Vigil, Easter Sunday (two service obligations), and Whitsunday.
2. Hold weekly adult choir rehearsals from August through Whitsunday (typically May or early June) to prepare for Sunday and other special services, and warm-up the choir prior to Sunday and special services.
3. Oversee the visioning and implementation of a children’s choir program, and participate in and lead music for the annual children’s Christmas pageant.
4. Build and implement a choral scholars program. These scholars are typically advanced high school or college students interested in pursuing a future in music.
5. Plan all musical selections for weekly and special liturgies.
6. Communicate, in a timely manner, music selections for the weekly and special liturgies with the Organist and those making the orders of worship.
7. Attend monthly staff meetings to give updates on the music ministry.
8. Select and purchase all music and music supplies and hire additional instrumental and vocal soloists for Sunday and special service needs (expenditures shall not exceed the amount provided in the church budget for the current fiscal year).
9. Maintain the music library in an orderly fashion and maintain, at the church’s expense, a suitable number of copies of musical pieces to enable performance by the choir/ensemble.
10. Obtain all necessary permissions and authorizations prior to reproduction of copyrighted materials, respecting existing or future copyright laws.
11. Oversee the work of the Organist.

 

Preferred responsibilities:

1. In the absence of the Organist on a Sunday morning (or in mutual agreement of a special service), perform the Organist’s duties. (preferred, not required)
2. In the absence of the Organist, or with the permission of the Organist after waiving right of first refusal, be available to consult with families in planning and playing for weddings.
3. Lead worship from the organ for the following special services: Epiphany, Tenebrae, and Easter Vigil.
4. Be available for funerals of parishioners when possible if a choir is requested or when the Organist is not available (Organist has right of first refusal); prepare choir members as appropriate for funerals.

Salary Commensurate with Experience

Please send your resume and a cover letter to [email protected].