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Bowdon Parish church, Greater Manchester, WA14 2TR
Organist & Assistant Director of Music
Bowdon Parish is looking to appoint an Organist & Assistant Director of Music with effect from Easter 2025 or earlier as agreed with the successful applicant. St Mary’s Church has a longstanding and vibrant tradition of choral worship and boasts one of the finest church choirs in the North of England. The post could be either employed or self-employed. The application deadline is 9th December. An interview and audition for the post will be held at St Mary’s Church in early January by arrangement. Seewww.bowdonchurch.org/jobs/ for full details about the role and the application process.
PARISH OF ST MARK BROMLEY
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC & ORGANIST
St Mark’s is an open and inclusive Church of England parish church with a very strong choral tradition and a reputation for musical excellence built up over many years. The current choir is a traditional unit of soprano, alto, tenor, and bass voices with adults and young people, including choral scholars. The choir is renowned locally, in the Diocese of Rochester, and in cathedrals across the country, for its high standard of choral music.
The choir sings a Sung Eucharist every Sunday morning and Choral Evensong once per month, during term time, with extra Choral Services for Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Advent and Christmas.
The choir is affiliated to the Royal School of Church Music and choristers enjoy development and training with the Voice for Life ribbon scheme. The musical life of the church is historically long established and valued as part of the liturgy and the worshipping life of the community, and the church is blessed with excellent acoustics and a superb and well maintained 3-manual Hunter organ (1910) rebuilt by Rushworth & Dreaper, and a grand piano.
St Mark’s is seeking to appoint a new Director of Music who is an inspirational, confident conductor and an accomplished organist, who has a high level of knowledge of, and a natural sympathy for, the choral tradition and liturgy of the Church of England. He /she should have experience of working with children and young adults, particularly in a choir, and be able to inspire and encourage new members, and develop the talents of choristers, including choral scholars.
St Mark’s seeks to foster a positive and open culture, in which the choir is well-integrated into the wider life of the church community. Our new Director of Music will continue to work alongside the incumbent, other clergy and ministers, our churchwardens and the PCC, in connecting the music, liturgy, choir and congregation, and in furthering the wider mission and ministry of the church.
If you would like to have an informal chat about this opportunity, including remuneration etc. or to receive a copy of the role description, please contact Ruth Russell, Safer Recruitment Officer at hr@stmarksbromley.org.uk
Deadline for applications: Friday 29th November 2024
Hornsey Parish Church, London is currently looking for a
MUSIC DIRECTOR
To lead our excellent choir, progress our musical tradition and play
our 1959 J. W. Walker & Sons organ and Broadwood grand piano.
Commitments include a choral service each Sunday preceded and followed by rehearsals, plus major festivals and occasional offices when required, offered first to the MD. Remuneration is in line with RSCM recommendations.
For full details of the church please go to our website hornseyparishchurch.com. For details of how to apply please contact Fr Bruce Batstone: fr.bruce@hornseyparishchurch.org 020 8883 6846.
DBS clearance required.
Applications by 18th November
Interviews TBA
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Director of Music – St Oswald’s, Norbury
Are you passionate about church music and ready to inspire others? St Oswald’s, Norbury, is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Director of Music to shape the future of our musical life and lead our dedicated choir. With a beautiful Bechstein grand piano and a recently upgraded Two Manual Spurden Rutt organ with a full pedal board and Solid-State system, we are well-equipped for the future.
About the Role
Following the departure of our current Director of Music, we are looking for someone who will:
- Play the organ and lead our small, enthusiastic robed choir, which is augmented for special services and festivals.
- Collaborate with the Vicar to develop and enhance the vibrant musical life of our parish.
- Bring energy and creativity to our weekly Sung Eucharist (with one All-age service each month), choir practices and the major feast day services.
- Embrace a diverse musical repertoire, where old and new hymns blend seamlessly, and bring fresh ideas for engaging the congregation through music.
We are seeking a musician who can:
- Lead with passion, nurturing and growing the musical talents within the church.
- Inspire others—whether encouraging instrumentalists within the congregation or spotting new musical talent.
- Help us explore new opportunities, including the possibility of creating a children’s or community choir and engaging more musicians from the wider community.
Why Join Us?
St Oswald’s is a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive church where music plays a cherished role in our worship. This is a rewarding position where your contribution will be valued and appreciated by all. Working closely with the vicar you will have the opportunity to shape and grow our musical offerings while exploring the exciting potential for music to support outreach and community engagement.
Start Date & Remuneration
We are looking for someone to start from January 2025, with the possibility of an earlier start if preferred.
Remuneration follows the RSCM guidelines, and there are opportunities for additional fees from weddings, funerals, and potentially music lessons. In recent years, we have had approximately twelve funerals annually and one or two weddings.
Next Steps
If you are excited by the opportunity to lead and develop the musical life at St Oswald’s, we would love to hear from you. We welcome applications from proficient organists who wish to gain experience in other aspects of the role, potentially working alongside other musicians. Contact Rev’d Alison Brunt at rev.alison@outlook.com or call 020 8764 2853 for an informal conversation and to arrange a visit.
Application Process: To apply, please submit your full CV (no more than two sides of A4) to rev.alison@outlook.com, including the names and contact details of two referees. Please use “Director of Music” as the subject header.
Interview and Audition: Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview and audition, where you will be asked to demonstrate key competencies relevant to this role.
An enhanced DBS check will be required for this post.
Closing date: Friday 25 October 2024
Interviews and audition: Saturday 9 November 2024
Director of Music
Parish Church of St Nicolas, Great Bookham, Surrey
St Nicolas is an Anglican parish church in the heart of this bustling Surrey village.
We are looking for someone who can play our 2-manual Bishop organ to a good standard and train and nurture our choir, as well as promoting and developing the use of contemporary music in our services.
Salary: £6,000 – £8,000 pa
Separate fees for weddings and funerals.
All enquiries appreciated, details at www.stnicolasbookham.org.uk/dom .
Appointment subject to an Enhanced DBS check
Closing date for applications Friday October 11th
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Director of Music and Organist
St Dunstan’s Church (Cheam Team Ministry)
Are you a committed and energetic church musician? Would you like to work with a church that has a strong musical heritage but whose people are open to new ideas and directions?
We are looking for a Director of Music who will lead our music and choir and help us achieve our musical priorities. These are:
- To develop music as mission and outreach to all, especially finding ways to engage with children and young people;
- To enhance musical inclusivity by developing congregational singing alongside choral singing;
- To extend the range of hymns, songs, and choir repertoire, through introducing more contemporary music.
St Dunstan’s Church, part of the Cheam Team Ministry, sits in Cheam Village on the edge of Greater London. Our main act of worship is the Eucharist at 9.30am on Sunday mornings. Although our music is centred on traditional hymns and the Anglican choral tradition, we are keen to embrace a broader range of musical styles.
Salary: RSCM rates apply. Wedding and funeral fees payable in addition.
Closing Date: We are keen to fill this post as soon as possible. Interviews will be offered on the receipt of suitable applications.
For a full job description and application pack, please visit our website (click here) or email the Rector, the Reverend Dr Nicholas Peacock: nick@cheamparish.org.uk. If you would like an informal conversation about the role before applying, please contact the Rector.
Shipton-under-Wychwood church, Oxfordshire
Director of Music
Shipton-under-Wychwood church, Oxfordshire, is looking for a Director of Music to play the organ and lead the 20-strong SATB choir of children and adults. Supportive clergy and congregation; well-maintained organ and two pianos; extensive music library. Further details available from https://wychwoodbenefice.org.uk/dom.
Director of Music Role Description & Person Specification
Parish of St Patrick’s Church, Salter Street, Earlswood
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new Director of Music at St Patrick’s Church in Salter Street, Shirley. We are a beautiful grade II listed rural church of traditional style, enjoying weekly Sunday sung Eucharist. We have a thriving church and music is central to our worship.
The ideal candidate will be keen and able to play for all Sunday services and Occasional Offices when required, be open to exploring fresh ways of using music to enhance worship, and to also lead and direct our choir.
We are an equal opportunities employer, and the PCC of St Patrick’s Church, Salter Street, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders are expected to share this commitment. Appointments to this post are subject to pre-appointment checks, including references and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
This will be a fully employed role, and holiday entitlement will be 6 weeks paid holiday per calendar year, or pro rota when starting through the church year.
We welcome any expressions of interests or applications through Revd Denise Jones, vicar@stpatricksearlswood.org.uk Interviews will be held on a date mutually agreed.
Organist and Choir Leader
Parish Church of St Andrew, West Tarring (Worthing)
We are an Anglican parish church with an enthusiastic and able choir looking for a skilled musician and teacher with a passion for church music.
We are looking for someone who can play our organ to a high standard and train, nurture and develop our choir. We hope to start a junior choir in the near future.
Salary: £7300 PA
Sessional pay for weddings, funerals and baptisms.
Other possibilities for income can be discussed in due course.
About our organ: https://www.standrewwesttarring.co.uk/test/our-worship-and-services/pieces-written-for-the-church/
All enquiries welcome, contact Fr Steven on rectormaybridgetarring@gmail.com
Shipton-under-Wychwood church, Oxfordshire, is looking for a Director of Music to play the organ and lead the 20-strong SATB choir of children and adults. Supportive clergy and congregation; well-maintained organ and two pianos; extensive music library. Further details available from https://wychwoodbenefice.org.uk/dom.
The Civic and County Church
of St Paul, Bedford
ORGANIST
St Paul’s is a Major Parish Church at the heart of Bedfordshire with an inclusive and modern Anglo-Catholic ethos. We seek an excellent organist to build on a long tradition of liturgical and music excellence, who is:
- an excellent organist
- skilled in accompanying and working with an amateur choir, and in encouraging musical activities
- supportive of the growth of the choir
- keen to work collaboratively with the Vicar and choir members
- A committed Christian and sympathetic to our generous and inclusive catholic ethos
- liturgically aware, committed and flexible
Full details are available online: https://www.stpaulschurchbedford.org.uk/ or from the Vicar’s PA admin@stpaulschurchbedford.org.uk
For an informal conversation, please contact
the Vicar, the Reverend Canon Kevin Goss vicarbedford@btinternet.com
Applications to be received by
5pm 17th June, 2024
Auditions and interviews will be held on 29th June, 2024
Appointment subject to Enhanced DBS check
The Priory Church,
Bolton Abbey
seeks an Organist and Choir Master
for this iconic Church on the Devonshire Estate in the Yorkshire Dales
To apply please send CV to Reverend N J Mercer
Job Description: Director of Music
Organization: Church of the Holy Spirit, Clapham
Location: Clapham, London
Church of the Holy Spirit Clapham (CHS) is a vibrant and welcoming parish known for its enriching worship experience. The music at CHS holds a special place, enhancing the spiritual atmosphere with its inspiring acoustics and the magnificent Hunter organ.
Central to the worship at CHS is the choir which sings most Sundays. This comprises a group of keen amateur singers who sing a wide range of unaccompanied and accompanied sacred repertoire. We are looking for a Director of Music who is an experienced organist and has experience in directing choirs.
Pay will be in accordance with Musicians Union rates. For more information please see https://www.holyspirit-clapham.org.uk/vacancies/music-director-2024 and/or email office@holyspirit-clapham.org.uk.
Closing date for applications: As our music director of six years has recently stepped down, we are keen to fill this post asap. Interviews will be arranged as and when applications are received. Therefore, an early application is recommended.
St Peter & St Paul, Kettering
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
£11k pa for 3 years, renewable subject to finance
St Peter & St Paul is the medieval old parish church of Kettering in the historic heart of the town and a short walk from the railway station. It acts as the civic church for the town and for North Northamptonshire.
We want to appoint someone who will help us as we worship to continue drawing on the Anglican choral tradition along with the very best of more recent church music. One of our priorities as a church is to create a spiritual home for young families and our music needs to be part of that.
You would be joining our gifted organist, an enthusiastic choir which needs to grow, and a fairly new young choir we are keen to see flourish. We are setting up a Music Panel to increase the support we give to our music, including finding additional funding.
For more information, and to apply, please email enquiries@peterandpaul.org.uk
The closing date for applications is 17 April 2024.
We are holding the afternoon of Sunday 5 May free for shortlisted candidates to spend some time working with our choir, and be interviewed.
St Giles and St Nicholas, Sidmouth
Director of Music
Applications close: Wednesday 10th April 2024.
Interviews: Wednesday 24th April, or by agreement
We seek a Director of Music with relevant experience, enthusiasm and vision to inspire and enrich our music. You will nurture our committed SATB choir and develop new and current choir members of all ages. The exact scale and scope of the role is negotiable.
You will help us explore and contribute to a wide range of traditional and contemporary worship with a warm and welcoming congregation and a friendly and dedicated group of singers in a musical area on the beautiful, East Devon coast.
We are keen to work collaboratively with a good communicator who supports our wider mission and ministry, in which music enriches our faith and witness. We offer the opportunity to play a leading role in a new chapter in our musical life, shaped by our values of inclusivity, hospitality, generosity and faithfulness.
The church has a fine four-manual organ, access to two grand pianos and a good library of choral music.
Salary range in line with RSCM guidelines, adjusted to scope of role, plus wedding and funeral fees.
For an Application pack:
see our website: www.sidvalley.org.uk/directorofmusicjobopportunity.htm
or email: sidmouth.admin@sidvalley.org.uk
Holy Trinity Church Cuckfield
Director of Music and Musical Mission
The vicar, wardens and PCC at Holy Trinity Cuckfield are seeking to appoint a part time Director of Music and Musical Mission at Holy Trinity Church Cuckfield
We offer:
- A thriving and growing church with an established choral tradition, with music supporting the liturgy.
- An enthusiastic, trained choir of over 20 voices, including juniors.
- Supportive senior staff and PCC.
- A vibrant church community with about 100 worshippers each Sunday.
The person that we are seeking will:
- Develop and build on the current musical strengths within the parish.
- Train and develop the choir.
- Work with the vicar and PCC in developing musical mission initiatives and the financial support for music in the parish.
Salary £13,800 pa contract for service.
For further information and an application form please contact the Parish Administrator, The Church Office, The Old School, Church Street, Cuckfield Haywards Heath RH17 5JZ, 01444 456461 office@holytrinitycuckfield.org.
Closing date: 26th April 2024
The Civic and County Church of St Paul, Bedford
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
St Paul’s is a Major Parish Church at the heart of Bedfordshire with an inclusive and modern Anglo-Catholic ethos. We seek an excellent organist and experienced choir trainer to build on a long tradition of excellence in liturgy and choral music, who is:
• skilled in training an amateur choir, supplemented with Choral Scholars, and developing the singing of the congregation
• a sensitive and inspiring leader and imaginative in growing the choir
• an excellent organist
• able and keen to work collaboratively
• keen to offer music that will engage the whole congregation
· A committed Christian and sympathetic to our generous catholic ethos
• liturgically aware, committed and flexible
Full details are available online:
www.stpaulschurchbedford.org.uk/ or from the Vicar’s PA admin@stpaulschurchbedford.org.uk
If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact the Vicar, the Reverend Canon Kevin Goss vicarbedford@btinternet.com
Applications to be received by
5pm Wednesday 20 March 2024
Auditions and interviews will be held on Saturday 6th April 2024
Appointment subject to Enhanced DBS check
St Peter’s Church, Hammersmith, West London, seeks a Director of Music
St Peter’s is a thriving church, rooted in a central Anglican tradition, twenty minutes by tube from central London. The church attracts a diverse and international congregation, including large numbers of children and families. Standards of music are high, and the choir includes two professionals and four young choral scholars, as well as talented amateurs.
We are seeking a Director of Music to rehearse and lead the choir, and play for Sunday morning worship and the occasional choral evensong. Beyond church services, there is considerable scope for a Director of Music to liaise with local choirs, musicians, and schools, to develop St Peter’s at a centre for musical excellence; for which additional renumeration would be payable.
Salary of at least £9000, with six weeks holiday, and additional fees for occasional offices.
Full particulars from St Peter’s Church website at stpetersw6.org/director-of-music/
Closing date for applications (CV and cover letter to office@stpetersw6.org) by Friday March 15th 2024.
Salary of at least £9000, with six weeks holiday, and additional fees for occasional offices.
Full particulars from St Peter’s Church website at stpetersw6.org/director-of-music/
Closing date for applications (CV and cover letter to office@stpetersw6.org) by Friday March 15th 2024.
Church of the Holy Ghost, Balham. Choir Director.
This South London Roman Catholic church seeks an experienced choir director for its SATB choir at the 11.30 Sunday Mass and at major feast of the Church Year. A collaborative spirit and a knowledge of the Catholic liturgy are essential. For details please contact balham@rcaos.org.uk
Vacancy for Organist and Choir Leader
Choral or organ scholarships
St James, New Malden
The Church of England Parish Church of St James, New Malden seeks to appoint up to four choral scholars to its robed SATB choir. Choral scholars will be experienced singers capable of leading a section of the choir. Applications will also be considered for an organ scholar looking to develop as a church organist and able to sing.
The mixed adult/junior choir sings morning parish communion and choral evensong each Sunday and sings at major church festivals.
The scholarships are for a year, renewable for up to 3 years and provide the opportunity to develop proven musical talent. They may suit 6th form or college students but all applicants will be considered.
£2,000pa scholarship is offered to help with costs of the scholars’ musical development.
Full details are available on our website: https://stjamesmalden.org/ or by contacting the Director of Music, David Pimm, ARCO : music@stjamesmalden.org
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