Page 39 - Church Music Quarterly September 2018

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Director of Music/Organist,
St Mary’s, West Malling in the Diocese of Rochester. St Mary’s seeks an inspirational Director
of Music/Organist to lead the way in developing the role of music
in our church. Our Vicar is keen
to work with someone who sees themselves as his partner in mission and ministry. The right person will have proven musical ability, cherish and encourage the choral tradition, be keen to widen our musical horizons with the best of contemporary worship, and be able to encourage, recruit and train adults and children to participate in the musical life
of our church.
St Mary’s has a small, very experienced Choir which we hope to grow, and a wonderful well- cared for organ built in 1879. Singers and instrumentalists help to lead our monthly all-age services. Church is affiliated to the RSCM and remuneration based on
its guidelines. Enhanced DBS check will be required.
Detailed Job Profile and Person Specification available at www. stmaryswestmalling.org.uk or
you can contact Rev David Green, 01732 842245 or email vicar@stmaryswestmalling.org. uk. Closing date for applications
is Sunday 30 September 2018.
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Organist and Director of Music, September 2018. Contract: Permanent. Location: Lancashire (Blackburn Diocese). St Peter’s Church, Salesbury. With the departure of our current Director of Music at the end of August, we seek
a gifted and collaborative musician
to join our team here in Salesbury.
We wish to develop our strong choral tradition, maintaining and enhancing our repertoire. We also wish to explore new music and styles of worship, currently a keyboard and guitar offer
a different musical input. We have a fine Harrison and Harrison organ, which was restored in 2010, and our robed choir is affiliated to the RSCM. The musical life of the parish includes Sunday services (Choral Eucharist 2/3 Sundays each month, Family & Parade once a month, and Choral Evensong), special services, concerts, and weekly choir practices (currently Thursday evenings). There are about ten weddings and fifteen funerals each year. Remuneration for this post will be negotiable. A small group of local church musicians offers the opportunity for flexibility within this post and for mutual support. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. For more information, please contact: Rev’d Martin Duerden, 01254 248072, martinduerden@hotmail.com
Director of Music/Organist,
St Mary’s, West Malling in the
Diocese of Rochester. St Mary’s seeks an inspirational Director of Music/ Organist to lead the way in developing the role of music in our church. Our Vicar is keen to work with someone who sees themselves as his partner in mission and ministry. The right person will have proven musical ability, cherish and encourage the choral tradition, be keen to widen our musical horizons with the best of contemporary worship, and be able
to encourage, recruit and train
adults and children to participate
in the musical life of our church.
St Mary’s has a small, very experienced Choir which we hope to grow, and a wonderful well-cared for organ built in 1879. Singers and instrumentalists help to lead our monthly all-age services. Church is affiliated to the RSCM and remuneration based on its guidelines. Enhanced DBS check will be required. Detailed Job Profile and Person Specification available at www. stmaryswestmalling.org.uk or you can contact Rev David Green, 01732 842245 or email vicar@stmaryswestmalling. org.uk. Closing date for applications
is Sunday 30 September 2018.
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VACANCIES
Director of Music, St Andrew’s, Backwell (North Somerset) St Andrew’s is currently between Rectors, therefore the PCC are seeking to appoint a Director of Music for an initial term of 12 months. This may suit a music student, or someone recently retired. The RSCM-affiliated choir is a good balance of four parts, about 25 people including juniors. We have a strong musical tradition which we are keen to maintain. We sing an SATB anthem at weekly Eucharist, often unaccompanied, and weekly BCP sung Evensong. Our junior choristers follow the “Voice for Life” training scheme. We sing occasional special services, including yearly Choral Evensong at St Mary Redcliffe. Holy days and major festivals have recently included repertoire such as Faure’s Requiem and Stainer’s Crucifixion. Stipend negotiable dependant on experience, plus additional fees for weddings and funerals (approx.
5/30 per year). A more detailed profile is available. Please contact the
Parish Office on 01275 463469
or at standback@btconnect.com. Appointment subject to Enhanced DBS. Closing date 15th October 2018. TheBeneficewebsiteis http://www. backwellchelveybenefice.org.uk/
Enthusiastic SATB singer recruitment. Regular single day cathedral evensongs, annual weekend. Andrew Holtan neocantus@hotmail.com
The Parish of Mickleham, Surrey
We are praying for a gifted and inspiring Organist to lead and enhance the strong musical tradition at our 10am Sunday Service, and to play once a month at 11.30am at Westhumble Chapel, in addition to major festivals, weddings and funerals. The Eucharist is at the heart of our services (Common Worship Order 1) and we are also seeking to develop
an informal monthly Family Service. There is a robed SATB choir and the 2-manualpipeorganwithpedalshas recently been comprehensively rebuilt to a very high standard and generous specification. Working closely with the
new Parish Priest, this is an exciting opportunity for a committed leader to develop the musical ministry here. Remuneration negotiable, based on RSCM rates, with additional fees for weddings and funerals. Applications should be made by CV and covering letter, outlining musical experience and previous organist roles held,
to Reverend Canon John Harkin at harkin12@btinternet.com.
Musical Director/Organist Required. Holy Trinity Church, Kingswood, Bristol. £4800 p.a. (subject to yearly review). We are seeking a Director of Music/Organist at Holy Trinity Parish Church. The successful applicant will ideally be someone who is motivated to develop the musical ministry of the Parish and be open to a variety
of musical genres.
Sunday Service am/pm, with an
established Choir and Musical Group and playing at occasional services and festivals will also be required. For more information please contact Jim Williams (current post holder) on 0117 498483 or jimwilliams2802@yahoo. com, or Reverend Chris Evans via the church office on 0117 9673627 or
at kingswoodchurches@gmail.com.
Organist/ Choir Director. St Mary
the Virgin, Adderbury, Oxfordshire. St Mary’s is a magnificent parish church situated in the heart of the village with the building dating back to 13th Century and the beautiful Chancel now celebrating its 600 anniversary. We are seeking to appoint a friendly, enthusiastic musician to play the organ/piano for a weekly Sunday 10.30am service at our thriving village church and to train and lead
a small adult robed choir of 12 to 15 singers. Currently the choir sings for one Sunday service per month, and
we have one practice in the preceding week. We use two modern settings
of the communion service, and sing
a short communion motet, frequently using the OUP Flexible Anthem Book. We also sing for an Advent and a ChristmasCarolService. Ourhope
is that the new choir director will expand and develop the choir and
will also recruit children back into
the choir from Christopher Rawlins
C of E primary school. On the first Sunday of the month we have a Family Service accompanied by a minstrel group of electric piano, violins, cello, guitar and flutes. In addition, there are usually about 6 to10 weddings and funerals per year. Our organ is a very fine two manual tracker action
Walker organ, which has been regularly maintained.
RSCM rates will apply and an enhanced DBS check will be required. For further information please contact Clare Lester, Parish Administrator: adderburychurch@gmail.com or 01295 812321
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