posted 8/19/08
Soprano Section Leader Position
St. Paul’s Parish, K Street, (at 25th Street near the Foggy Bottom metro), is looking for a soprano section leader to begin in September.
St. Paul’s has a uniquely strong tradition of Anglican choral music with a high national profile. The semi-professional adult parish choir, about 25 strong, sings each Sunday, twelve months a year, at the 11:15 AM Solemn Mass. The call time is 10:30 AM. Each Sunday’s repertoire includes a complete setting of the Mass ordinary, anthems, motets, and Gregorian propers, all chosen from the great treasury of Western church music. The choir rehearses each Thursday evening from 7:00-9:30 PM (7:00-8:30 in the summer). Choir members also alternate week-by-week, singing for the 9:00 AM Sung Mass on Sundays (at which the repertoire is less demanding and the fee is $35.00), and for Mass on occasional weekday holy days. The fee for each call (other than the 9:00 AM Mass) is $52.50, with approximately 125 calls per year (about $6500).
Required skills include extremely strong sight-reading ability and ensemble singing experience, ability to blend and to sing in a style appropriate to Anglican church music and Renaissance polyphony, and to make music in a positive, demanding, and rewarding atmosphere of collegiality.
Those interested should make their inquiry to Robert McCormick, Director of Music, at McCormick@stpauls-kst.com or 202-337-2020, ext. 14. Further information may be found online at www.stpauls-kst.com.
posted 8/13/08
Cantor needed
The Church of the Little Flower (RC)
5607 Massachusetts Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20816
Director: Ron Frezzo, 301-379-2814
Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Mass and Holidays.
Pay: commensurate with experience
Starts: September
8/11/08
St. Rita Catholic Church in Alexandria, VA seeks two professional sopranos/mezzos to join the Gallery Choir. Choral repertory includes Gregorian chant, polyphony, classical anthems and hymnody from Worship III and Adoremus. Rehearsals/warm-ups are Sunday from 10:30 to 11:00 am with Mass at 11:15. The choir season runs from Sept. 14 to May 31. Additional Masses include All Saints, Poor Souls, Immaculate Conception, Christmas Eve, Christmas morning, Octave of Christmas, Confirmation, Ash Wednesday, The Paschal Triduum and other Feasts. Stipends for choral positions are $75.00 per call with remuneration received after each Mass. Please contact Lawrence Bowie, Director of Music at 410-200-7124 (c) or 703-836-1640 X-29 (ofc.).
posted 8/8/08
Singer/Teacher - Part-Time, Permanent Position
Great money for rewarding part-time permanent work! Classic Tales ‘n Tunes is looking for a talented, energetic, responsible teacher to teach our award-winning adult/toddler program. The ideal candidate loves children, music and movement, sings on pitch, can pronounce basic words written in Spanish, and has a valid driver's license and car and a college degree. Training, curriculum and support are provided! Must be available to work 2 - 5 mornings a week including Saturdays. Please check out our website at www.classictnt.com and email your resume and cover letter as soon as possible to info@classictnt.com. Be sure to include what mornings and times you are available and when you can start.
posted 8/7/08
The Universalist National Memorial Church of DC is looking for SATB Soloists/Section Leaders
Rehearsal - Wednesday, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Sunday - One service at 11:00 am with warm up at 10:00-10:40
Fee $300 per month September-June…also solos as needed July and August at a special rate. Weddings and funerals by request. Solo and small ensemble opportunities will be abundant. Enjoy excellent music (from Bach to Gospel) and great fellowship. Also volunteers of all voices wanted.
Contact Marguerite Bogle office@universalist.org
posted 8/3/08
St. Stephen Martyr Catholic Church is seeking Sopranos, Altos, Tenors and Basses for its fully professional chamber ensemble, the Schola Cantorum for the new choral season. Vocal flexibility and informed stylistic sensitivity should be strong. Ability to render music at first reading is a must.
Call is 10am on Sunday morning. Rehearsal is after Eucharist from 12:15 - 1:45. The stipend is $120 for rehearsal/eucharist.
For more information or to set up an audition, contact Christopher Candela at 202-785-0982, ext. 28.
posted 8/2/08
All Souls Episcopal Church, Washington, DC
SATB Section Leader Positions from September 2008
All Souls Memorial Episcopal Church, 2300 Cathedral Avenue, NW, is seeking four section leaders from September 2008. There is a Sung Mass on Sundays at 11:00am, where worship follows the form and traditions of the Book of Common Prayer (Rite One). The repertoire embraces a wide range of Anglican music, from plainsong to modern.
Services begin on the Sunday closest to Labor Day (September 7th in 2008) and continue until Trinity Sunday. There are additional services for Advent, All Souls, Christmas, Holy Week and Easter. Rehearsals take place before the service from 9:15–10:45am and after it from 12:30-1:00pm. Approximately four extra rehearsals will be called during the year on either Saturday mornings or Sunday afternoons in preparation for special services: advance notice will be given and attendance will be required.
Remuneration for Sunday mornings is $100. Extra rehearsals and services will be paid at $50 per call.
The successful applicants will be excellent readers with advanced and flexible vocal and personal skills. As section leaders, the singers will provide leadership and sensitive support to the experienced, amateur choir members; they will sing a wide range of music with appropriate vocal style and awareness of good performing practice. Frequent opportunities will exist for the section leaders to sing as soloists and as a consort, often a cappella. Reliable, prompt attendance and careful preparation are essential. Singers will be required to provide substitutes for any absences, for which advance notice must be given.
All Souls offers a friendly, diverse and welcoming congregation. The congregation and rector are both knowledgeable about and appreciative of music of a high standard. All Souls has recently appointed Philip Cave as Director of Music, who brings with him wide experience as a singer and choir-trainer, and the church hopes that its music will continue to draw people into the community of All Souls.
Further information about the church is available at www.allsoulsdc.org; prospective singers are invited to contact Philip Cave for further information by e-mail at allsouls1@aol.com or by phone (202 232-4244). See also www.philipcave.net
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posted 7/30/08
Soprano
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle (R.C.) 1725 Rhode Island Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036
There is currently an opening for one Soprano in the Schola Cantorum of the cathedral. Schola members sing for both the 10:00am (Latin) and 11:30am (English) Sunday Eucharists. Because of the nature of the music (Gregorian chant, renaissance polyphony and later anthems), and amount of repertoire each week (the equivalence of six anthems each week), prospective singers must have significant adult choral experience, excellent sight-reading skills, and a pleasant, agile voice. The commitment of time and focused energy is significant, particularly at Christmas and Holy Week. Extra singing opportunities include Archdiocesan liturgies and civic and community functions (annual Red Mass, state funerals) and concerts. Professionals sing with 11 other professionals and up to 12 auditioned volunteers.
Season: August 27 – January 11, February 11 – June 14.
Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings, 6:45pm – 8:45pm.
$150 typical week (1 rehearsal, 2 services) $50 per call beyond typical
Contact Tom Stehle tstehle@stmatthewscathedral.org , Pastoral Associate for Liturgy and Director of Music Ministries, or call 202-587-5141.
posted 7/24/08
Bass 2 and Soprano 1 Section Leader Openings
All Souls Church Unitarian, Washington DC
Salary: $600-$1025/month ($75-$95 per call) 8-11 calls per month
EVERY Thursday evening
2 or 3 Sundays each month, (2 services each Sunday)
TWO SUNDAYS OFF EACH MONTH
Excellent music: classical cannon and music from the African-American tradition
Choir: 8 professional singers, 40 strong volunteers
Excellent organ and organist
Welcoming, inclusive, progressive congregation
3 blocks from Columbia Heights Metro, S Line buses stop in front of the church.
Thomas Colohan, Interim Director of Music
John Strang, Organist and Accompanist
All Souls Church Unitarian is a large, vibrant, progressive downtown Washington DC church community with over 1,000 congregants in attendance each week. We are seeking first class soprano 1 and bass 2 section leaders to join six other professional singers and 40 talented volunteers on Thursday nights and selected Sunday mornings for the 2008-09 season. Excellent sight reading and solo skills required. Should be comfortable singing in multiple styles. A friendly, flexible, responsible, choral team player with knowledge of the solo repertoire for his or her voice, a professional approach to attendance, and a ready willingness to work with volunteers are required
To schedule an audition, please contact Thomas Colohan, Interim Director of Music.
thomascolohan@gmail.com
(202) 332-5266
http://www.all-souls.org/
posted 7/24/08
SOPRANO SECTION LEADER needed for 16-20 voice choir at Faith Lutheran Church in the heart of Arlington. The choir is very friendly and the pastor is great! Very laid-back atmosphere and the other 3 section leaders are of exceptional quality and great people to work with. There are virtually no limits on style/genre of repertoire: everything from Renaissance to Spirituals to Contemporary Christian.
Choir meets from last Wednesday of August until first Sunday of June. Rehearsals Wednesday from 7:30-9:00 and Sundays 10:15 call for 11:00 service. Each section leader also sings at the 8:00 service about once/month. Additionally must be available for Christmas Eve services at 7:00 and 10:00PM and Good Friday at 7:00 PM. Additional services for weddings/funerals possible. If interested possibility of occasional conducting experience may also be available.
Applicants are expected to possess a high degree of choral singing ability and experience. Must also be strong sight readers and have ability to solo in a variety of musical styles. Pay is $75/call - Approximately $675-750/month.
For more information, please contact Darrell Partin at 571-274-7780 or email at partinchurch@cox.net
Faith Lutheran Church
3313 Arlington Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
posted 7/2/08
Fourth Presbyterian Church, 500 River Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20816.
Fourth Presbyterian Church in Bethesda seeks a SOPRANO section leader
Rehearsal – Thursday, 7:45-9:30 pm
Sunday – 1.5 services at 9:30 and 11:00 am with warm-up at 8:45
Additional services – approximately 4 per year
Weddings, funerals, and Sunday solo opportunities available
Fee is $50 per rehearsal and $75 per 1.5 worship service
Please contact Doug Mears, Director of Music, for more information: dmears@4thpres.org.
posted 6/5/08
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is seeking exceptional musicians (S,A,CT,T,B) to be dedicated members of the Choir of the Basilica. As the resident choir of the Basilica, the 18-20 voice-choir is responsible for performing at Solemn Mass and Solemnities throughout the year. The choir is also involved in one to two recording projects each year and is planning tour (expenses paid) to Italy, November 21-28, 2008 and will perform as part of the International Festival of Sacred Music held each year in Rome, perform a concert at Santa Maria Maggiore and sing at Solemn Mass at St. Peter’s in the presence of the Basilica chapter.
Choir rehearsals are held each Thursday evening from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Solemn Mass on Sunday is at noon and is preceded by a 10:30 a.m. rehearsal.
Stipends for choral positions are $65 -$95 per call. Opportunities for solo and cantor work are available as well and provide additional income. Positions are for the choral season beginning in September 2008.
Singers are expected to have vocal training, choral experience and excellent sight-reading ability. For additional information, or to schedule an audition, contact Dr. Peter Latona, Director of Music at pjl@bnsic.org or by calling 202-281-0618.
posted 5/19/08
TWO CANTORS NEEDED (any voice part)
Resurrection of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church, Laurel, Maryland
Each cantor will sing 4 Masses a month on alternating weekends. The Mass
schedule is Saturday 4pm and Sunday 8am & 10am. The cantor's individual
schedule and monthly stipend will be discussed with the Music Director.
Each singer should have experience with the Catholic liturgy and familiar
with GIA and Praise and Worship music. We are looking to hire energetic and
prayerful song leaders that truly believe in congregational singing.
Opportunities for Holy Days, weddings and funerals are available.
Contact our Music Director, Michael Ruzicki, at
Michael@resurrectionofourlord.com
posted 4/7/08
Audition notice:
Soprano Ensemble- VA/DC/MD area. Auditioning soprano and mezzo sopranos. Must love to perform and work w/other. Ensemble sings classical programs weaving arias of all eras, musicals into themes. We draw from comedy, drama, secular and religious music to create a uniquely engaging experience for performer and audience. No fee/no pay now/ to become for pay. Send headshot /resume to Cole, Artistic Director, PO Box 637, Haymarket, VA. 20169. Will contact w/audition date and time.