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Local Open Positions
(updated 5 Aug 2025)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church - 1123 Court St. San Rafael CA 94901
Contact Name: Christopher Martin
Contact Email: c.h.mrtn@gmail.com
Director of Music, Part time, $3043/month, 10-12 hr/wk
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church seeks a skilled and dedicated Choirmaster/Organist to encourage and support our congregation’s musical participation in worship. Our congregation offers music grounded in The Hymnal 1982 and a classic version of worship from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer.
St. Paul’s has two choirs: The Chancel Choir rehearses weekly August-June and leads music in worship on the first, third and fifth Sundays of the month. The Folk Choir offers spirituals and contemporary music from a variety of sources on the fourth Sunday of the month.
Key Responsibilities: Provide organ music either in person or with a replacement for the Sunday 10am worship service, including preludes, hymns, service music, anthems and postludes. Provide music for additional services as required, such as Weddings and Funerals (compensated separately), Christmas, Good Friday, Easter and an annual Christmas Concert. Lead the Chancel Choir in weekly Thursday evening rehearsals and rehearse the Folk Choir as needed. Recruit and support a mixture of volunteer and paid singers for the Choirs. Recruit and coordinate with guest musicians to provide supplementary music when feasible. Oversee care and maintenance of the Music Library as well as the Swain & Kates two-manual, fifteen rank pipe organ, six foot Yamaha grand piano and single manual harpsichord. Report to the Rector, attend bi-monthly staff meetings and manage the Music Budget.
Qualifications: Proficiency in organ/piano performance and service playing with excellent sight-reading, accompanying and choral teaching skills. Skilled pianists with a strong desire to excel at the organ will be considered.
Bi-annual review with Rector, Senior Warden and Choir Representatives. Three Sundays annual vacation.
Contact: The Rev. Christopher H. Martin, Rector, c.h.mrtn@gmail.com, 415 464 7108
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National Open Positions
Seeking employment outside the Bay Area? The National American Guild of Organists curates a regularly updated job board for organ and choir director positions.
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