Full Time Director of Music - St Luke Church & School - Palm Springs, FL
The applicant must be a practicing catholic of good standing in the church.
Summary of Roles
As Director of Music to work closely with the pastor in planning all liturgies and musical events and executing the same.
As school music teacher, to work under the direction of the principal as the part-time teacher of music in the parish school.
Church
Applicants are expected to be accomplished organists and pianists, able to cantor solo and direct choirs.
To play/cantor/direct choir at all English weekend Masses (currently Saturday 4:30pm, Sunday 7:30am, 9:00am and 11:00am). To have a supervisory role of Spanish music groups (currently 4 choirs).
To direct choir rehearsals (adult choir currently Thursday evenings 7-9pm), and to rehearse/prepare choirs before Masses.
St Luke has a large children’s choir (based on the school) at 9:00am Family Mass and an adult choir, including paid singers, at the 11:00 Solemn Mass.
St Luke employs the full scale of traditional church music, which at the 11am Mass includes Gregorian settings and anthems. We also have a repertory of polyphony and classical Mass settings (Mozart, Lassus, Byrd etc.) Applicants are expected to have a familiarity and competency in all areas of sacred music.
Contacts have been developed with local high schools and colleges to augment the choirs and orchestras for the major festivals (especially Christmas and Easter). Applicants are expected to sustain and nurture these contacts.
In consultation with the pastor, and where schedules permit, it is also anticipated that music (playing/cantoring) will be provided on the Solemnities and Feast Days of the Church.
Playing/cantoring at funerals, weddings, Quinceanera's and other liturgies are expected as required. This will involve music at liturgies in Spanish.
School
The Applicant must hold at least a bachelor’s degree, preferably in music or music education.
To teach music in the school. To play for the weekly Friday school Mass.
To plan and execute school concerts, recitals and other programs as required. To develop and teach a general music curriculum (with approval from the pastor and principal). The school has a band program (with a separate band director) and a strings program.
To attend faculty meetings and school events as directed by the principal.
The position is as an employee of the Diocese of Palm Beach with full health insurance and pension benefits.
The above list is not exclusive of any other task the pastor or principal may ask to be performed in connection with the general job description above.
Contact
Pastor: Rev. Andrew Brierley: frandrew@stlukeparish.com. Tel: 561-965-8980
Address: St Luke Catholic Church, 2892, S. Congress Ave., Palm Springs, Fl. 33461
