Tidewater AGO lists, free of charge, job postings for organists and church musicians in the area. If your church or organization has a job opening you would like posted on our website, please email Carina Brackin! Jobs will be posted for 3 months. If you need your listing renewed, please let us know. 

Royster Presbyterian’s Choir Director/Organist position

Information available here. This position will remain open until it is filled. All inquiries should be directed to media@roysterpc.org.

Music Director, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Norfolk 

Full-time position. Revised information available here.

Fort Story – Musician

Protestant Job Description available here 

Catholic Job Description available here

 

Minister of Music, Hickory Neck Episcopal – Toano, VA

More information available here.

Organist and Choir Master, Grace Episcopal Church – Kilmarnock, VA

More information available here.

Organist/Pianist Position Lynnhaven Colony Congregational Church, UCC.

2217 W. Great Neck Road, VB

Job description:  Accompanist for church services and choir rehearsals.  One weekly service on Sundays at 10:00, and choir rehearsals on Wednesdays at 7:00.  There will be a few extra services on holy days: Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday, etc.
Must exhibit good sight-reading skills.

Remuneration:  Per service pay discussed at inquiry

If interested please call Dean Englert 757-535-5648, music director, or Phil Meyers at 757-481-7674, church pastor

Grafton Christian Church

The duties and responsibilities of the Organist/Choir Director are as follows:
Will plan music for the choir to sing during Sunday morning worship service. Will provide special music for the Advent/Christmas and Easter season. Will be kept advised by the Chair of the Worship Committee or any major changes affecting music provided for the Sunday morning worship service and the music program in general. 
Will hold a minimum of one rehearsal weekly with members of the choir.
Will play the organ and direct the choir during the Sunday morning worship service.
Will play the organ for the Easter week and Palm Sunday, including any Prayer/Baptismal Service and the candlelight service on Christmas Eve.

Director of Music and Organist, First United Methodist Church, Newport News

More Information available here

 

Organist/Choir Director, Christ Church (Episcopal), Saluda

Status: Part-time    Salary: $15,000 to $17,000 depending on experience
Job Summary: Provide organ and piano accompaniment and special music for Sunday liturgical worship, Lenten and Feast Day services. Select music and conduct weekly choir rehearsals.
Essential Functions:
  • Provide organ/piano music for 10:30 a.m. Sunday liturgical services and other non-Sunday services such as Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, etc.
  • Serve as Adult Choir director and accompanist at all Adult Choir functions and rehearsals, supporting choir members so that their ministry is joyful and fulfilling.
  • Choose hymns and music for anthems, preludes and postludes in cooperation with the Priest in Charge.
  • Engage other musicians to provide special music on occasion, when budget permits.
  • Have the first option to play for all weddings and funerals held at the church, for additional compensation.
  • Oversee maintenance of the organ and piano.
  • Support the mission of the church through words and actions.
  • Propose the music budget and ensure expenses stay within the approved budget.
Minimum Qualifications:
Proficiency and requisite training in organ and piano; experience in choir direction, and choir and solo accompaniment; familiarity with hymns and repertoire for the church year, weddings and funerals; experience as a church musician, preferably in a liturgical church. Have an encouraging personality, be able to work as part of a team, engage people positively; openly accept criticism as well as praise; and productively engage and resolve interpersonal conflict. They also should view their work and the work of the volunteer choir as a ministry.
Experience: Organ/keyboard playing: 4 years (Preferred)
Education: Bachelor’s (Preferred) 
Contact: The Rev. Randi Hicks Rowe, priest in charge, Christ Church Parish, Saluda, Va. rector@christchurchparish.com
Christ Church Parish is a vibrant, historical church in Middlesex County and located about 20 minutes from Gloucester Court House, 50 minutes from Williamsburg, and 60 minutes from Richmond.

Director of Music/Organist, Hungars Cure Parish

More information available here.

Organist/Choir Director, Williamsburg Baptist Church

More Information available here. 

 

Organist/Pianist, Tabernacle United Methodist Church

Full information available here.

 

 

Organist/Choirmaster Position, St. John’s Church Portsmouth

More information available here

 

Music Director, Kingston Episcopal Parish, Mathews, Virginia

Status: Part-time    Salary: minimum $22,000 and vacation

Job Summary: Provide organ and piano accompaniment and special music for all Sunday liturgical worship, Lenten and festival services. Select music and conduct weekly choir rehearsals.

Essential Functions:

  • Provide organ/piano music for Sunday liturgical services (8:00 AM at Christ Church and 10:30 AM at Kingston Chapel — weekly attendance averaged 30+ at each service), and for other non-Sunday festival services: Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, etc.
  • Serve as Adult Choir director and accompanist at all Adult Choir functions and rehearsals.
  • Choose appropriate organ/piano music for anthems, preludes and postludes in cooperation with the Rector.
  • Have first option to play for all weddings and funerals held at the church.
  • Maintain professional competency by lessons, practicing, performing, attending music conferences and reading professional journals.
  • Oversee maintenance of the organs.

Minimum Qualifications:

Proficiency and requisite training in organ and piano at an appropriate level for our music program; experience in leading congregational singing; experience in choir and solo accompaniment; familiarity with hymns and repertoire for the church year, weddings and funerals. Applicants should be able to engage people positively; openly accept criticism as well as praise; productively engage and resolve interpersonal conflict. Applicant should be a self-starter who wants to continue a good music program and explore all that is possible to grow the program.

Experience: Organ/keyboard playing: 4 years (Preferred)

Education: Bachelor’s (Preferred) 

Kingston Parish (Episcopal) was founded ca. 1652. Mathews is 14 miles from Gloucester Court House and a good hour from Richmond, Williamsburg, or Newport News. At 8 AM, Rite 1 Eucharist at Christ Church (built 1700s, rebuilt 1902, has a two-manual  20-rank Zimmer Co. op. 495 hybrid organ with Walker Technical Company digital voices) and at 10:30 AM, Rite II Eucharist at the Kingston Chapel (Rodgers 805 two-manual 36-rank digital organ with an antiphonal gallery with two ranks of pipes and digital voices and Steinway baby grand piano.  The choir practices have been Wednesdays from 3 PM to 5 PM at Christ Church and the choir sang alternately at one service each week. 

Resumes and inquiries can be sent by email to the rector at barkergaryj@gmail.com or by snail mail to Musician Search, Kingston Parish, P.O. Box 471, Mathews, Virginia 23109