Director of Music/Organist (Winston-Salem, NC)

Date Posted: 
July 3, 2018
Job Description: 

Job Title: Director of Music / Organist
Organization Name: Highland Presbyterian Church
Organization Website: highlandpres.org
Salary Range (optional): $60,000 - $80,000
Job Description:
Effective June 29, 2018, Highland Presbyterian Church PC(USA), Winston-Salem,
NC seeks candidates for the permanent full-time position of Director of
Music/Organist. The successful candidate will be a person of faith, eager to
teach and nurture a growing congregation that loves music. He/She will
succeed our outgoing DoM of 6 years, assuming the role of choir director,
organist, and creative leader of our music ministry. He/She will join an
energetic and collegial staff of three ordained ministers. At Highland, the
Director of Music/Organist plans programming for, conducts, and accompanies
our adult, youth, and children’s choirs, and facilitates additional musical
offerings including handbells, chimes, soloists, instrumentalists, and
chamber groups. We celebrate a classically-styled Presbyterian worship
service steeped in the Protestant Reformed tradition. Our music reflects the
rich heritage of sacred choral and pipe organ music that has evolved in the
church across the ages. The position requires (i) a minimum of a Bachelor’s
Degree in Music with a concentration in Organ or Conducting and (ii) a
clearly demonstrated proficiency in choral conducting, organ and piano
accompaniment.

The successful candidate will:

* Lead our active and talented congregation to continue the innovative
creation of music that is integral to our communal faith journey.

* Have a minimum of five years of experience in a traditional Protestant
worship environment similar to our own.

* Be comfortable utilizing the broad choral and instrumental repertoire of
the Church from across the ages and around the world.

* Have a strong affinity for classical instrumental music.

Salary and benefits (including health, retirement, and continuing education)
are competitive and commensurate with experience. We will pay for relocation.

We will accept resumes via e-mail (.PDF) until August 15, 2018, at
HighlandPresDoM2018Search@gmail.com. All candidates should be prepared to
submit, upon request, a CD, DVD, or a link to audio or video of an organ
performance and a choral group direction performance (Church website, YouTube
or Vimeo). We hope to fill the position before Advent 2018. For more detailed
information, contact Mr. Roberts Bass at (336) 624-9637 or
HighlandPresDoM2018Search@gmail.com

Details about Highland’s MP Möller pipe organ may be found at:
highlandpres.org/index.php/worship001/music. Details about the sanctuary and
rehearsal grand pianos will be provided upon request.
Contact Email: HighlandPresDoM2018Search@gmail.com