Music Director

Diocal; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Prorated medical and dental

Four weeks paid vacation

Continuing education funds

Pension contribution

Job summary

Diocal in Santa Rosa, California, seeks a Director of Music to lead the adult Parish Choir and play organ and piano for Sunday worship. The ideal candidate should possess a deep love of music and aptitude in choral direction, organ playing, and liturgical planning.

This half-time position requires approximately 20 hours per week and offers a salary range of $42,000-$48,000 alongside benefits including medical, dental, paid vacation, education funds, and pension contributions.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading adult choirs and playing for worship services.
• Skill in organ and piano for diverse musical traditions.
• Ability to engage and nurture volunteer musicians.

Responsibilities

• Lead the adult Parish Choir during Sunday worship.
• Coordinate liturgical and service planning with the rector.
• Oversee musical activities and enhance the parish's musical life.

Skills

Organ and piano playing

Choral direction

Liturgical planning

Musical excellence

Warmth and pastoral instincts

Job description

Are you called to serve God with us here in the heart of Sonoma County?

The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation in Santa Rosa, California, seeks a Director of Music to lead our adult Parish Choir, play organ and piano for Sunday worship, and partner with the rector in liturgical and service planning. We envision this as a single Director of Music responsible for both organ and choir direction, though we are open to a conversation about separating these roles for the right candidates. We are a healthy, multigenerational parish (average Sunday attendance 157) with a strong love of music, a Casavant pipe organ, and a Parish Choir of about 15 volunteer singers who vest and sing from the chancel September through May.

Our musical life is grounded in the Anglican tradition — hymnody from The Hymnal 1982 and its supplements, choral repertoire from the Renaissance through the present — and we are also drawn to broadening our range with paperless music, gospel and spiritual traditions, Latin American music, and music from other cultures. We love to sing the liturgy. We value musical excellence, yet we prioritize the participation of all. We seek a musician who combines skill at the keyboard, in choral direction, and in liturgical planning with the warmth, patience, and pastoral instincts that ministry with volunteer musicians asks for.

Position Details

• Half-time (0.5 FTE), approximately 20 hours per week averaged across the year
• Salary range: $42,000–$48,000, commensurate with experience
• Salaried, non-exempt; benefits include prorated medical and dental, four weeks paid vacation, continuing education funds, and pension contribution
• Reports to the rector
• Target start date: Fall 2026