Temporary Organist/Pianist

Lutheran Church of the Reformation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Church of the Reformation (Lutheran) on Capitol Hill seeks a pianist/organist for Sunday services starting 9/2, until an official Music Director search is launched. Services are at 8:30 and 11:00; the 8:30 service features softer piano and a shorter format.

Responsibilities include preludes, accompanying cantors, and a brief warmup with the cantor. The honorarium is $400 per week for Sundays, with room to negotiate higher if you assist with choir rehearsals.

Qualifications

• Experience playing piano and organ for Sunday services.
• Ability to accompany Cantor and coordinate with choir rehearsals if needed.
• Familiarity with liturgical programming and church services.

Responsibilities

• Play Sunday service music including a prelude.
• Accompany a Cantor during musical offerings.
• Assist with a short warmup with the Cantor before services.

Skills

Piano

Organ

Music accompaniment

Church music

Job description

Church of the Reformation (Lutheran) on Capitol Hill is Looking for a pianist/organist to help us with Sunday services beginning on 9/2 until we launch an official call/search process for a Music Director.

If you are interested, here are the details:

Services are at 8:30 and 11a. The 8:30 is a different flavor, but if you're not interested in that one, we can find someone else for that service (it has soft piano music playing throughout, and is shorter and more introspective than a typical service)

Responsibilities would be Sunday service music, which includes a prelude from the organist and accompanying a musical offering from a Cantor. Usually there is a short warmup with the cantor downstairs beforehand.

Honorarium is $400/wk for Sunday only; we can negotiate higher if you are interested in helping to rehearse a choir.

We will need someone for the foreseeable future, the work is steady and consistent, and there is not much deviation from standard liturgical programming.

We will be launching an official search for a more substantial and permanent position FT in the near future.

Street Address: 212 E Capitol ST NE

Zip Code/Postal Code: 20003