Protestant Musician / Organist
Ladgov Corporation · Quantico, VA · 3 wk ago
On-siteArt & CreativePart-time
Key Responsibilities
- Provide instrumental music for Sunday 1030 worship services, including: - Preludes and postludes
- Congregational hymns
- Offertories and anthems
- Choral and service music
- Cook up weekly music selections with the Pastor.
- Develop, promote, and grow the chapel choral ministry.
- Rehearse with choir members and additional musicians.
- Integrate and support volunteer instrumentalists and vocalists.
- Plan music for special/seasonal services, including: - Ash Wednesday
- Good Friday
- Provide music and a 15-minute prelude for funerals and memorial services as required.
- Recommend maintenance needs for chapel organ and piano.
- Provide substitutes when unable to perform.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of current experience as an organist in a military chapel or civilian church.
- Basic-level certification from the American Guild of Organists (AGO).
- Formal organ training (college-level acceptable).
- Demonstrated keyboard proficiency and sight-reading ability.
- Ability to harmonize music and accompany choirs and soloists.
- Comfortable singing publicly while playing piano/organ.
- Familiarity with at least two church music publishing resources.
- Appreciation for both traditional and contemporary Protestant worship music.