Choir Director - Unitarian Fellowship of West Chester, PA
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JOB DESCRIPTION
CHOIR DIRECTOR
UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP OF WEST CHESTER
501 High Street
West Chester, PA 19380
http://www.ufwc.org/
Interested Candidates please contact Marie Steel 484-888-1390 for audition
                             
(Approximately 3 hours per week for approximately
 10 months of the year(August  through mid-June)
                         
Qualifications
* Degree in Choral Conducting or comparable training and/or experience sufficient to carry out the duties listed below

* Proficient in piano accompaniment to assist choir in learning music during choir rehearsals.

* Fluent in a broad range of music, including knowledge and interest in music from various genre of music

* Experience with teaching vocal technique consistent with the needs of a diverse choir

* Familiar and congenial with the principles of Unitarian Universalism

                  
Duties

1. Rehearse, schedule and direct the choir, beginning in September, for all practices at least three evenings per month for at least two hours per evening before performances and as needed for other special choral events specifically Christmas Eve service.  Help prepare and have choir perform on Christmas Eve.  Direct the choir one Sunday per month during the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services (typically the 3rd Sunday of each month).   Have choir prepared for performance of at least three musical pieces for performance at least one Sunday a month for both services.

2. Maintain this schedule from September until the end of June.

3. Keep Communication to choir ongoing and timely.
                       
4. Choose choral music in consultation with the minister and appropriate to worship service and choir expertise.

5. Attend periodic staff meetings with minister at a time to be determined.

6.  Notify office with names of songs and composers for the order of service before each monthly Sunday performance no later than the preceding Wednesday of that performance.

7. Recommend and schedule guest musicians for Sunday services

8. Communicate and coordinate with the accompanist/pianist and the minister about choir music. Make sure accompanist has music for practice in advance.

9. Arrange for replacement conductor in the event of absence.

10. Encourage singers to join the choir.

11. Support musical outreach to the community.

12. Maintain contact with music colleagues in other churches and with the wider denomination through involvement in the Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network, or other professional and denominational organizations.

13. Maintain choir music in filing cabinet.  Purchase new music to expand repitoire.

14. Report to the Minister and Music Committee.  Attend Music Committee Meeting at least twice a year.

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Revised: 4/7/08