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Starr King Unitarian Universalist Church, in Hayward http://starrking.org/ needs a church pianist/accompanist.

Under the direct supervision of the minister, the Church Pianist serves as soloist and accompanist for Sunday morning services, choir rehearsals, and some special services (Christmas Eve). The beginning salary is $500 per month.

Each year, the pianist plays at 40 services, accompanies the choir, including 20 one-hour rehearsals that precede the service, and attends monthly staff meetings. For each service, the pianist provides suitable pre-service music, a prelude, an offertory, and a postlude, and leads/accompanies the congregation in hymns or other music chosen collaboratively.

Required Skills and Qualifications:
1. Experience as an accompanist, preferably in a church setting.
2. Good sight-reading skills.
3. Ability to read and play from open choral scores.
4. Broad knowledge of standard piano repertoire.
5. Ability to select music suitable to the theme of the service.
6. Ability to work collaboratively and supportively with amateurs.

Desirable Skills and Qualifications:
1. Ability to play multiple genres.
2. Ability and willingness to direct the choir at rehearsals and during performances.

If you’re interested in this position, please reply, or call 510-786-7784.

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Piano Accompanist Position at the JCC Thurnauer School of Music

The JCC Thurnauer School of Music is one of New Jersey’s leading community music school and has been named a Major Arts Institution by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

We invite applications for an experienced piano accompanists for chorus and private instrument lessons.

We are looking for a piano accompanist on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons between 3:30-7:00pm.

The successful candidate should have the following qualifications:

• A music degree
• Good sight-reading skills
• Ability to improvise and play choral arrangements.
• Patience and enthusiasm for playing for beginner Suzuki students.

Candidates must have access to a car or reliable transportation.

Pay is consistent and competitive.

All candidates must complete an interview and audition. At the audition, candidates are asked to play a prepared piece and to sight-read a choral song and Suzuki accompaniment.

This position is part-time and is being offered for a qualified candidate interested in being involved with a dynamic and growing music school. Interested candidates should submit a résumé to Emma Brondolo, Director of Early Childhood Music at ebrondolo@jccotp.org. Candidates are also welcome to call if they have questions at 201-569-7900 ext. 230.

For more information about the JCC Thurnauer School of Music, please visit www.jccotp.org/thurnauer.

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Our current Accompanist/Repetiteur is sadly leaving to take up an exciting post in his native Switzerland.
We are now seeking an experienced Accompanist/Repetiteur, from the second week of May to provide an accompaniment service at:
1. weekly rehearsals - Mondays, 7.30pm-9.30pm over 3 terms(and up to 10pm immediately prior to a concert.
2. 3 pre-concert rehearsals.
3. Other accompaniment service requirements and fees arising would be separately agreed.

In order to provide the high standard of service we are seeking, you will need a combination of advanced piano playing skills; excellent sight /score reading ability and musicianship; experience and competence in accompanying our particular range of choral music; strong interpersonal skills and a good sense of humour. You may be asked occasionally to stand in for the MD and a willingness to help with sectional rehearsals would be an advantage. Please ignore Job Type reference as you will be self-employed and responsible for your own Tax/NI and any VAT liabilities.

Bristol Cabot Choir is a well-established mixed auditioned choir (40 years old this Year!). We perform rewardingly challenging major classical and modern choral works (sacred, liturgical and secular) and an expanding repertoire of other music from renaissance to contemporary. We present three concerts a year often with professional singers and orchestras, and take part in various other musical events from time to time. Contact Maggie Lowe on mlowe71997@aol.com for more information. Closing date for receipt of cvs by email: 24 February 2017.

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