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St. Philip's In The Hills Episcopal Church, a large, highly diverse parish in Tucson Arizona, seeks a Director of Music to lead an exceptional program. This is a full-time position with competitive salary and benefits. The Director of Music provides the primary leadership for both the current musical mission of St Philip's In The Hills, and the creative vision for evolving new forms of musical expression in traditional and modern settings.

The music program at St. Philip's In The Hills is valued for its excellence, for the way liturgical music is understood to be integral to worship, and for its key role in attracting and retaining new members of all ages to the parish. The broader musical community of Tucson identifies St. Philip's In The Hills as a major cultural asset. Applicants are invited to view all parts of http://www.stphilipstucson.org for more information regarding the breadth of ministries that our music program supports.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF MUSIC:

• Prepare the choirs in weekly rehearsals and work as an integral member of the parish staff to plan and organize musical performance of liturgies including:
  • Sunday 7:45 AM Holy Eucharist Rite I - Instrumental music for the service provided by volunteers
  • Sunday 9:00 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II - St. Philip's Singers and organ
  • Sunday 11:15 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II - Canterbury Choir and organ
  • Sunday 4:00 PM Come and See Liturgy of Invitation - No regular music
  • Sunday 5:30 PM Holy Eucharist Rite II - Sung Evensong once a month
  • Tuesday and Thursday Holy Eucharist - No regular music
  • Special Music:
    • First Sundays of each month, plus Festival and Feast Days - These occasions are celebrated at the 9:00 AM and 11:15 AM services with a significant musical offering such as a classical style mass or other major work for choir(s) and music accompaniment beyond piano and organ. Music group sizes range in scale from a few instrumentalists to small orchestra comprised of paid professional musicians from the larger Tucson music community.
    • Comfy Space - Once a month St. Philip's offers a service specifically for those that wiggle and those that worship with them. - Music for these services is collaborated among the Director of Music, an Affiliated Priest and the Director of Children & Family Ministries.

• Encourage and promote diverse forms of musical expression.
• Recruit and empower those engaged in the music program. This includes the audition process for the choirs, and oversight of the selection of musicians who play during liturgies and concerts
• Assist in the use of the many assets of the music program as a parish outreach ministry. For example, the Director of Music is responsible for choral training with children in the After School Music and Homework Program (ASMP), coordinating the music teacher selection process and serving on the ASMP Board.
• Advise and oversee the activities of the Friends of Music, whose mission is "to enrich the musical experience" of the parish and community through events such as concerts, outreach, education, scholarships, commission, and support of special musical events at the church, ultimately enhancing both parish growth and the worship experience. This all-volunteer arm of the music program helps support other activities of the music program, including ASMP and students chosen to attend RSCM summer workshops.
• As opportunities and resources emerge, expand the breadth of musical programming offered at St. Philip's in the Hills.
• Administer the music budget and budget items related to the music program.
• Delegate responsibilities to the Associate Director and be responsible for supervising that position.
• Support weekly scheduling sessions and focus planning meetings with the Rector and other church clergy and staff, providing overviews of planned music, and rationales within the church calendar and wider community issues; support quarterly reviews by the church Treasurer and Vestry (governance board), presenting prior actual and planned future expenses; receive guidance from the Rector regarding policy and planning topics.
• Embrace the opportunity for pastoral ministry in relationship to members of the choirs and ensembles of the music program.

TO APPLY :

The fact of your application as well as all submitted material will be considered strictly confidential. We prefer to receive your application package electronically, if possible. Application packages should consist of:

• A cover letter;
• A completed Application Form (download it here);
• A current resumé;
• Internet links to relevant musical presentations you have led and/or performed within the last 5 years (or submit a CD/DVD to the Music Director Search Committee);
• Contact information for three references.

PLEASE NOTE (Especially Mac users): The Application Form must be completed using Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8 or newer, rather than any other brand of application software. Mac software frequently defaults to its own pdf reader, which will not work properly on this form, even though it will appear to be fine on your computer. Acrobat® Reader 11 is available for download free at http://www.adobe.com.

The application package (PDF files preferred, or Word®) should be sent to:

search.committee@stphilipstucson.org

OR

Music Director Search Committee
St. Philip's In The Hills Episcopal Church
PO Box 65840
Tucson, Arizona 85728-5840

Review of applications will begin November 1, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled.

Candidates should be available to assume the Director of Music position by early to mid-summer, 2012.

For More Information About How We View an Ideal Candidate, click here.

For More Information About Our Music Programs, click here.

For More Information About the Resources Available to the Director of Music, click here.

For More Information About How We View the Role of Music in our Other Programs, click here.