Music Director Organist

St. Mary's Parish has a well-established music program that approaches cathedral level. We have a tradition of very skilled organists as our Music Directors, able to employ our magnificent Hutchings-Votey Pipe Organ to full advantage: http://stmarysholliston.com/music-ministry/st-marys-pipe-organ/.

The St. Mary's Position involves one Saturday Mass a week with Cantor (5:00 PM), and two Sunday Masses a week (9:30 AM & 11:30 AM), plus time rehearsing the Adult, Youth, and Children's choirs. The latter incorporate the Royal School of Church Music Program in the Spring semester and rehearse on several weekday afternoons. The Adult Choir rehearses Thursday evenings.

Additional liturgies to be covered include (but are not limited to), Weddings, Funerals, Christmas, Holy Week, Easter, Holy Days and Masses for Sacraments of Initiation. Some of these liturgies involve collaboration with instrumentalists. An orchestral Spring choral concert is also part of our tradition most years.

The 5:00 PM Saturday Mass combines the best of traditional and contemporary music, led by a cantor. Integrating quality contemporary music into this Mass is a priority.
The 9:30 AM Mass is a Family Mass combining the best of traditional and contemporary music, sung by the Children's / Youth Choir twice a month, led by a cantor on the choir-off Sundays.

The 11:30 AM Mass is a Sung Mass, with primarily traditional music sung by the Adult Choir, which has paid / professional section leaders. The Music Director submits payroll hours for all singers and instrumentalists.

The Music Director must also be available for a monthly Staff Meeting and a weekly planning meeting with the pastor. They must also be available for collaboration with the Religious Education Program.

A Masters in Music or equivalent is desired, along with Catholic liturgical and strong choral conducting experience. Along with excellent musical skills, this position requires a person of lively faith with a pastoral and collaborative spirit. Excellent communication skills are a necessity. We are seeking someone who is honest, faithful, kind and joyful in their ministry.

As this is a ministry leadership position, the acceptable candidate will be a practicing Roman Catholic living a life in harmony with the moral teachings of the Catholic Faith. They will be a role model for the adults and children entrusted to their musical and spiritual care.

To Apply: Please email a resume with at least two references (one must be clergy), to Fr. Mark J. Coiro at [email protected]. For more information on the position feel free to contact our wonderful last Music Director, Mr. Christopher Pelonzi, at [email protected]. God bless you.