Pianist/Organist

Location: Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, Hawaii.

Position: Part-time

Duties:

• Select appropriate music for each weekly service in consultation with the Catholic priest.
• Submit a proposed plan for the music to be performed each week.
• Conduct one-hour rehearsal sessions weekly.
• Prepare and present slides with lyrics for each service if requested.
• Recruit and train vocalists and instrumentalists from the congregation.
• Direct the choir and manage musical aspects during the service, ensuring a blend of traditional, contemporary, and new age music styles as appropriate.
• Coordinate the setup and proper placement of microphones and other audio equipment.
• Ensure all equipment is properly stored after each service.

Requirements:

• Experience leading a worship service preferred.
• Ability to read and play traditional, contemporary, and new age music.
• Familiarity with current liturgical traditions of the Catholic Church.
• Ability to play piano and/or organ, direct a choir, and sing.
• Capability to recruit and train vocalists and instrumentalists from the congregation.
• Competence in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding English.