Bethlehem Covenant: open positions

Bethlehem Covenant Church in South Minneapolis is hiring for several music positions:

• Choir Director (part-time)
• Choir Accompanist (part-time)
• Worship Ministry (contemporary worship)

We are open to consolidating position based on the needs and gifting of individuals.  If  interested in this opportunity, please see the website with more details: 

• https://bethlehemcov.org/getting-connected/employment/

Seeking Bass or Baritone Section Leader for Minnesänger

The Minnesänger choir is seeking a bass or baritone section leader in rehearsals and performances. We pay $50 per call. Rehearsals are Thursday evenings from 7 to 9pm at the Germanic-American Institute, 301 Summit Ave, Saint Paul. The Minnesänger perform almost entirely in German, mainly folk songs and a good deal of classical literature. 

If interested, please contact John Hoffacker:

JohnHoffacker@gmail.com 

612 850-9208.

Choral Scholar Positions (3 available) – Saint Joseph Catholic Church

Position Summary

Saint Joseph Catholic Church is seeking three Choral Scholars for the 2025–2026 academic year. Choral Scholars provide musical leadership within the Parish Adult Choir, serving as strong singers and role models of professionalism. This position offers valuable ensemble experience in a vibrant parish setting, exposure to a wide range of sacred repertoire, and the opportunity to develop professional experience in sacred music leadership.

Compensation

$2,500 stipend per scholar (per academic year), paid in two lump installments (December 2025 and May 2026). Scholars are expected to commit to the choir’s regular schedule, with reasonable flexibility around academic breaks and exam periods. 

Responsibilities

• Sing weekly with the Parish Adult Choir at the 9:00 am Sunday Mass (except when otherwise noted by the Director of Music).
• Attend Tuesday evening rehearsals (7:00–8:30 pm).
• Participate in special parish liturgies and events (Christmas, Holy Week, Lessons & Carols, Vespers, etc.).
• Additional rehearsals for liturgies and events may be scheduled as needed.
• Offer confident singing and support for volunteer singers in your section.
• Model professionalism, preparation, and excellent ensemble skills.

Qualifications

• College or graduate student in vocal performance, music education, or a related field preferred; other strong singers (including recent graduates) will also be considered.
• Prior choral experience required; ability to sightread music and learn repertoire quickly.
• Familiarity with a range of sacred music styles, including chant, hymnody, polyphony, and contemporary sacred music, is helpful.
• Reliable, punctual, and able to commit fully to the choir’s schedule from September through May.
• Applicants must provide a résumé and one letter of recommendation that addresses professionalism, musical ability, and reliability.

Term of Service

Mid-September 2025 (or upon start date) through Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2026.

Application & Audition

• Interested applicants should contact Peter Brown, Director of Music (peter.brown@churchofstjoseph.org | 651-263-8433).
• Optional: A résumé and one letter of recommendation may be submitted to strengthen your application.
• Audition Components:
• 1. Prepared Solo Piece – Classical, sacred, or art song of your choice, sung a cappella (unaccompanied).
• 2. Sight-Reading – Short excerpt provided at the audition.
• 3. Vocal Exercises – Range check, tonal memory, and scales.
• 4. Blend Test – Singing with the Director of Music to assess blend, intonation, and adaptability.
• 5. Brief Interview – Conversation with the Director of Music regarding professionalism, commitment, and fit for the parish choir.
• Auditions for qualified applicants will be ongoing until positions are filled.
  

Alto Staff Singer Opening in St. Paul - Sept 2025

ALTO I - STAFF SINGER OPENING

SEPTEMBER 2025

2025-26 SEASON

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

60 N. KENT ST., ST. PAUL, MN 55102

St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, St. Paul, MN is seeking an ALTO I Staff Singer to begin in the parish choir in September 2025.

Staff singers are paid $73 per call and can expect approximately 90-95 calls per season with additional compensation for concerts and offerings on the Winifred Bean Sacred Music Series. The season runs from September through end of May.

Rehearsals are held Wednesday evenings from 7:15 to 9:15pm and the choir is called at 9am on Sunday mornings in preparation for the 10am Rite II Holy Eucharist. Additional rehearsals and liturgies such as Choral Evensong, Choir Concerts, A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, the Annual Staff Singer Recital, and Ecumenical Choral Vespers are outlined in the choir calendar.

The choir is made up of roughly 30 singers with 8 staff singers and has recently led a Choral Evensong Residency at Canterbury and St. Albans Cathedrals in the UK and led a Eucharist for the 2024 National Conference of the Association of Anglican Musicians held in the Twin Cities.

2025-26 Season Highlights include performances of John Rutter's Requiem and Vivaldi's Gloria as well as a visiting choir offering of Choral Evensong at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Minneapolis. The choir retreat will be held in Duluth, MN early September.

Please email Richard Gray, Director of Music, at richard.gray@stjohnsstpaul.org for more information about the position, how to send in materials, and scheduling an audition. (Please note that Richard will be on sabbatical leave from June 1 through September 1 and auditions/interviews will be held outside of that time period.)

Accompanist position at Our Saviors Lutheran Church

Accompanist position at Our Saviors Lutheran Church.  Applications accepted at  office@oursaviorsonline.org 

JOB DESCRIPTION 

Position Title:  Accompanist 

Classification:  Nonexempt  

Reports to:  Lead Pastor 

Critical Relationships:  Director of Traditional Music 

Status:  Part-time (3-4 hours per week) 

Effective: February 2025 

Job Summary: To enhance the worship of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church with the playing of organ/piano music during worship services and rehearsals.  

Essential Functions: 

• Support Chancel Singers during weekly Wednesday night rehearsals.
• Accompany Chancel Singers during worship, both the traditional worship services and at special services (Christmas concert, Lenten services, Holy Week, etc.).
• Accompany congregation on piano and/or organ during hymns at the weekly traditional services and all summer services.
• Provide piano and/or organ music throughout the traditional worship services (prelude, offertory, prayers, communion, postlude, etc.).
• Accompany vocalists and ensembles that lead worship during traditional and special worship services.
• Arrive 20 minutes before each service to ensure prelude begins on time.
• Must be available Sunday mornings for worship, Wednesdays for Choir Accompaniment and Lent Services, and for special holiday services including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Easter, Good Friday, Maundy Thursday, and others as requested.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Excellent proficiency in organ and piano playing, reading music and performing.
• Must be acquainted with the Lutheran church liturgy, Evangelical Lutheran Worship, and contemporary hymns.
• Experience with accompanying choral and instrumentalist groups during rehearsal and worship services.
• Ability to lead congregational singing with playing skills.
• Sight-read music.
• Takes direction and provides feedback to choral conductor.

Physical Requirements: 

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position more than 50% of the time.
• Must be able to move about within the office and bend, crouch, or stoop as needed.
• Operate office equipment like a computer, telephone, printer.
• Be able to effectively communicate and receive information (verbally and in writing).
• Move boxes up to 20 pounds.

Call for Soprano and Alto staff singers

St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Wayzata, MN is currently seeking 1 alto and a 1 soprano staff singer.

These singers will serve to support our 25-30 voice parish choir at the 10:30 AM Mass. They will also join our bass and tenor singers to provide music as a vocal quartet for the 8:30 AM Mass. Rehearsals are held most Wednesdays throughout the pastoral year (Labor Day to Corpus Christi) from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM.

The fee would be $75 a call.

The start date would be Sunday, April 27th (2nd Sunday of Easter). There may be an opportunity for the soprano to join us for liturgies of the upcoming Triduum if they are available.

Scheduling is flexible to accommodate working musicians, but staff singers are asked to prioritize especially the liturgies during the Christmas Season and the Easter Triduum.

To apply, please email me at jfields@st-barts.org. A resume and a vocal recording, though not required, would be helpful in your initial message to me! Don’t hesitate to send any questions my way.

Thank you!

Justin Fields
Director of Liturgy and Music
St. Bartholomew Catholic Church
Wayzata, MN

Choral Section Leader - Bass

Transfiguration Catholic Church (Oakdale) seeks a bass to complete a roster of 8 professional section leaders to lead a Festival Choir for upcoming solemn liturgies. The choir is comprised of 10-15 volunteer parishioners and 8 professional section leaders. Occasionally section leaders will sing a piece as a schola. Repertoire is Gregorian chant (in English and Latin), traditional hymnody, and choral anthems/motets.

 

You do not need to commit to all three projects (although if the same person is available for everything, that would be great.) Fee is $75/call unless otherwise noted.

 

Ash Wednesday

Thursday, February 27, 7-9 pm – Rehearsal

Wednesday, March 5, 5 pm – Call for 6 pm Ash Wednesday Mass

Laetare Sunday (4th Sunday of Lent)

Thursday, March 27, 7-9 pm – Rehearsal

Sunday, March 30, 9:30 am – Call for 10:30 am Lent 4 Mass

 

Holy Week & Easter

Thursday, April 3, 7-9 pm – Rehearsal (optional)

Thursday, April 10, 7-9 pm – Rehearsal

Tuesday, April 15, 7-9 pm – Rehearsal

Thursday, April 17, 6 pm – Call for 7 pm Holy Thursday Mass

Saturday, April 19, 7:30 pm – Call for 8:30 pm Easter Vigil ($100)

Sunday, April 20, 10 am – Call for 10:30 am Easter Mass

               (breakfast at 9:30)

If interested, please contact Jenny Ubl at jubl@transfigurationmn.org.

Seeking after-school music teachers for St. Paul students

St. Paul Public Scools is looking for licensed music teachers and non-licensed music instructors for our EDL (Extended Day Learning) Music Program. SPPS offers instruction for instruments traditionally found in band and orchestra, as well as piano, guitar, ukulele, digital music and/or choir at select schools.

Music instruction is offered two days a week (either M/W or T/TH) at all elementary schools. Teachers could teach between 5-20 hours per week depending on availability and interest. Based on a school's start time, hours may be from 2:00-4:00 or 4:00-6:00. Teachers/instructors are paid for a total of 2.5 hours per school per day which includes a 30 minute prep.

EDL Music runs from October 21 through May 22 at most sites.  Licensed teachers are paid $30.00/hour, and non-licensed instructors are paid $25.00/hour.

If interested in teaching EDL Music, email your resume to gina.engelking@spps.org.

If possible, also complete this EDL Music Teacher Interest Survey. It requests your preferences for schedule and location, as well as some of your professional information.