St. Clement's Church - Chicago, IL - Director of Music
  • Has anyone seen this?

    Saint Clement Roman Catholic Parish is a vibrant, engaged and inclusive parish in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, which is recognized for a high level of community involvement, dynamic ministries, and remarkable music and liturgy. Saint Clement seeks a Director of Music Ministry who will serve as a member of our collaborative pastoral team and promote an inspiring music ministry consisting of robust and participatory music within the spirit of the Second Vatican Council. We seek a person of broad musical vision who has demonstrated success, experience and training in liturgical and sacred music as well as strong interpersonal and pastoral skills. We seek a director who will lead a unified music program that will respond to the various age groups and pastoral needs of our parishioners. The Director of Music Ministry will possess superb choral skills and will continue the long-standing and renowned excellence of our choirs while developing current and future ensembles into spirited groups who serve the entire parish community. The director will be well-versed in numerous styles of music, from chant and renaissance polyphony through the finest contemporary repertoire. The Director of Music Ministry will be an excellent organist who is capable of inspiring the parish community through service playing, repertoire and improvisation. The Director of Music Ministry is ultimately responsible for the development, expansion and integration of all music at Saint Clement Church as well as the pastoral and administrative oversight of assisting staff musicians. The church building was built in 1917 and is constructed in Byzantine-Romanesque architecture. The sacred space has excellent acoustics and houses two fine mechanical action pipe organs and several pianos. Minimum requirements: Master’s degree in music and proven experience and success in leading a music program comparable to Saint Clement.

    All materials must be submitted electronically via the website: www.stclementchurch.org/musicsearch

    Mechanical Cassavant 1983, II Manuals, 27 ranks. Mechanical Taylor and Boody 2005, 5 stops.

    http://www.stclementchurch.org/musicsearch
  • The Casavant organ is heard on several of Richard Proulx's recordings with his professional choir.
  • Great church with wonderful acoustics. I'd be applying myself but sadly I'm not an organist.