Organist needed, Grace United Church, Peterborough, ON

Grace United Church in Peterborough, Ontario is seeking a permanent, part-time Organist to offer, collaboratively with our Choir Director, the joy and familiarity of traditional and contemporary musical selections including hymns, anthems, preludes and postludes for our weekly services and occasional special events.  This position is for 10 hours per week, with compensation commensurate with experience and guidelines of the RCCO and includes 4 weeks paid vacation usually taken in the summer months.  The start date is September 1, 2022.

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Music Matters 2022 workshop videos now online

Such a great time we had again at Music Matters, held virtually on Zoom April 21-23, 2022! Videos for our four workshops are now up on our YouTube channel – please share and enjoy. Thanks to all who volunteered to make the event so successful, and thanks to all who joined us. Can’t wait for next year’s event, a hybrid conference, in person and online, at Islington United Church, Etobicoke, ON, April 21-23, 2023!

Workshop #1: Music Enlivening
Workshop #2: Bringing Our Voices Back
Workshop #3: Live Streaming
Workshop #4: Copyright
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Organist/Choir Director wanted, Knox United Church, Sutton, ON

Knox United Church Mission Statement

We are called to be Christ’s witnesses by being a church that is welcoming, inclusive of everyone, and spiritually nurturing, reaching out in support and service to all people in our local and worldwide communities.

ABOUT US

Knox United Church is located in the Town of Georgina (Sutton) on the beautiful south shore of Lake Simcoe.

Founded in 1863, and approaching our 160th anniversary, we are a mature and family-oriented faith community with a well-established tradition of music as an integral and valued part of our worship experience. Several accomplished musicians are members of the congregation and would lend enthusiastic support to new music leadership. We have a small, but dedicated volunteer adult choir which is eager to begin singing together again during in-person worship services. We are seeking to become an affirming church and are growing an online presence.

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Rosedale United Church, Toronto, ON, seeks Director of Music

Rosedale United Church in Toronto seeks a Director of Music as of September 2022 for 25 hours/week, paid at the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO) scale. If you are an experienced choral conductor and organist wishing to partner with our ministry team to create an exciting new music program with diverse offerings, then Rosedale may be the place for you.

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Minister of Music – Full Time Position at First-St. Andrew’s United Church, London, ON

First St. Andrew’s United Church (FSA) in London, Ontario is seeking a full time Minister of Music/Organist/Choral Director for our congregation in the downtown core. Responsibilities include playing the Casavant tracker 3-manual organ for Sunday worship, directing the Senior Choir, and Children’s Choirs. There is also a long-running concert series which is curated by the Minister of Music.

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Music Matters 2022! Our annual educational event is online, April 21-23

We at Music United are excited to invite everyone to our annual educational event and AGM, online again this year using the Zoom platform. Music Matters and our AGM are open to everyone who is interested in music in The United Church of Canada — music leaders, singers, instrumentalists, lay volunteers, clergy — all are welcome!

Registration is online, with a variety of payment options to suit your needs (our suggested fee is $50 or pay as you can – pay less if you need, or more if you can afford it). Registrants will be sent an email before the event including Zoom links and other information as required.

Our annual hymn festival, Friday April 22 at 7pm EDT, is a public event, no registration required. Click on the Zoom link to join the event, and invite your friends!

Our AGM for Music United is Saturday, April 23, at 3:30pm EDT. All interested people are welcome to attend and participate by clicking on the Zoom link.

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Royalties for Spirituals: A webinar on our use of spirituals in worship and how to pay for their use

African-American Spirituals are iconic in the classic American songbook and have been widely used in performances, concerts and worship services for more than 150 years. The words and melodies have been woven into countless compositions for all of us to enjoy. But at what cost? These songs born out of the pathos of slavery have provided little if any monetary compensation to those who created them or their descendants. Is it appropriate for us to use this music today? What is our moral responsibility? In this webinar, we will explore what two congregations have done to address this issue and what you and your congregation can do. Join a panel discussion with these guests:

  • Susan DeSelms — Minister of Music at United Parish at Brookline, MA
  • Adam Waite — Minister of Music at Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado
  • Dr. Emmett G. Price III — Dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston and Visiting Associate Professor of Music at Harvard University

This is a timely topic that received national media attention, including a story by National Public Radio featuring our three guests and a report on MSNBC. The webinar is co-sponsored by the United Church of Christ Musicians Association (UCCMA) and the John P. Webster Library of the First Church of Christ, West Hartford, CT. James Boratko, Director of Worship Arts at First Church West Hartford and a board member of UCCMA, will serve as moderator.

The webinar will take place via Zoom on Saturday, February 26 at 2:00 pm ET and is offered for free. For registration and information, go to www.uccma.org. A link to a recording of the webinar will be sent to all registrants in a follow-up email.

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Director of Music wanted, Port Nelson United Church, Burlington, ON

Port Nelson United Church in Burlington, Ontario seeks a Director of Music due to the
upcoming retirement of the incumbent. This position is 25 hours/week, paid at RCCO scale and including full benefits and continuing education allowance, and is open September 1, 2022.

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Director of Music and Organist wanted, Metropolitan United Church, Toronto, ON

Posted: December 22, 2021
Apply by: January 20, 2022

Are you a seasoned church musician, leader and collaborator with a passion for nurturing
the role of music in the spiritual life of congregations and communities? Are you seeking a
dynamic position in a very active organization working in a large urban centre?
If so, consider our full-time permanent opportunity to join the Ministry Team guiding
Metropolitan United Church (MET), Toronto.

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Sign up for our Music United email list!

We’ve had increasing requests to start up an email list again, so members can receive information regarding Music United news and events, etc. in their inbox rather than having to keep checking our Facebook group. The sign up form is now live at http://eepurl.com/hNz2kP

Blessings as always for your music ministry, and for getting involved in Music United!

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