Director of Music

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Director of Music

St. Brendan the Navigator Catholic Parish | Cumming (Forsyth County), Georgia

Archdiocese of Atlanta | Pastored by the Legionaries of Christ | Mission:
Go, Baptize, Teach!

St. Brendan the Navigator is a close-knit and rapidly growing Catholic parish community serving nearly 5,000 families. We are seeking a musician-leader capable of cultivating a parish culture of beauty, reverence, and excellence in sacred music. This role is ideal for someone who understands that sacred music is sung prayer – integral to the Church’s worship and the spiritual vitality of our parish.

• Mission-driven parish life rooted in Catholic formation, committed to witnessing Christ’s love and bringing souls to Christ.
• Located minutes from two outstanding private Catholic schools and home to one of the largest parish preschools in the Archdiocese.
• Investing in long-term musical excellence, including the acquisition of a new organ.

• A true priority:
  The Pastor is committed to investing in sacred music and supporting the right leader.
• Meaningful scale:
  Lead music across six weekend Masses, major feasts, and key parish celebrations.
• Room to build:
  Develop choirs, form cantors, and grow a sustainable program supported by assistants over time.
• Reverence across styles:
  Principal liturgies feature traditional choirs and instruments; designated Masses offer contemporary music that remains authentically sacred.

• Plan repertoire faithful to the Church’s liturgical norms and seasons; prepare music for major feasts and parish liturgies.
• Provide accompaniment and musical leadership for Masses, weddings and funerals.
• Direct and develop choirs and ensembles; recruit, audition, train, and schedule cantors and musicians.
• Collaborate with the Pastor and parish staff to ensure dignified, prayerful, and consistent liturgical leadership.
• Foster congregational participation and musical formation with charity and professional excellence.

• Six weekend Masses:
  Saturday Vigil;
  Sunday 7:00am, 9:00am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, and 5:00pm.
• 9:00am & 11:00am:
  Traditional choir and instrumentation;
  Vigil & 5:00pm are contemporary yet reverent.
• 7:00am & 12:30pm:
  Simpler, with assistants as the program grows.

• Practicing Catholic with love for the sacred liturgy and understanding of Catholic history, principles and music theory.
• Proficient in voice, organ, piano, with demonstrated choral directing experience. A recording (on a flash drive or other storage medium) demonstrating these skills is strongly recommended.
• Strong communication, organization, and leadership skills; degree in Music or equivalent professional experience preferred.

Competitive compensation and benefits commensurate with experience. Please submit a cover letter, resume and recordings to Dennis Mallon at  or call .