Tenor Section Leader-Church, singer

Tenor Section Leader-Church, singer at Holy Cross Catholic Church

Holy Cross Church in Garrett Park MD, seeks a TENOR SECTION LEADER starting in September.

The TENOR Section Leader is a paid choral position alongside a volunteer choir. Our volunteer choir is made up of dedicated parishioners- some professionals, semi-professional singers.

The position reports to the Director of Music.

• Sunday Masses: 9:30 a.m. with an 8:45 a.m. call for warm-up and run- through.
• Thursday rehearsals: 7:00–8:45 p.m. These typically run September through the beginning of June.
• Additional Masses: as scheduled and mutually agreed, including Christmas, Holy Week, Easter, and occasional feast days. Additional payment. Section Leaders are notified of these dates well in advance.

• $100 per rehearsal

• Demonstrable vocal training in voice (collegiate study, conservatory training, or equivalent professional experience).
• Strong sight-reading skills and fluency with standard choral notation.
• Reliability, professionalism, and a collaborative posture toward volunteer choristers.

Singers of all faith backgrounds are welcome.

We seek committed singers that love to sing, with an interest in sacred music who will be a good fit for the Catholic and communal culture of our choir.

• Typically, 4-5 congregation hymns per Mass, regular mass parts, and one traditional anthem with choir- sometimes solos, and trios with the other professional section leaders etc.
• Masses usually last 50-60 minutes.
• The employment usually runs September to June (with cantor opportunities as needed during summer). The position will be extended from year to year.

Auditions will be scheduled on a rolling basis and will include a prepared selection of the singer’s choice, brief sight-reading, and a short interview.