Music folder pickup

There’s no rehearsal this week, but you can pick up your music folder at the Music Hall on Tuesday, September 8 between 7:30-8:00 pm. Many thanks to Nancy Mattson for preparing all the folders for the Fall season.

Jim Savage and I will greet you at the front of TMH and give you your Fall cycle folder if you stop by. We hope to see you! Some of the music is challenging, so you may want to review it before we read through the program at the first rehearsal on Tuesday, September 15.

Members’ news

Mislav asked me to share the job opening for music director/organist at St. John’s Episcopal Church in South Salem. Read the job description at the end of this post.

Do you have great news to share from your summer experiences? Buy a new instrument? Get a new job? Attend a great workshop? Play in a great performance? Ride a new roller coaster? If so, please email me, and I’ll include some time at the first rehearsal to allow some time for you to share your news.

Library move

Since 1988, our library holdings have been kept in a secret location (OK, it was Rachel’s office in Port Chester). Last month, at long last, we finalized arrangements to rent a storage space in White Plains. On August 25, with the help of Marge Hone, Mislav Forrester, Ullyses Torres, Rachel Eckhaus, Rachel’s sons (Benjamin & Daniel), and myself, and with a donation of 4 additional filing cabinets from the Mackie Family in Irvington, the entire library was moved to White Plains. The new location will allow for better access, and once completely catalogued, will provide efficient and safe storage of our growing library holdings. Many thanks to the Board for making this possible. We’re looking for the donation of a 6-foot folding table and two folding chairs to make the new library complete.

Job Description for Music Director/Organist – St. John’s Episcopal Church

St. John’s Episcopal Parish in South Salem, New York is seeking candidates to succeed our beloved Music Director/Organist who is retiring after 20 years.   Joy-filled liturgy and worship are important to us.

Our preference would be for a musician familiar with the Anglican liturgy, who can work with and grow our choir and coordinate the music program. The ideal candidate will be an energetic, creative individual who is willing to:

• Become familiar with Anglican worship if he or she is not already
• Work with our parish priest, taking the lead in planning Sunday and Holy Day Liturgies
• Plan rehearsal times with the choir
• Be open to coordinating music for our family and children’s services
• Enjoy playing our magnificent Peragallo & Sons two-manual pipe organ, Opus 645 at St. John’s Church on Sundays. This was dedicated in a joyful service in 2003 and has been well-maintained since.
• Encourage and support our thriving guitar-based music program at St. Paul’s Chapel services on Saturdays.
• Have the “right of first refusal” to play at all unscheduled services, such as weddings and funerals, with the terms of compensation to be determined by the organist.
• Have use of the church facilities, with the permission of the Vestry, for private lessons for students

Salary commensurate with experience for an average of 10-15 hours per week.

Responses should be sent to stjohnsch@cloud9.net attention Music Director Search Committee.