Vacancies for Organists

Organists are required by the following churches:

St. John the Baptist,Tisbury

(on railway 12 miles west of Salisbury)

Following the appointment of Ian Sutcliffe to King’s School Ely there is an immediate vacancy for an Organist and Choir Director. Experienced and enthusiastic robed adult SATB choir with a wide repertoire. RSCM affiliated.

There are opportunities to develop the small children’s choir so an interest in working with children would be an advantage.

Fine two manual Father Willis organ. Second four stop organ. Newly acquired Yamaha grand piano.

9.30 sung Eucharist (Family Communion 1st Sunday). Monthly choral evensong. Weekly practice (at present on Thursday evening). Deputies available from among the choir. Remuneration negotiable within RSCM guidelines.

For further information, please contact

Rev Andrew Staley, The Rectory, Park Road, Tisbury, SP3 6LF

Tel: 01747 870312 Email: rev.staley@googlemail.com

St. Andrew's Church,  Laverstock, Salisbury.

Sundays - 9.30am (10.00am first Sunday of the month). Contact 01722 503123. One-manual Walker organ.

All Saints Middle Woodford and Woodford Valley

Organist and choir master/mistress for the Woodford Valley. Lively friendly rural parish on the outskirts of Salisbury Robed choir- sung Eucharist- Some family centred worship Weekly choir practice. No more than two services a Sunday  (often one ) with other occasional weekday worship including weddings and funerals. Room to develop your own ideas and interests. (One-manual Walker organ). Main focus is All Saints Middle Woodford. Further details on request. Ring the vicar on 01722 782310

Upper Wylye Valley Team (near Warminster)

Organist and Choir Director is needed for this active Rural Team. Two quality 2-man organs. Large enthusiastic choir. New RSCM rates and fees. Enhanced CRB Disclosure required. 1867 Walker Organ at Heytesbury Church and Gray & Davison at Sutton Veny Church. Choir has 37 members which rehearses on Thursdays. For details ring Revd. John Tomlinson on 01985 840014 or Shirley Duff on 01985 850291.

St. Peter's Church, Over Wallop

St Peter’s Church in Over Wallop is part of the Diocese of Winchester. It is a mainly traditional village Church with a Choir of six to ten. The incumbent is absent due to illness and the Reader plans the pattern of worship. Currently St Peter’s uses a Digital Hymnal for hymns and cds of organ music for before/after each service. St Peters is part of a website at www.thewallops.net

The main hymnbook in use is Mission Praise with occasional use of Hymns Ancient and Modern Revised, and Hundred Hymns for Today. Hymns are chosen monthly in advance by the Reader to follow the service theme. Playing for one choir practice at 6.00 pm on the Tuesday before the first Sunday of each month would be helpful but not essential. All music is supplied apart from the organist’s own selection for before and after each service. Please feel free to contact me (Colin Gillespie – Reader) at reader0351@yahoo.co.uk

St. Michael's Church, Melksham

Organist & Choirmaster required. Sunday 10.00am services with one off every month. Average one extra service per month. First option for playing at weddings and funerals. Choir rehearses weekly. Organist/Choir Director could be the same person or two different people. Call the revd. Derek Smith on 01225 703262.

All Saints Parish Church, Steep near Petersfield

Organist required for morning service only on second and fourth Sundays, with possible 5th, but deputy may be available.   Two manual/ped in good order (no details) and keen four part choir with usual short practice weekly, but potential to change.  Good congregations with variety of Eucharist music settings. Remuneration in line with RSCM suggestions, but negotiable.

Interest in the first instance should be directed to Mr. Richard Smith, Churchwarden on 01730 267701

St. Mary's Market Lavington

Sunday 9:30 a.m. Eucharist  a month at Market Lavington. At the moment there are 3 Sunday services per month requiring organ. The organ is 2-manual and kept in very good condition. Contact:

jknobel@btinternet.com

St. James' Southbroom, Devizes

Organist & Choirmaster to also work with Music Group.

Newly refurbished evangelical church with traditioanl sung services (Eucharist/Mattins), seeks organist/choirmaster to help lead worship from our new 3-manual Eminent digital organ. The candidate's full involvement in the life of the church would be welcome, including establishing links with the contemporary music of our weekly informal service. Committed mixed choir of 12 adult members. Good remuneration. Please contact Revd. Chris Tebbutt 01380 723891

stjamesdevizes@tiscali.co.uk

www.st-james-devizes.org.uk

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Please let me know if you would like a vacancy posted on this page, or if you have filled the post

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email:

fieldings4@btopenworld.com  

tel: 01722 741154 

mob: 0787 944 3060

I will need contact details (+email if possible) and a brief description of the amount of playing required. Many churches are in need of organists and with an increase in the number of young organists looking for places to practise and gain experience in service playing, we could increase the chances of finding someone by using this page.

With regular courses for 'Volunteer Organists' at Sarum College and a growing number of young pupils taking regular lessons, we are steadily building a network of organists available for service playing. As this page grows, the list of vacancies and available players will be added to.

Pianists!

Have you thought of volunteering to play the organ in your church. Don't be daunted, contact me via this website and I will give you the 'lowdown' on what this might involve. Click on Volunteers above and find out about courses for pianists who have volunteered to play the organ in their church.