Choir Director

St. Louise Parish, a large, dynamic and culturally diverse community in Bellevue, WA is seeking to fill a part-time position for a choir director of the Rejoice choir, a mixed-voice, multi-generational choir which serves on a bi-monthly basis.  The choir serves every other week at the 9am Sunday Mass, with weekly rehearsal on Wednesday evenings.  The choir also serves at the 9PM Christmas Eve Mass, and the bilingual Triduum services.   In addition to preparing the choir and psalmists for their role, the director is also responsible for music selections.  This is a part-time hourly position with an anticipated average workload of 4 hours per week.
 
Qualified candidates will have considerable knowledge and familiarity of the Roman Catholic liturgy.  Experience in choral directing and vocal skills are required.  Keyboard proficiency in piano is helpful but not required.  Must express a desire to work with diverse cultures and relate well to both English and Spanish speaking parishioners.  The choir director will report to and work closely with the Director of Worship. 
 
Contact Lynette Basta, Director of Worship at 425-747-4450 or [email protected] for an application package.  Position open until filled.