Job Description
PIANO ACCOMPANIST
Trinity Lutheran Church – Boulder, CO
REVISED: November 2025
Reports to: Senior Pastor
Works closely with: Trinity Choir Director, Coordinator of Music Ministries
Status: Part-time, typically 10 hours per week
Job Summary
The piano accompanist is the chief accompanist of liturgical music, and hymnody at Trinity Lutheran Church. H/she encourages congregational singing, supports sung liturgy parts, accompanies choirs and soloists, practices appropriately to provide a high quality of music, and is a member of the Worship Committee and the Music Staff.
The piano accompanist will be employed for 12 months out of the year. Paid compensation is $30 -$40 an hour, commensurate with experience.
Essential Functions/Responsibilities:
- In addition to Sunday morning worship and choir rehearsals, the piano accompanist is expected to play for special services (including Ash Wednesday, Lenten Services, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil and Easter, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.) In addition, the piano accompanist is expected to play for weddings and funerals (as his/her schedule allows) and will be compensated with an appropriate honorarium.
- The piano accompanist is under the direct supervision of the Senior Pastor and is expected to support the direction of worship as outlined by the Church Council and Worship Committee. The piano accompanist is a member of Trinity Lutheran Staff and will attend regular Worship Committee meetings, as well as staff and music staff meetings as requested.
- The piano accompanist leads the musical portions of the Sunday morning worship by providing: prelude and postlude music which is appropriate to the season and theme of individual worship services; music for offertory if none is available; selections for prelude, postlude and offertory are to be submitted to the office staff ideally one month in advance for bulletin preparation
- The piano accompanist provides hymn and liturgy accompaniment that promotes congregational singing. Working closely with the Choir director and choir, the accompanist serves as the instrument leader of hymn-singing.
- As accompaniment to the choir, solo vocalists and instrumentalists, the piano accompanist works closely with, and follows the direction of the choir director. The accompanist may be asked to attend extra rehearsals as needed.
- The piano accompanist arranges for periodic organ, piano and harpsicord tunings and repairs, and sees that the yearly organ maintenance contract is in place.
- The piano accompanist rehearses with and plays for summer musical offerings as needed.
- Secures substitute for absences including communicating and clarifying all details of services as well as submitting a voucher to assure that substitute is compensated properly
Minimum Qualifications:
- A member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America or able to support
Lutheran theology with integrity.
- Understand Lutheran Liturgical worship in order to provide appropriate music and a high quality of music for worship
- Experienced as a piano accompanist ***
- Audition will be part of interview process
*** If the piano accompanist is interested, Trinity is prepared to secure means to explore and provide professional development support to include organ playing.