The Music Director Search Committee is delighted to announce that we have an agreement with Jeffrey Frederic Paul to become our new Music Director beginning the week of April 10th, 2023. He’ll direct music for worship on April 16th the Sunday after Easter. Ruth Robinson will be preaching, and Julie Stokstad is leading worship. Please join us after church on the 16th for coffee, cake and an opportunity to meet Jeffrey.
In our first contact, he wrote this message:
I have twenty-three years of experience working in a church setting. I also am delighted to share I have previously worked with Rev. Ken Barnes when he served as an Interim Pastor for the First Congregational Church of San Rafael (UCC) where I served as Music Director for twelve years. With my assistance, we launched a concert series which helped raise money for various charity organizations and helped expand our footprint in the community. I was able to draw from many musical contacts I have made over my lengthy career as a professional musician. It was a joy to host concerts with solo piano, chamber music, a cappella choirs, jazz trios, and a mariachi band.
Jeffrey Frederic Paul hails from the San Francisco Bay Area where he is known for his talents as a Musical Director, Pianist, Educator, Tenor, and Real Estate Professional. He has served various churches for the past twenty-four years as musical director, pianist, and/or organist. Jeffrey also directed the Emeritus Chorus at the College of Marin. He is the staff accompanist and vocal coach at the College of Marin in Kentfield and also enjoys performing frequently with ensembles such as Marin Oratorio, Marin Symphony Chorus, and the Consort Chorale. Jeffrey holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Highlights include performances at Davies Symphony Hall, the Oakland Museum, Marin Civic Center, Julia Morgan Theater, Marin Theater Company, and the Marin Community Playhouse where he has directed both adults and children.
The Music Director Search Committee (Linda Young, Joe Pratt, Ruth Robinson, Dudley Thompson, Susan Russell, and Faith Abel) is excited to welcome a director with this broad musical background to ACC.