CHARLES MAGGS
Costa Mesa, CA · resume@charlesmaggs.com
Summary Of
Qualifications
- Director and teacher with
demonstrated ability to clearly communicate and instruct on musical
interpretation.
- Versatile instrumentalist with
demonstrated ability to perform on a variety of instruments.
- Experienced accompanist and instrumentalist
with proven improvisational abilities.
- Accomplished arranger and
transcriber.
Director and Conductor
- Conducted a variety of musical
groups, including vocal choirs, handbell choirs, and instrumental
ensembles.
- Programmed musical selections
for seasonal concerts and special events.
- Contracted professional
musicians and procured volunteer musicians to augment ensembles for
services.
Instrumentalist and Accompanist
- Accompanist on organ and piano since 1984.
- Capable performer on rhythm guitar, bass guitar, brass
instruments (trumpet, French horn, trombone, baritone, tuba), and woodwind
instruments (saxophone, flute).
- Proven improvisational performer in traditional and
contemporary worship settings.
Arranger and Transcriber
- Transcribed and arranged music for choral ensembles (2, 3
and 4 parts), piano, string ensembles, brass ensembles, solo instruments,
handbells, and worship group (3-part singers, guitar, piano, bass guitar,
drums).
- Provided transcriptions and arrangements from observed performances,
recordings and partial scores.
- Produced scores and parts using Finale software.
April 2009 - Present: Music Director, All Saints Anglican Church, Long
Beach, CA
- Directed chancel choir and worship band.
- Provided accompaniment for hymns and songs on the organ, keyboard and guitar.
- Selected liturgically and scripturally relevant service music for the worship service.
- Procured or wrote arrangements for the singers and instrumentalists.
Provided improvised music on organ or piano whenever required. - Selected music for, rehearse and lead occasional auxiliary musicians
Occasionally met with staff to plan and review services. - Organized, selected, arranged and planned music for the diocesan bishop's consecration service.
June 2009 - June 2010: Rehearsal Accompanist, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, CA
- Accompanied choir for regular rehearsals
- Transcribed vocal charts that were created and taught in rehearsal for future reference
- Provided pitch references to one or more choir sections during rehearsal
- Led congregation in worship.
- Selected liturgically and scripturally relevant service
music for the contemporary worship service.
- Procured or wrote arrangements for the contemporary
worship group singers and instrumentalists.
- Provided improvised music on piano whenever required.
- Collaborated with traditional music staff in providing
music for combined services.
March 1998 - May 2003: Director of Music, St. Wilfrid of York Episcopal Church,
Huntington Beach, CA
- Selected liturgically and scripturally relevant service
music and anthems for all worship services.
- Directed traditional choir, simultaneously providing piano
or organ accompaniment.
- Selected and performed scripturally and liturgically
appropriate organ preludes, offertories and postludes.
- Performed modulations and free harmonizations of hymns on
the organ for traditional services.
- Founded and established contemporary worship group.
- Advised rector on all music related elements of worship at
the church.
- Directed a children’s handbell choir and children’s
handbell quartet.
October 1996 - March 1998: Organist, St. James
Episcopal Church, Newport Beach, CA
- Selected and performed organ preludes, offertories and
postludes that were hymn settings or otherwise scripturally and
liturgically appropriate for each service.
- Performed improvised modulations and free harmonizations
of opening and closing hymns on the organ.
- Accompanied choir for anthems and concerts.
- Provided weekly improvisational communion music to provide
a contemplative setting.
1993 – 2000 Handbell choir director
St. Wilfrid of York Episcopal
Church
Huntington Beach, CA
1992 – 1993 Organist
Good Shepherd United Methodist
Church
Westminster, CA
1990 – 1992 Choir director / handbell choir director
Good Shepherd United Methodist
Church
Westminster, CA
1988 – 1989 Organist
La Mirada United Methodist Church
La Mirada, CA
1986 – 1987 Choir director / organist
St. John’s United Church of
Christ
Eden, NY
1985 – 1986 Organist
Orangethorpe
United Methodist Church
Fullerton, CA
1983 – 1984 Assistant handbell choir director
Crystal Cathedral
Garden Grove, CA
1983 – 1985 Organist
Los Altos United Church of Christ
Long Beach, CA
Ryan Single Subject teaching
credential in K-12 instrumental music.
1983 California State University, Long Beach
Bachelor of Music degree. Performance groups
included chamber choir, handbell choir and a variety of instrumental
ensembles. Received group and private lessons in organ.
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