Marta Vargas, Music Minister
Miami,FL
Summary
- Dedicated bilingual Catholic Liturgical Cantor and contemporary band singer with over 20 years experience highly skilled at engaging congregations, fostering spiritual connections, and achieving meaningful worship experiences that inspire participation, possessing both deep appreciation and working understanding of Catholic liturgy and tradition
- Committed to fostering a vibrant and prayerful musical environment within every community ministered to with joy, love and professional excellence.
- Focus on ministering heart to heart through music, prayer, building fraternal relationships, and extending tender pastoral care to those in need of healing such as funeral liturgies and healing retreats
- Known for flexibility, swift adaptability and reliability, strong work ethic and team mindset.
- Successful collaborations with numerous music directors and other musicians of varied skill levels
- Recording artist both independent and for publishers and other composers
- Successful planning and coordination of Eucharistic Adoration and retreat events that engage participants through thoughtful musical selections and delivery.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Cantor / Sub
Saint David Catholic Church
08.2025 - Current
- Sing two liturgies per week, others as needed should lead cantor need a substitute
- Coordination, music planning and singing for monthly parish Adoration, praise and worship
Singer and Songwriter (in Studio and Events)
Independent
12.2010 - Current
- Sing, sometimes also speak, at concerts, retreats, conferences and other events.
- Coordinate logistics and technical requirements with event organizers so as to ensure smooth execution of performances.
- Develop a diverse repertoire of songs and styles, appealing to a wide range of audiences. Carefully tailor musical selections to event themes and needs
- Compose music, including Psalm settings and other liturgical music pieces
- Record music in studio for both myself and other composers, work closely and collaboratively with producers and composers throughout recording projects to achieve desired sound quality and artistic vision, fine-tuning as needed and helping promote subsequent releases.
- Collaborate and sometimes sing alongside with fellow musicians at events. Foster and cultivate collaborative relationships with fellow musicians in mutual support.
- Prolific bilingual songwriter and poet with hundreds of copyrighted titles.
Lead Cantor
Saint David Catholic Church
03.2019 - 07.2025
- Sing at all liturgies including weekend Masses, weddings, funerals and feast day Masses
- Coordination, music planning and singing for our monthly Adoration, Praise and Worship events
Cantor
Saint Joseph Catholic Church
08.2017 - 05.2020
- Sing one Mass per weekend, as well as special feast days and liturgies including weddings and funerals when needed.
- Attend choir rehearsals
Cantor
Saint Matthew Catholic Church
10.2017 - 03.2020
- Sing one Mass per week and special liturgies and feastdays as needed
Cantor
Annunciation Church
05.2015 - 05.2018
- Sing 3 Masses a week and special holidays as needed
- Collaborate with choir
- Attend choir rehearsals
Cantor
Saint Brendan Church
01.2010 - 10.2017
- Sing one Mass a week, others if / as needed
Television Mass Cantor
Archdiocese Of Miami
09.2011 - 08.2016
- Cantor all Archdiocese of Television Masses
- Select and rehearse music for each liturgy in collaboration with instrumentalist
- Attend Mass filmings to provide high quality music ministry delivered with tender care and excellence that promotes a prayerful experience to those who are home bound
- Worked collaboratively with the television production team, celebrants, lectors and other clergy and lay ministers involved
- Maintained a close direct connection with the Archdiocesan Communications Department to coordinate filming dates and other necessary details related to their needs and my commitments to helping meet those needs
- Assisted Communications Department in locating and booking instrumentalists to accompany me at Mass filmings
- Managed resources as needed for coordination of Mass music
Choir Member and Mass Cantor
Our Lady of the Lakes
08.2005 - 05.2008
- Sang with choir at one Mass per week and special Liturgies as needed
- Attended choir rehearsals
- Cantor at Spanish Masses as needed
Lead Singer, Life Teen Band
Saint. Cecelia Church
01.2000 - 08.2005
- Sang at one Mass per week and special liturgies
- Attended band rehearsals
- Ministered musically to youth at weekly meetings, events and retreats
- Sang with band at special city events as well as local and national church events
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
University of South Florida
Tampa, FLSkills
- 100% Bilingual (English / Spanish)
- Catholic Liturgy knowledge
- Liturgical planning and song selection
- Event / Retreat planning and song selection
- Versatility across musical genres, styles
- Wide vocal range
- Voice projection
- Harmony singing
- Participant engagement
- Pastoral care
- Prayer leadership
- Ministry to young people
Affiliations
- Asociación de Músicos Pastorales Hispanos de los Estados Unidos (AMPHE)
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Timeline
Cantor / Sub
Saint David Catholic Church
08.2025 - Current
Lead Cantor
Saint David Catholic Church
03.2019 - 07.2025
Cantor
Saint Matthew Catholic Church
10.2017 - 03.2020
Cantor
Saint Joseph Catholic Church
08.2017 - 05.2020
Cantor
Annunciation Church
05.2015 - 05.2018
Television Mass Cantor
Archdiocese Of Miami
09.2011 - 08.2016
Singer and Songwriter (in Studio and Events)
Independent
12.2010 - Current
Cantor
Saint Brendan Church
01.2010 - 10.2017
Choir Member and Mass Cantor
Our Lady of the Lakes
08.2005 - 05.2008
Lead Singer, Life Teen Band
Saint. Cecelia Church
01.2000 - 08.2005
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
University of South Florida
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