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Adult Choirs Sanctuary Choir Summer Choir
The summer choir is a place for those who wish to sing great choral music but cannot maintain the rehearsal requirements of The Sanctuary Choir. They rehearse once at the beginning of the Summer Season, once in early July and each Sunday Morning at 10:00 AM in Womack Center. All Singers, age 15 and above, are welcomed to participate. Chamber Choir The Chamber Choir is a highly select group of 16 Singers from the ranks of the Sanctuary Choir. Rehearsal is on selected Thursday evenings from 9:00 to 10:00 PM in Womack Center Recital Hall. Child care is provided upon request. New Generations New Generations is an ensemble of High School Singers and their parents or sponsors. This SATB ensemble rehearses on selected on Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 10:00 in Womack Center, 4 weeks before each scheduled performance. Tour Choir The Tour Choir is a special ensemble formed through audition. This choir has traveled throughout the Americas, Europe, Pacific Islands, and the West Indies. It's most recent tour to Scotland and England included concerts at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Durham Cathedral, York Cathedral, Most Holy Trinity in Stratford Upon Avon, and St. James Piccadilly in London. Children's Choirs The Chorister Choir and Rejoice Singers include children ages 3 - 11 years. They rehearse Sunday mornings in the Children's Atrium 9:30 - 10:00 AM, to provide anthems in worship once each month, September through May. Why Your Children Need to Study Sacred Music Children have led the church in worship through centuries. Only they can bring a distinctive blend of spontaneity, enthusiasm, and pure joy to the worship of God. The primary goal of the children's music ministry is to enable each child to worship God effectively through the combined efforts of Christian Education and the ministry of music. We encourage spiritual growth through the children's music ministry as they express their faith through the songs they sing. This process leads to public witness through participation in worship. The children's music ministry serves as an evangelistic outreach to the children themselves, as they memorize scripture through the songs they sing. Texts are carefully chosen, either based on scripture or reflecting scriptural truth, and often stay with children their entire lives, subtly molding and shaping their theology. These young singers also learn a great deal about the worship life of the church. They learn the liturgical calendar featuring special holiday seasons that focus on particular events in the life of Christ. They learn about the order of the service, and what it means to participate in worship as well as serve their church. In addition to spiritual and musical growth, the children's music ministry also offers an important opportunity for social growth. As they gain a sense of accomplishment from taking on a team task and seeing it through to success, they grow in poise and self confidence, and learn the responsibility of working together in a group. Martin Luther referred to music as "a fair and glorious gift of God". We eagerly share this gift with our children.
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Hall. Child care is provided upon request. This is an ensemble of volunteer singers who support and promote high standards of commitment and dedication to excellence in choral music for worship. This is their first priority, however, they appear frequently as performers at conventions of The American Choral Directors Associations, The American Guild of Organists, with The Phoenix Symphony, and at denominational gatherings. They sing the third Sunday of August through Pentecost.