Music Ministry

We praise You, O God, our Redeemer, Creator, in grateful devotion our tribute we bring.

Sacred Music is a double blessing...the beautiful music and words from the Holy Bible sink deep into our memories and hearts, messages coming back to us throughout life in times of joy and stress. When we offer these anthems to God in Worship, our music is experienced by all believers, knitting our hearts together, multiplying the simple gift.

Our Music Ministry prospered this year, giving over 80 musicians the opportunity to offer their talents and hard work in anthems for our worship services.

Choirs

All choirs are directed by Brenda Ferguson

The Sanctuary Choir
This group is responsible for leading every 10:30 a.m. Worship music, providing beautiful anthems and solos for Holy Days, Christmas, Easter, Festivals, Advent and Lent. This group sings challenging anthems (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass), selected to coordinate with the readings of the day, from the Classical music library, or from the Standard Sacred Choral music repertoire. They add extra beauty to Music Sundays, and this year, will give a concert in the spring. Many of these members provide solos throughout the year. Several of our distinguished members have 50+ years of service to this choir, this church, including Alto section leader Carol Brundage, Bass leader George Culik and our two professional Soprano soloists and leaders, Rosemary Deering and Geraldine Goumas. Tenors and Basses Sectional rehearses Thursday evenings, 7:30 p.m. Sanctuary Choir rehearses on Thursday evenings, 7:30-9:00 p.m., and Sunday mornings, 9:45-10:15 a.m.

Chapel Choir
The High School Youth Choir, who have advanced to singing Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass! Rehearsals are on Mondays 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and offer their talents at the 10:30 a.m. worship and for 9:30 a.m. worship preludes.

New! High School choir: Renaissance Camerata

Sacristy Singers
Elementary & Middle School age singers meet on Thursdays and rehearse 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. All are welcome!

Cherub Choir
Our youngest singers, pre-school to grade 2 offer their sweet voices to our 10:30 a.m. Worship and lifted our spirits to God with age-appropriate singing. Rehearsal is done during Sunday Church School. The cherub choir is led by Michelle Zaro, accompanied by Brenda Ferguson. All are welcome!

CANZONA musical groups are for our more advanced students (grades 5-9), including orchestral instruments. Canzona rehearses Mondays, 8:00-8:30 p.m.

Chamber Singers is a choir of Women and girls with and sings one Sunday in the fall (All Saints Day) and again in the spring. We rehearse one month prior to that date, on Thursday evenings, 7:30-8:00 p.m.

Cantorem is a Choir of Men and Boys, singing the first Sunday in Advent, and at other times throughout the year. We sing hymns based on Gregorian Chant, or other appropriate hymns. Rehearsals are the month prior to singing in worship.

Chorale is open to any musician who wants to contribute to the 8:15 a.m. Sunday worship, as a "pick-up" choir, solo or ensemble. Rehearsal, Sundays, 8:00 a.m.

Bells

Evening Bells
Our advanced handbell choir. We play once a month in worship services and for Christmas, Easter and other festivals. This excellent group of musicians will give several concerts this year in the wider community. Recently, we have been blessed with the talents of the ultra responsible youth musicians Daniel Brooker, April Hanna, Walter Lauer III and Matthew Klein. A gift of the fourth octave of Schulmerich handbells has increased our range and added exciting sounds to the handbells. These ringers rehearse on Mondays 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Savior's Bells
For our more advanced students (grades 5-9) they rehearse on Mondays 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and offer their talents at the 10:30 a.m. worship and for 9:30 a.m. worship preludes.

God's Holy Bells
The next step in handbells for children, these elementary age children offer their music in worship each month. God's Holy Bells rehearses on Thursdays in the Fall from 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Ding-A-Lings
These elementary age children are just beginners to the handbells and rehearse on Thursdays in the Fall from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All are welcome.

Music Sundays @ Noon

Sacred Concert Series

Each professional concert was given to the church and community in the serene beauty of our sanctuary as a gift from our Sponsors and Contributors. Thank you for the excellence and highest caliber of music dedicated to God.

Good Shepherd Family Theater

For the past three years, our youth choirs have presented musical productions, The Story Tellin' Man, Godspell,Angels Aware and most recently It's Cool in the Furnace followed by Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat under the direction of Brenda Ferguson. These are first-class sacred musicals that are a joy to the audience, and a life-long inspiration to the youth who participate.

Our Senior Choir was hard at work on a challenging Oratorio. This is a wonderful musical experience which was designed to enhance your Lenten journey of faith. This was a "semi-staged" Oratorio, in costume, with lights, in our lovely sanctuary, which, for the evening, became the Garden of Gethsemane, showcasing Beethoven ~ Mount of Olives

The Organ School

Organ Lessons are given for highly talented and motivated individuals, who will offer their talents during the Preludes as a gift to the church. To be arranged with organist. Currently there are nine full scholarship organ students (2 adults, 7 youth) currently participating in music ministry who are studying classical pipe organ music.