Thank You

Thank you to all who made this a successful and meaningful year. Your faithful participation is greatly appreciated by this church.

We are presently on break for the summer months. The Fall 2010 season will resume on Wednesday, September 8 at 7:00 pm. We will have a one-time midweek rehearsal before we sing on Rally Day, September 12. On the 12th we will resume our weekly Sunday morning rehearsals.

Speaking in Tongues

This Sunday is Pentecost--the celebration of God's sending the Holy Spirit to us. The choir will be contributing to the drama of the story of this event from the book of Acts by speaking in tongues. Here is the plan:

At a point in the reading, the Choir begins calling out the following phrases:

“Takwaba uwabanga Yesu!”
“No hay nadie como Cristo!”
“There’s no one like Jesus!”
“Jauchzet dem Herren, alle Welt!“
“Jubiláte Deo, omnis terra!”
“Poussez vers l'Éternel des cris de joie!”

Choose one and be ready to shout it aloud on Sunday. (The English is only a last resort!)

As if that weren't enough, we are also singing Heinrich Schutz's setting of Psalm 100 (in English) with the brass ensemble. See the recording below.

It is going to be an exciting, final day of the season.

There's No One Like Jesus

The choir is going to be sharing a multi-lingual piece this Sunday: "Takwaba (There's No One Like Jesus)". It has rhythmic and textual challenges, but musically speaking it is very manageable. Please take a few moments to listen to the YouTube recording below in the Rehearsal Resources section. We are so pleased to have the Proclamation Choir joining us as well. They will arrive at 9:30 along with our percussionist.

We will not be wearing robes this Sunday, as we will begin the service sitting in the pews and will return there when we are finished. This will afford everyone the opportunity to see confirmation.

Fun music, African drum, and only a couple of weeks left to sing. It's going to be a good Sunday. Come and be a part of it.

An Important Sunday

This Sunday is an important Sunday for many reasons. Most notably, it is Mother's Day. In addition to that, this Sunday is important because it is our rehearsal week. We are not singing for worship, so we are gifted with a full rehearsal to prepare for the weeks to come.

We will be preparing "Takwaba" and "Praise Ye the Father," two vastly different pieces for the weeks to come. Both are challenging in their own way. See the YouTube recordings below in the Rehearsal Resources section.

These are pieces that will be successful with repeated rehearsal, as they are not pieces that can be easily sightread. Plan to join us at 9:00am.