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Music   When we gather each week for worship, we gather to sing and to be moved by music that stirs our soul, that speaks to the concerns we bring with us to worship, and that expresses and shapes our faith. Contents Chanter’s Choir Boys and Girls Choirs Chancel Choir Concert Choir Instrumental Performances Organ Project Dedication of our new Martin Pasi pipe organ, Opus 18   Calendar Sunday Hymns   Sunday Anthems     Archive Sunday Anthems Music Events chanter’s choir Age: Grades 1-2 Rehearsal: Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m. Location: Lower Level Worship habits, hymns, and responses are stressed in this choir. The choir sings once every 6 to 7 weeks. Biblical stories such as Jonah and the Whale, Jesus’ parables, etc., are taught through music and dramatization. Good intonation, rhythm reading, and cultivation of good singing techniques are the musical goals. boys and girls choirs Age: Grades 3-8 Rehearsal: Wednesdays, 5:15 p.m. Location: Lower Level Monthly singing in services and concerts keep this group in top form. They have collaborated over the years with the Chicago Children’s Choir, The American Boy Choir, and local church and community groups. A wide variety of music drawn from sacred and folk sources and instruction in good vocal technique provide stimulating challenges for this choir. Pizza is a frequent post-rehearsal snack.   To the top chancel choir Age: Adults/High School Rehearsal: Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. Location: Lower Level This group traces its roots to a high school choir established in the 1930s, and sings weekly for worship. The repertoire is diverse and challenging with an additional emphasis on new music of up-and-coming composers. The group has commissioned and premiered several new works over the years. concert choir Includes Chancel Choir, Alleluia Singers, and community guests. At least twice a year, major works are performed with orchestra. The choir’s repertoire includes: Bach’s St. John Passion, Beethoven’s Mass in C, Haydn’s Creation, Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors, Brahm’s Requiem, as well as other large scale works. instrumental performances The music program places great importance on the use of instruments other than, and in addition to, the organ in assisting worship. Many outstanding players from the church and community share their talent at services and concerts.   To the top