ADULT CHORAL ENSEMBLESVillage's music ensembles are connecting, growing, and even serving the church and community during the pandemic. Much of this is virtual, and there are select in person opportunities.
Village ChoirVillage Choir sings for 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday worship services (choir members choose which service they sing). Rehearsals are Thursdays, mid-August through May from 7-8:30 p.m. The choir is open to all without audition. In addition to Sunday services, the choir presents several concerts each season and a highly anticipated annual Christmas Concert, Tidings of Joy. Contact Will Breytspraak for more information.
Chamber ChoirChamber Choir is an option for Village Choir members who want to sing more challenging music. The choir rehearses from 8:40-9:40 p.m. on Thursdays, following Village Choir rehearsal. In collaboration with other community ensembles, the Chamber Choir presents two or three sacred concerts each year. Recent projects have included Bach's Mass in B Minor, Haydn's Creation and Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem, all performed at the Kauffman Center's Helzberg Hall. Click here for details of upcoming performances. Contact Will Breytspraak for more information.
Alegría ChoirThis choir is made up of young adults. The group rehearses from 6:30-7 p.m. on Thursday nights (and also has snacks before rehearsal!). Most members of Alegría join the Village Choir rehearsal at 7 p.m. and sing through the remainder of that rehearsal. Alegría participates in both Sanctuary and Gathering worship services, as well as in the Village Church Concert Series. Contact Elisa Bickers for more information.
More Love Chorale (Once-a-Month Choir)This adult ensemble is a great entry or re-entry for those who are interested in singing, but not sure about the demands of singing every week. The choir sings at worship services one Sunday per month. The ensemble of 25 to 30 singers rehearses from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, September through May in Room 15. Contact Will Breytspraak for more information.
Summer ChoirSummer Choir sings for the 9:30 a.m. worship service in June, July and the first half of August. Rehearsals are at 8:45 a.m. in the Village on Mission Chapel. The choir does not wear robes and usually sits among the congregation. Anyone who likes to sing - children through adults - is welcome. Contact Will Breytspraak for more information.
ADULT INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLESVillage PlayersVillage Players, our new instrumental ensemble chamber music program, rehearses at times and locations convenient to the performers. Members of Village Players may participate in Village on Mission Sanctuary worship services. High school and adult instrumentalists are welcome. For more information, please contact Destiny Ann Mermagen at destiny.mermagen@villagepres.org.
Village BrassVillage Brass rehearses from 7-8:15 p.m. on Wednesdays, September through May in the Sanctuary, and performs in worship regularly. High school and adult players are welcome.
Contact Will Breytspraak for more information. Village RingersVillage Ringers, our advanced five-octave hand bell choir, rehearses from 5:30-6:45 p.m. on Wednesdays, September through May, in the choir room. Participation is limited to the number of positions available. Contact Elisa Bickers for more information.
Morning BellsMorning Bells, our intermediate hand bell choir, rehearses from 10-11 a.m. on Thursdays, September through May, in the choir room. Participation is limited to the number of positions available. Contact Will Breytspraak for more information.
INSTRUMENTAL SOLOS & CHAMBER MUSICAre you an instrumentalist? Village welcomes instrumentalists who would like to share their gifts during Sunday morning worship services. Opportunities abound for solo and chamber music throughout the church year. Please contact Will Breytspraak if you would like to explore opportunities to play – alone, accompanied, in a small ensemble, or with the choirs!
YOUTH ENSEMBLESVillage Voices Youth ChoirVillage Voices is a youth choir that helps lead worship every Sunday morning in the Sanctuary or Gathering services. This ensemble is made up of high school and middle school students. Village Voices rehearses from 5-6:30 p.m. on Sunday evenings, just prior to youth group. Other activities include two overnight lock-ins each year and a four-day choir tour at the beginning of each summer. Contact Will Breytspraak for more information.
Village Youth BandBoth middle and high school students have praise bands that perform at their respective Cheer youth fellowships. All types of instruments and singers are welcome. Interested in joining? Contact Kevin Dolan for more information.
CHILDREN'S CHOIRMorning StarsMorning Stars is a comprehensive music and worship education program for children in Kindergarten through grade 6. Children who are enrolled in Morning Stars attend Kids' Kingdom at 9:30 a.m. and then from move directly to choir from 10:30 -11 a.m.
There are three choirs: The Hallelujah Choir for grades 3rd-6th, directed by Will Breytspraak, the Prelude Choir for Kindergarten-2nd Grade, directed by Rebecca Enslow and Kate Beebe, and the new preschool Angel Choir for 3-4-year-olds (Age 3 by Sept. 1, 2020) directed by Jenny Hull. Choirs will meet on the second floor of the education wing. Children will sing in worship periodically, and help serve as worship leaders as much as possible. Contact Jenny Hull for more information. |
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