VILLAGE MUSIC ENSEMBLES

Village's music ensembles are connecting, growing, and even serving the church and community during the pandemic. Rehearsals are being held in person, but contact Will Breytspraak for details on a specific ensemble’s safety guidelines.

ADULT choral ENSEMBLES

Village Choir
Village Choir sings for 9 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 Choir
Chamber 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 Choir
This choir rehearses from 6:30-7 p.m. on Thursday nights (and also has snacks before rehearsal!) and sings monthly in worship at Mission Campus. 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
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 25-30 singers rehearses from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, September through May in Room 15. Contact Josh Maize for more information. ​

Summer Choir
Summer Choir sings for the 11 a.m. worship service in July. Rehearsals are at 10:15  a.m. in the Mission Campus 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 ENSEMBLES

Village Players
Village 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. Contact Destiny Ann Mermagen ​for more information.

Village Brass
Village 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 Langston Hemenway for more information.

Village Ringers
Village 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 bells
Morning Bells, our intermediate hand bell choir, rehearses from 10-11 a.m. on Thursdays, from September through May, in the Choir Room. Participation is limited to the number of positions available. Contact Josh Maize for more information.

INSTRUMENTAL SOLOS & CHAMBER MUSIC
Are 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 ENSEMBLES

Village Voices Youth Choir
Village Voices is a non-auditioned youth choir for students in grades 7-12 that rehearses on a weekly basis. This ensemble helps lead worship roughly once per month on Sunday mornings and presents concerts and events throughout the program season. Village Voices rehearses from 5-6:30 p.m. on Sunday evenings. The ensemble is dedicated to high-level sacred music and developing students' overall musicianship and vocal skills. Other activities include recording projects, retreats and tours. Contact Josh Maize for more information.

Youth Band
Both middle and high school students have bands that perform at their respective youth group meetings (Sunday nights for high schoolers and Wednesday nights for middle schoolers). All types of instruments and singers are welcome. Interested in joining? Contact Rev. Zach Walker for more information.

Morning Stars children’s choirs
Morning Stars is a comprehensive music and worship education program for children in Kindergarten through grade 6. Children who are enrolled in Morning Stars Choirs attend Lighthouse at 9 a.m. and then move directly to choir from 10-10:30 a.m.
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There are two choirs: One choir for grades 3-6, directed by Jenny Hull and Susan Nagel, and one choir for Kindergarten-2nd Grade, directed by Rebecca Enslow and Kate Beebe. Choirs will meet on the third floor of the education wing. Children will sing in worship periodically, and help serve as worship leaders as much as possible.

Morning Stars also has two other ways to be involved – in a beginning handchime ensemble that meets on select Sundays from 4-4:45 p.m., and two musicals (one at Christmas and one in the spring) that rehearse on select Wednesday evenings from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Contact Jenny Hull for more information and schedules.
Will Breytspraak
Director of Music Ministry
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913-671-2345
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