CHANCEL CHOIR
Chancel Choir is open to all adult singers and high school students aged 16 and older. We welcome all who would like to join their voices with ours in song. In addition to singing responses and anthems in worship from September through June, at times the choir performs a major sacred work, such as a cantata or Gloria, or offering the Word in music. A recent offering of the Word in music was James Whitborn’s “The Wounds” written for this choir and congregation. Some highlights of the past few years are John Rutter’s wonderful “Requiem” with instruments, Bach’s Reformation cantata, “Gott, der Herr ist Sonn und Schild” (God, the Lord, is Sun and Shield) with instruments, and Daniel Pinkham’s Wedding Cantata and anthems with texts from the Song of Solomon.
Rehearsals for Chancel Choir are Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the music room. We have an additional warm-up and rehearsal of the service music before worship on Sunday mornings. Come join us!
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Tim Carpenter, Director of Music, at timcarpenter@mpcusa.org.
BELL CHOIRS
Chancel Ringers, the adult handbell choir, plays from September through June, about once a month at the Sunday morning service and for selected special services throughout the liturgical year. This choir is for the ringer with some previous musical reading experience.
Chancel Ringers rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. in room 121 of the Education Building. An additional rehearsal is held before morning worship on Sundays when the Chancel Ringers is scheduled to play.
“God’s Thunder” is the bell choir for younger members of MPC. Youth in elementary, middle school, and high school are invited to join. No previous experience is necessary, and the ability to read music is not required, but will be acquired throughout rehearsals.
"God’s Thunder" rehearsals are held on Sunday mornings from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. in room 121. The choir rings in our Sunday morning worship service three or more times a year.
If you have question or would like more information about either of these programs, please contact Tim Carpenter, Director of Music, at timcarpenter@mpcusa.org.
YOUTH CHOIR
Youth Choir is open to all youth in grades 6 through 12. We sing approximately every two months, and work on a variety of music throughout the year, in two to three-part harmony.
Youth Choir meets every Sunday immediately after worship at 11:45 a.m. in the Music Room. We often add hand chimes, Orff instruments, percussion or other instruments on the Sundays the youth sing in worship.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Tim Carpenter, Director of Music, at timcarpenter@mpcusa.org.
AGAPE CHOIR
Children from age two through kindergarten to fifth grade participate in MPC’s Agape Choir. The Agape Choir sings in morning worship several times each year and during the family service on Christmas Eve. They are also worship leaders on Children’s Sunday in the spring.
Children not yet in kindergarten will need to have a parent, grandparent, or guardian accompany them during rehearsal.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Tim Carpenter, Director of Music, at timcarpenter@mpcusa.org.