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MUSIC IN OUR CHURCH The music ministry at First Congregation Church of Falmouth offers a spiritual and Christ centered singing (or playing) experience for people of all ages. The program is well supported by the congregation, and each of the singing and ringing choirs in turn do their part to enhance the weekly worship services. There is choral singing for every Sunday service during the year as well as an occasional concert. In addition to the regular year round Sunday schedule of services, there are occasional Thanksgiving or other community involved worship experiences. Other choral events which dot the busy music schedule are held on a regular basis. They include an occasional concert involving choirs and ringers from other area churches plus guest singers a musicians. In recent years the senior choir, has performed the Christmas Cantata by Daniel Pinkham, which was accompanied by brass choir, the Schubert Mass in G and Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus with string quart and Vivaldi's "Gloria," with full orchestra accompaniment. An annual "Messiah" sing-in is held every year during the fourth Sunday in December. It is an event which is anticipated with great enthusiasm by the community and involves the audience in the performance as the chorus. a volunteer orchestra of very talented community members provides accompaniment. Performing Groups The Senior Choir- Rehearses on Thursdays from 7:00 - 8:15 again on Sunday morning from 8:45 to approximately 9:30. The Senior Choir is open to anyone in high school and upward. We like to say from age 14 to 114. The Senior Choir sings every Sunday during the year, plus other seasonal and extra services and concerts. The Senior Choir sings a selection of traditional church anthems as well as newer compositions for the services and concerts. The Youth Choir- Rehearses (with the "Children of the Lord" choir) after church each Sunday at approximately 11:45. The Youth Choir sing approximately 12 services each year plus the first service on Christmas Eve and the early service on Easter Sunday. This group is open to all young people in grades 5-8. The Children of The Lord Choir- Rehearses on Sundays at 11:45 (with the Youth Choir) and is open to young people in grades 1-4. They sing for approximately 12 Sundays a year plus Christmas Eve, and the early service on Easter Sunday. The COTL choir also learns the liturgy, hymns and responses which are a part of the worship service so that they an fully participate in worship. The Bell Choir- Rehearses on Thursday evening from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm and plays for worship services throughout the year both as accompaniment for the choir and as separate musical ensemble. The Bell Choir owns a four octave set of white chapel handbells and a three octave set of malmark hand chimes. The bell choir is open to all ringers. Chime Choir- Meets on Thursday at 5:30 pm and is designed as training ensemble for beginning ringers of any age who want to learn the basics of ringing before the venture into the handbell choir. This group uses the malmark chimes. Shinning Sea Singers-is a select ensemble of 10 to 12 voices who sing for occasional services throughout the year and perform a wide variety of music styles from jazz to A cappella spirituals as well as traditional A cappella sacred music. This group is open by invitation. Rehearsal are held on Thursdays after the Senior Choir. For information on our Austin Pipe Organ that supports these programs, please click here. All materials on this
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