Music Ministries
Messiah's Music Ministry is
Called by God and led by the Spirit
to
Facilitate Christ-centered worship
through
Sacramental music
that
Renews and strengthens God’s people
to
Go forth into the world
Messiah incorporates a wide variety of music styles and genres within its Saturday and Sunday services and worship life. These include traditional Episcopal/Anglican and protestant liturgical music and hymnody, current popular styles, world music, gospel and more. We regularly use a wide variety of instrumentation including pipe organ, piano, guitars, flute, keyboard synthesizer, drums and percussion, brass and stringed instruments.
Our goal is to enhance worship and the assembled people’s participation. Messiah has a tradition of strong and full participation from the congregation in worship and song. We strive for quality and genuine expression in musical presentation and our role is primarily that of worship leaders rather than performers.
There are many opportunities for involvement within one of our established groups or as a special music presentation (soloist, small group, etc.).
Sunday Worship Band/Instrumental Ensemble
This group plays a critical role in leading music at the Sunday worship services. It consists primarily of adults and varies in size and instrumentation. It always includes our two staff musicians on keyboard, guitar, and vocals, and often includes flute, drums and percussion, violin, and bass guitar. It has a devoted core of volunteers who play most weeks, but is open to instrumentalists who can play on a regular or periodic basis.
- Age Requirement: Teens and Adults
- Rehearsal time: Thursday afternoons from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
- Plays: various group constellations play for the Sunday 8:30 & 11 worship services and other special services (year-round)
- Contact: Jeff Kidder
Festival Choir
A seasonal choir, primarily volunteers led, that forms three times per year around the highest feast days & seasons, Advent/Christmas, Lent/Easter & Pentecost. The first two sessions each last approximately 8 weeks and the final one is very brief (2 weeks). This is the primary choir opportunity at Messiah and consists of 12-20, mostly adult, voices. We sing a varied repertoire from classical to contemporary and need voices from all sections, but especially soprano & alto.
- Age requirement: 9th grade and older
- Rehearsal time: Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm (when in session)
- Sings: Anthems at the 8:30 and 11 services approximately every other week (November through December & March & April)
- Contact: Jeff Kidder (Director)
Youth Worship Band
A group of student instrumentalists and singers who lead worship at the monthly youth Praise and Worship night. You don’t have to commit for the whole year to be a part of the youth worship team, but you must come to both practices in a given month to lead worship at the following Praise and Worship night.
- Age requirement: Jr. & Sr. High
- Rehearsals: To Be Announced
- Contact: Jeff Kidder or Paul Johnson
Special Music
Vocalists and instrumentalists provide special music offerings for Sunday worship services on a periodic basis. These could be solos, duets, small groups, etc. during the Prelude or Offertory or perhaps adding special instrumental accompaniment for congregational hymns or choir anthems.
- Age Requirement: All ages
- Contact: Jeff Kidder
