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Choir
From the singing of a hymn in an upper room to massed choirs accompanied by pipe organs and orchestras, vocal music has been one of the important ways the faith has been shared and communicated across the centuries. Tunes and melodies lift the spirit and stick in the memory.
At Immanuel the work of the choir is vitally important to our corporate worship. The breadth and depth of emotion conveyed by music is a critical part of praise and thanksgiving. Great words set to great music have their impact multiplied tenfold.
The choir takes its responsibility very seriously. The choir rehearses every week, September through mid-June, on Monday evenings from 6:30 until 8:00.
Our choir director, John Komasa, is a skilled conductor and professional voice teacher. He and the pastor plan the choral music of the church to make use of the many periods and styles in the sacred music repertoire, so that, in the course of the year, the congregation is exposed to the richness and variety of the faith in music.
The church employs bass, tenor, alto, and soprano section leaders for the choir. This provides a strength and dependability we consider essential to high quality music. Otherwise the choir is made up of volunteers who love to sing and who make the commitment of time and energy to serve the church in this way. New members are always welcome in the choir. |
