2025

Choir Sings: 


September Theme: “Building Belonging – Recommitting to Community & Each Other”

September 7, River in Judea

September 28, “Chant of Love and Strength” by STM – Sparks Choir


October Theme: “Cultivating Compassion”

October 5 – Rev Angeline’s Installation Service; First Light

Lean on Me #1021 (choir sings the first two verses; congregation joins in with verse 3)

October 26 – Blessing of the Animals Service

All Things Bright and Beautiful; Music by John Rutter

Practice tracks:

All Voices:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoxvEpMpN9s

Soprano:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6wLYQ82iOI
Note: All sops and altos sing the beginning section.

Alto:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q5uRxf_2RM
Note: All sops and altos sing the beginning section.

Tenor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cs3TX4Lyts

Bass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftu0Ar1anZU


November 9 – Here Together by David Glasgow

All Voices:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5t8qtiun5g

 

November 23 – Let the Life I’ve Lived Speak for Me by Gwyneth Walker

All Voices:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3cqyz1mvHI

SI:
Practice with the All Voices recording (above) where it’s reasonably straightforward to hear the top line.

SII:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdjHRW-8yWA

Alto:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKKDDJTvEF0

Tenor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG45n93u7e8
Note: Starting at M41, when TB splits into three parts, tenors take the middle note, except for the last notes of M46 and the last note of M47, take the top note.
Correction: at 3:10, it’s from the top of p. 8, not 6;
In M66 – missed going up to the C

Bass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rCvT84UMOg
Ignore the instructions starting at 3:06.