the church's music
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Lillian Buss Pearson is our music director.
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- Adult Choir
- Voices of Angels childrens choir
- Gospel Festival
- Summer Music
music
ministry at first church
The
Adult choir is a small, but dedicated group. They have one
weekly rehearsal and sing just about every Sunday in worship. We
will start Thursday, September 7th at 7:30-9:00 PM, to prepare
for our first Sunday back, September 10th. If you are interested
please read more in the “recruitment” section.
The Voice of
Angels Choir will begin rehearsing September 10th from 11:00
am-12:00 pm. We hope that each child that attends Sunday school
will try the choir out. I’m sure that you will have fun and
learn a lot about God through music. BTW…we do play instruments,
dance and play games!!! If you are interested please read more
in the “recruitment” section.
director
of music, Lillian Buss Pearson
Born and raised
in Florida, Lillian obtained her Doctorate degree in Music
Performance at Florida State University in 1975. She has
performed as a concert pianist and accompanist throughout the
United States and internationally, including concerts and
festivals in Canada, Ecuador, England, and Norway. Lillian comes
to us most recently from Western Carolina University in North
Carolina where she taught piano and harpsichord performance and
related courses for 19 years. In addition to her professional
performing and teaching careers, Lillian brings to First Church
35 years of experience as a church organist and 15 years
experience as a choir director.
gospel
festival:
Our first annual
Gospel Festival was held May 7th and was well
received. We were joined by St. James Episcopal Church of
Greenfield and by several “friends.” Our next event is planned
for October, in which we will host more churches.
Everybody,
adults and children alike, needs a creative way to express his
or her love and devotion to God. Please consider joining the
choir!
from
a conversation with a potential choir member…
I’ve never sung in a choir before…
There
is always a first time for everything! Every rehearsal we learn
and review about proper posture, breathing and tone production
required to sing. We also learn to read music, as well. The
basics involved in making music will always be provided and
reviewed.
But…I can’t sing
well…
This is not true! Everybody can learn
to sing. The fact that singing is a natural ability is a MYTH.
Singing must be practiced. Ask any choir member if they believe
that his or her singing has improved from being in the
choir--the answer will be yes!!! If their singing has improved,
yours will too!!!
Well…I’m simply
to shy to sing…
First of all, you will never be asked
to sing by yourself, unless you would like to. Also, if you are
shy, what better place is there to sing than a church choir? We
accept anybody, at any skill level.
No matter the
great things you tell me about the choir…I’m just too busy…
Church choir is a big commitment,
however we can accommodate! You can take as much time as you
need. We are happy to have you when you are available to sing.
Alright…why would you want me?
The adult choir is open to anyone high school aged and
older. We want anyone, despite musical abilities or
accomplishments, who wants to express their love for God through
music. Making music can be a profound experience to those who
are willing to give it a try. Music can also be intimidating;
however, our church choir strives to provide a comfortable place
to experiment with music. We hope that our choir will continue
to grow throughout this season.
You know what…you convinced me. I’ve been attending this
church for years and finally I have decided to join the choir!!!
please,
if you have any interest in either of our choirs, contact
Lillian Pearson at First Church.
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