The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.
— J.S.Bach —
Sunday Service Team
Music in worship serves the greater purpose of enhancing the worship of God. Music affects the emotional as well as the cognitive faculties of mankind, driving to the heart, and the memory, the word of God. Through music, the works of God are extolled.
The melding of text, melody, harmony, and rhythm allows us to exercise the creative gifts given us by our Covenant Lord, returning the fruit of those gifts as an offering of praise to Him. Through music the people of God seek to give him the glory that is due Him
Choir
Book of Psalms is filled with detailed notes to the music director explaining the style, the melody, and the occasion of a particular song. Old Testament worship was led by great numbers of trained singers and musicians. To dismiss Choir altogether as archaic and irrelevant means we risk forsaking a rich biblical tradition.
The Choir and Orchestra rehearse weekly on Sunday 2.30 – 4.00 pm and serve in the morning or afternoon services every month, as well as in special services such as Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, etc. The repertoire of songs being sung includes hymns with various arrangements and classical works by Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, etc. May the name of the Lord be heard and glorified.
Orchestra Team
Our church orchestra brings together a community of instrumentalists who share their gifts to enrich worship with depth, colour, and expressive beauty. Together, we support the choir and congregation, helping lead moments that are both musically inspiring and spiritually meaningful.
Key Responsibilities
Choir and Orchestra offers multi-generational fellowship, able to encourage musical diversity. It helps avoid the “single star” approach to worship leadership. The Church Choir and Orchestra sings music that the congregation cannot. Our rich Christian Music tradition, has a significant theological and musical implications, broadening the congregation’s experience of the divine.
We believe there is more complex and challenging music, which is also beautiful music to praise God and edify the congregation. This is where our rehearsal time is taken up, because singing and playing challenging music beautifully is difficult to do and takes lots of practice. We stress the important of sing and play beautifully, because it glorifies God, touches people’s souls, and help people experience a holy moment. Choir and Orchestra can be a redemptive community where all the imperfect parts of the Body of Christ are cherished— where you can contribute your modest talent so that the whole can be greater than the sum of its parts.
