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featuring Winter Taylor and friends, pipers, and Steven Schneider, organist The concert is free, and all are invited! Sunday, February 14, 4:00 pm, with reception following. Scottish
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Welcome to this
information page about music at St. Dunstan's. New weekly Schedule for Choirs, effective January 27 Wednesdays Sundays St. Dunstan's Senior Choristers are in second grade or higher. Senior Choristers vest and sing in church about one Sunday morning a month. In rehearsals, we learn some of the language and grammar of music; we gain familiarity with the Hymnal 1982; we learn other music as well, pieces chosen for their musical interest and the quality of their words; we add to our knowledge of the worship traditions and practices of Episcopalians; and we adapt some of the best features of the Royal School of Church Music curriculum to our needs. St. Dunstan's Junior Choristers begin at age four. Junior Choristers sing in church on occasion, and in rehearsals we enjoy musical games, movement, and rhythm instruments to begin our exploration of music fundamentals. And, of course, we will begin to learn about using the voice for singing. Our songs are chosen with particular attention to the Christian education curriculum, and we sing these songs during Sunday School as well. St. Dunstan's has several members who are talented instrumentalists, and when they are called upon to play, these musicians offer both talent and enthusiasm in making our worship particularly special. The principal focus for the St. Dunstan's Adult Choir is to provide musical and liturgical leadership for Sunday morning worship. In addition, however, this Choir from time to time will prepare music for an Evensong, or for Lessons and Carols, or for other special services. Our first special event of this program year occurred on Sunday afternoon, October 18, when we sang Evensong and a new anthem by New York composer Thomas Addison, especially commissioned for the church by The Charles and Dorothy Yates Family Fund. The new work, offered in memory of Charles Yates, offers a rich setting of the words of Psalm 24. Dorothy Yates has commissioned other works for the St. Dunstan's Choir and plans to continue this important tradition. St. Dunstan's Adult Choir was joined by the Senior Choristers for our annual Lessons and Carols for Advent. The Choir will offer Evensong for Lent on Sunday, March 14, at 4:00pm. All of our choirs and instrumentalists took part in services on Christmas Eve at 5:30pm.
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