He has given me a new song to sing. ~~ Psalm 40:3
On March 24th, Palm Sunday, our choir sang “Soldiers of the Cross,” a moving selection from Come, Touch the Robe, written by Pepper Choplin. It can be heard under the Online Worship heading on our website.
On Sunday, March 17th, our choir, accompanied by guest flutist Dr. Gina Poore, performed This Lonesome Valley written by N. Price and D. Besig.
We were blessed with a beautiful piano solo, “We Three Kings,” played by Mr. Cauley on Sunday, January 7th.
Judy plays and sings Silent Night during Christmas Eve service, Sunday morning, December 24th.
Tranquil choir sings, “Lord of Glory,” Sunday, December 17, 2023. We were blessed to have several guest singers, a flutist and a bell ringer to join us this year. The recording is available under Online Worship.
Judy Cannon, our talented accompanist for the cantata.
Martha and Jim narrate as Jack directs the choir.
Our talented and dedicated choir director and pianist, Jack Cauley, blessed us Sunday, Dec. 10th with a beautiful solo, “Star Child.”
Christmas Cantata – December 18, 2022
Tranquil is blessed with talented and dedicated musicians. The Chancel Choir provides inspirational music for weekly as well as seasonal services. At various times, members of the congregation have donated pianos and organ(s) for use in the sanctuary, fellowship hall, & classrooms. Our choir director serves as our pianist for worship, and our organist plays for church services and accompanies the choir at rehearsals and for special Christmas and Easter music. Choir members enjoy singing together and have truly become a family.
Our repertoire is mostly traditional using choir anthems, but we also like singing spirituals as well as more contemporary music using The Faith We Sing songbook. Christmas and Easter give us opportunities to learn cantatas as well as music for the Lenten season. For congregational singing we use the Methodist hymnal and occasionally our beloved Cokesbury hymnal.
New members are always welcome. Choir rehearsals are normally held on Sunday afternoons from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Guest soloists are sometimes invited to sing, and our own members are encouraged to offer special music during worship services. Several of our talented youth occasionally share their musical gifts with us. We end our rehearsals with prayer concerns from choir members.
Our weekly special music can be viewed under Online Worship.
The Handbell Ringers add greatly to our worship on special occasions. We have a three-octave set of handbells in addition to a set of Choir Chimes. New Members are always welcome to join this dedicated group of ringers.
Christmas Cantata – 2016 (Before Covid & In-service Recording)
- The percentage of people in the average choir who read music is only about 25%.
2. The percentage of people who enjoy praising God through music is 100%.
3. The percentage of choir members who think that they are not really good enough to sing in a choir is 50%.
4. The percentage of choir members who receive a blessing each week they sing is 100%.
5. The percentage of choir members who would welcome you if you joined the choir is 100%.
We are thankful for the opportunity to serve God and our church through music in worship.