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The music ministry at Pasadena Presbyterian Church includes five choirs and ensembles, involving over one hundred musicians from Kindergarten on up. Participation in choirs open to any who wish to join. The Kirk Choir and Van Etten Handbell Choir rehearsals resume on September 9. A reception for singers and ringers will take place in South Hall.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 See more about how you can enjoy the wide variety of PPC's ongoing musical offerings:
CAROL CHOIR is for children in Kindergarten and first grade and is directed by Vena Luthey. This choir emphasizes early musical experiences and participates in worship several times each year. Rehearsals are held on Sundays, 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Carol Choir rehearsals resume on September 26. RAINBOW CHOIR - CORO ARCO IRIS - is directed by Adrian Estabrook and is made up of second through fifth graders. This choir participates in worship on a regular basis, sings at the annual Christmas Eve pageant, and engages in other activities - like festivals and musicals! Rehearsals are held on Sundays, 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Transportation arrangements and coordination support are provided by Margie Madrigal. Rainbow Choir rehearsals resume on September 26. KIRK CHOIR (adults), is directed by Director of Music, Dr. Timothy Howard. A capable and committed group of singers, the Kirk Choir serves as the church’s principal choir at Sunday morning worship services. Their diverse repertoire embraces the breadth of traditional choral music, music written in our time, and a variety of music from other cultures. The choir is seen weekly on the church’s television broadcast and presents several concerts each season as a part of the church’s Friends of Music concert series. They have also performed on the CalTech concert series, at Walt Disney Concert Hall with Garrison Kiellor and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, at a national convention of the American Guild of Organists, and they have been heard across the U.S. on the public radio programs Pipedreams and With Hearts and Voices. The Kirk Choir was founded in the 1940s by Howard Swan, PPC's music director from 1940 to 1960. A compact disc recording of their singing, New Songs of Celebration Render, is available nationally on the Arkay label. Rehearsals are in the Kirk Choir Room and are held on Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. except during the summer months when our Summer Choir schedule is in place. VAN ETTEN HANDBELL CHOIR (youth & adults) is directed by Adrian Estabrook and is open to adults and older youth who have some music reading experience. The choir participates in worship monthly and in special concerts both at PPC and in the community. Rehearsals are held Thursdays from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. The handbell choir will be on hiatus for the summer months beginning June 20. They shall resume with rehearsal on Thursday, September 9, at 6:15 p.m.
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