The Parish Choir

The choir is a vibrant spirit-filled community that supports the parish in music making and liturgy that praises God and exalts the Spirit.

“For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.” —Matthew 18:20.

Music can definitely be performed by one person – one voice crying in the wilderness. However, the power of the Spirit is definitely manifest in our gathering together to praise God through our corporate worship.

Sample repertoire performed in the past three years

  • Renaissance Music by Byrd, Tallis, Morley, Gibbons, Phillips, Hassler, Palestrina, Lasso, Issac, des Prez, Gabrielli, and Victoria
  • Baroque Music by Bach, Purcell, Blow, Vivaldi, Handel, Monteverdi, Cavalli, Lotti, Schuetz, and Charpentier
  • Classical Music by Joseph Haydn, Michael Haydn, Mozart, Wesley, Goss, and Telemann
  • Romantic Music by Schubert, Brahms, Bruckner, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Stainer, Stanford, Perry, and Elgar
  • 20th century music by Vaughan Williams, Walton, Holst, Bairstow, Britten, Willan, Harris, Howells, Thompson, Tittcomb, Noble, Manz, Copland and Ireland
  • Contemporary works by Gerald Near, Alan Ridout, Francis Jackson, John Michael Luther, Joel Martinson, John Taverner, Ned Rorem, and John Rutter

For further information, please contact Mark Childers, 505.982.4447 ext. 102, or email him at medwchilders@gmail.com.

Bell Choir

A fairly recent addition to the Music scene at Holy Faith, the Bell Choir is seeking additional Ringers to augment the existing group.  Rehearsals are held weekly and no experience with Bell Ringing is required.  The Bell Choir performs on a regular basis during the 8:30 am and 11 am Sunday services.

If you’d like to join the fun, contact Kathlene Ritch at kritch73@aol.com for more information.  No experience necessary, really!

Children’s Choir

The Holy Faith Children’s Choir is open to all children ages 2 and up. Through faith-based songs, the children learn about pitch, rhythm and healthy development and production of their voices. We normally learn songs during our Children’s Chapel on Sunday mornings, with the goal of singing for the congregation during church services 3-4 times a year. We even help lead the service music for the Pageant on Christmas Eve. There will be one additional rehearsal before each in-church presentation, but no other time commitments are required. For more information, contact Kathlene Ritch at kritch73@aol.com.