Max Bunker, Interim Director of Music
 

Chancel Choir The Chancel Choir will present Robert Ray’s “Gospel Mass” on Sunday, June 1st as part of the worship service. This delightful music uses the traditional form of the mass in an untraditional way and features piano, drums and bass. We look forward to presenting this work to the congregation. This is the last in the series of recitals and concerts in the Festival Arts Series for this season. The choir continues to present various styles of choral and instrumental music during the worship service, and I am grateful for their continued excellence in performance of both contemporary and traditional church music. They are an extremely talented group of individuals and I greatly enjoy working with them. Handbell Choir The handbell choir plays preludes on Sunday, May 11th and June 8th. They have done an excellent job this year and their musical gifts greatly enhance the worship service on a regular basis. Godspell The musical production of “Godspell” last weekend was a great success! Congratulations to the members of both choirs who performed so well in this work. Congratulations to the directors, Karen Lee and Julie Warren, who gave so much time and effort to produce this production. Thanks, also, to Jan Young, Ken Hunt, Mark, and Bob Moncrief for all their hard work in providing music for the show with essentially no prepared score. It was a challenge for all of us but worked out well. The “pit” band, if we had a pit, was great. Thanks, too, to Tom Leatherman, Earl Gottleib and to all the dedicated parents who gave so much time and energy to make this production work so well. It was a fine show!     We want to extend a HUGE thank you to all who made this season’s Festival Arts Series another great year. How blessed we are to enjoy the wonderful variety of music and entertainment.