“Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song.” ~ Psalm 149:1

Our worship through music is a blessing that touches many hearts. Music Ministry volunteers lead the community in sung worship each week. We welcome new members throughout the year. Descriptions of each music ministry group are below.

We have a smaller choirs at our weekend Masses due to the current pandemic. We pray that we can all sing together again very soon!

Meanwhile, if you are interested in joining a choir, please fill out the contact form below. We will reach out to you once we can allow greater participation in choir.
 

Music Ministry Leadership Team

Morris Stevens, Ph.D. –  Director of Music Ministry
Jean Fuller, Mark Stern, Susan Neff and Anne Marie Palmer  – Accompanists
Sylvia Casper – Accompanist, Assistant 
 

St. Theresa Parish Choirs

For more information on ALL choirs contact Morris Stevens at
morris-stevens@st-theresa.org and/or fill out the form below

Choirs

11:00 a.m. Liturgical Chorale leads the assembly in song at the 11:00 a.m. solemn Sunday Mass and other special services during the year. It is open to adults and high school youth. The choir focuses on sacred and liturgical music in the sacred tradition of the Church from all eras of church history. Rehearsals are Wednesday 7:00–9:00 p.m. and Sunday at 10:10 am. 

9:00 a.m. Liturgical Choir leads the assembly in song at the 9:00 a.m. Mass and other special services during the year. It is open to adults and high school youth. Rehearsals are Wednesday 7:30–9:00 p.m. Special liturgies, and combined choir events during the year are also part of the ministry.

Handbell Choir is open to all age groups. Basic ability to read music is necessary and rehearsals are seasonal, on Wednesdays 6:30–7:30 p.m. Receive the schedule from the director.

Cantate Chorister Choir! All 2nd-8th grades students are welcome!
Two rehearsal options are: 1) Mondays after school at 3:15; OR  2) Wednesdays at 5:30pm. 
  There are TWO OPTIONS for a rehearsal time:
      A) Monday, 3:10 – 4:15 p.m. (after school) OR
      B) Wednesdays, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.,
These TWO options help parents with the scheduling needs of our singers. The groups combine at weekend Masses scheduled each month. Through active participation in the liturgy and learning music skills, singers nurture their faith and learn to serve the Lord in ministry. Fill out the form at the bottom of this webpage to RSVP for your preferred rehearsal time. 

The Occasional Choir was established for singers who would like to explore their voice through learning the basics of unison and two-part choral singing. Singers of all agesare welcome, retirees to parents of school children! Rehearsal is every other Thursday from 1:15 - 2:30 p.m. and the choir sings one 5:00 p.m.Saturday Mass each month from September - May. 

Parish Brass and String Players who are intermediate level high school students or adults occasionally play throughout the year.

Parish Cantors are leaders and animators of sung prayer for our parish liturgies. Experienced singers from the parish choirs lead psalms, hymns, and acclamations at Mass. These auditioned choir members become cantors-in-training and join experienced cantors to learn the art of leading song through individual training, extended voice/psalm study, and spiritual formation. Cantors sing at weekly choir rehearsals and minister monthly at mass. 
Contact Ms. Colleen Webb at mejncm@aol.com.

Vox Cor Chamber Choir (Voice of the Heart) is a choral ensemble of auditioned singers that lead sung prayer at special seasonal liturgies during the year. Experienced voice training and solo singing ability are required. Rehearsals are scheduled in preparation for special seasonal liturgies. Membership is by audition with the Director of Liturgy and Music.

Resurrection Choir is an ensemble of parishioners that supports the sung prayer of the assembly at funeral masses. They rehearse prior to the funeral liturgy and a beginning level of singing experience is necessary.

Music Library Volunteers are faith filled volunteers that file, catalogue and organize music for all our parish choirs. Contact Dr. Lee Frierson-Stroud at drlee@austin.rr.com.

Sacred Music Series Volunteers assist with communication, design, production, support materials and coordination of the special sacred music concerts and events throughout the year.