Choir & Guest Musician Schedule
Choir rehearses on Sunday at 9 AM in the sanctuary and sings at the 10 AM worship service. No ongoing commitment required - sing when it works for you!
October 26
"Come Sunday" by Duke Ellington, arranged by Fred Cummins
Jazz | Intermediate: Fair music-reading skills would help you learn this in our single rehearsal, especially if you've looked at the music, and listened to the recordings.
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Come Sunday - Bass Audio​​
Albert Sammons, Jr. will be our guest vocalist. Albert has been singing for over 60 years. He is a bass-baritone with a love for singing Negro/Black spirituals. Albert says, “I’m honored to be asked to sing at Foothills. I’m a chorister at heart. Singing is my joy.”
November 2
"Miserere Mei" by Antonio Lotti
Classical | Easy: Beginning music-reading skills would help you learn this in our single rehearsal, especially if you've looked at the music, watched the video, and listened to the recordings.
Miserere Mei - All Parts Audio
Miserere Mei - Alto Audio
​Doug Young will be our guest musician. Doug is an instrumental fingerstyle guitarist from Mountain View, who enjoys composing and arranging music for the guitar. He performs and teaches mostly around the Bay Area, and also focuses on recording himself and others in his home recording studio. All of the solo guitar pieces he'll play during the service were arranged by Doug and are published in books so other guitarists can perform the music as well. https://dougyoungguitar.com
November 9
Joyful Noise handbell choir will play. No singing choir today.
November 16
"Over In the Glory Land" by Dean & Acuff
Bluegrass | Easy: Beginning music-reading skills would help you learn this in our single rehearsal, especially if you've looked at the music, and listened to the recordings.
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Glory Land | Audio of our arrangement
Glory Land | YouTube video of Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys; similar but not the same as our arrangement
Glory Land | Audio of women's parts: all women sing all the time, in unison when just 1 part
Glory Land | Audio of men's parts: all men sing all the time, in unison when just 1 part
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Local bluegrass group The Rounder Circle (Hilary Nelson, Thomas Hatcher, Kyla Kent and Ilan Ladabaum) will be our guest musicians.