Choirs and Ensembles
Youth Choir
Director:Robert Nafarrete
Membership: All parish children in Grades 2-8
Rehearsals Times: Wednesdays from 3:00 to 3:45 pm in the Church, from Sept through May
Service Times:10:00 am Sunday Mass once per month. They also sing for one Christmas Eve Mass and Easter Sunday Mass.
Requirements: Choristers learn basic music theory and recognition, basic singing skills and will grasp basic principles of liturgy, ministry and faith. No audition or previous singing experience is required; however, choristers should have basic reading skills.
Contemporary Ensemble
Director:Robert Nafarrete
Membership: All Instrumentalists and vocalists from High School through Adult
Rehearsal Times: Sundays from 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Service Times: The entire ensemble serves at the Sunday 5:30 pm Mass.
Requirements: The ability to read music and perform in all musical styles is desired. This will be determined through an audition. This group focuses on repertoire that has a more contemporary sound encompassing pop, rock, funk, gospel and jazz.
Adult Choir
Director:Robert Nafarrete
Membership: All parishioners High School age through Adult
Rehearsals Times: Wednesdays from 7:00 - 8:30 pm in the Church
Service Times: 10:00 am Sunday Mass weekly, as well as the Triduum liturgies, Christmas Mass at Night and other masses throughout the liturgical year. Their service year begins in September and concludes in June.
Requirements: Reading music and the ability to sing harmony is a plus but not necessary. The Adult Choir's varied and rich repertoire consists of music from Latin chant to traditional hymnody to contemporary songs, as well as anthems from the masters and from more recent composers.
Director:Robert Nafarrete
Membership: All parish children in Grades 2-8
Rehearsals Times: Wednesdays from 3:00 to 3:45 pm in the Church, from Sept through May
Service Times:10:00 am Sunday Mass once per month. They also sing for one Christmas Eve Mass and Easter Sunday Mass.
Requirements: Choristers learn basic music theory and recognition, basic singing skills and will grasp basic principles of liturgy, ministry and faith. No audition or previous singing experience is required; however, choristers should have basic reading skills.
Contemporary Ensemble
Director:Robert Nafarrete
Membership: All Instrumentalists and vocalists from High School through Adult
Rehearsal Times: Sundays from 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Service Times: The entire ensemble serves at the Sunday 5:30 pm Mass.
Requirements: The ability to read music and perform in all musical styles is desired. This will be determined through an audition. This group focuses on repertoire that has a more contemporary sound encompassing pop, rock, funk, gospel and jazz.
Adult Choir
Director:Robert Nafarrete
Membership: All parishioners High School age through Adult
Rehearsals Times: Wednesdays from 7:00 - 8:30 pm in the Church
Service Times: 10:00 am Sunday Mass weekly, as well as the Triduum liturgies, Christmas Mass at Night and other masses throughout the liturgical year. Their service year begins in September and concludes in June.
Requirements: Reading music and the ability to sing harmony is a plus but not necessary. The Adult Choir's varied and rich repertoire consists of music from Latin chant to traditional hymnody to contemporary songs, as well as anthems from the masters and from more recent composers.
