Choristers Participate in St. John's 275th Anniversary Celebration

Practice and Performance at Grace Church, New York, City, June 17, 2007

Festival of Choirs

FESTIVAL OF CHOIRS

October 19 and 20, 2007
St. John's Church, Waterbury, Connecticut

St. John's, Waterbury, Connecticut
St. Luke's, East Greenwich, Rhode Island
St. Peter's, Cheshire, Connecticut
Trinity, Hartford, Connecticut
Trinity, Newtown, Connecticut

a two-day festival for 80 young singers
from five churches and towns

Richard Webster, Director
Matthew Brown, Organist

Maria Coffin, Coordinator

concluding with a service of
EVENSONG
the ancient Anglican service of sung evening prayers
Saturday, October 20, 4 p.m.
All are welcome.

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203-754-3116

Sing unto God

Sing unto God with songs of praise.
We are the Choristers,
The rooftops of churches we raise.

Beautiful high notes that flutter around,
sometimes notes that haven't even been found,
Songs in Spanish, Hebrew, French
For the tunes and notes that we mush clench
To impress the audience
That we've come to admire
For the wondrous sounds of this lovely choir.
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Sing unto God with songs of praise
We are the Choristers,
The rooftops of churches we raise.

(By Joshua Singleton, Age 10)

Handiwork of In the Making Graces the Children of St. John's Chorister Academy

(WATERBURY, CONN. - January 25, 2006) - In the Making employee Antonia Cotto of Waterbury created the red stoles worn by Krystal Dover (left) and Ofelia Torres (right) and the other children of the Chorister Academy of St. John's Parish on the Green, Waterbury, when they sang during the 4 p.m. Christmas Eve family worship service.

The children also wore them when they sang during a recent performance of The Nutcracker at The Taft School in Watertown.

The Chorister Academy was established three years ago to give young people in the Greater Waterbury Area, regardless of background, the opportunity to sing in a choir that is faithful to the highest standards of the choral art. The choir is open to all young people, 3rd grade through high school. In addition to vocal instruction, lessons will be offered in music theory, music history, and Christian liturgical practice.

"Using donated fabric, Antonia created 32 stoles for the children and one for chorister director Maria Coffin," according to Sr. Rosemary McKenna, D.W. of In the Making. The project took about 17 hours of labor.

A nonprofit organization in Waterbury, In the Making exists to offer personal/economic development to under-employed and unemployed women. Employees work in ways that complement and strengthen one another in the workplace and in the community. "Our efforts are in who a person is as an individual, in a group, and in the community," said Sr. Rosemary, adding, "We don't just make things but we build on the positive aspects of each person and of people."

Silent Night

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Signing "Silent Night"

Mary Chamiec-Case teaches the St. John's Parish Choristers how to sign "Silent Night." This clip shows two runs through this carol. Mary's beautiful signing opens new levels of meaning in this familiar carol. Enjoy!

Rehearsing for Christmas Eve Worship