Saturday, November 3, 6:00pm The Music Committee met in September and has determined many elements to share with you about our concert on November 3 at 6:00 p.m. Please start to spread the word outside of Edwards Church! This is being organized to celebrate the musical gifts here in observance of the recent restoration of […]
The Edwards Church Music Program
Our worship service is enhanced by the creativity and talent of many musicians.
We are grateful for the beautiful organ music offered by Cheryl Elkins and by Susan Minor’s gifts on our grand piano!
The choir, directed by Cheryl and Susan, strengthens the congregation’s voice and offers a special anthem every week. Several special Music Sundays, including Christmas and Easter, feature an expanded choir. Any season is a good time to join the choir.
Periodically, we are blessed with a jazz quartet, solo guitar, bluegrass band or a string ensemble.
Our Music Committee's 2023 annual report is available.
Save the Date: Fall Concert on November 3!
The Music Committee met in September and has determined many elements to share with you about our Concert on November 3 at 6:00 p.m. Please start to spread the word outside of Edwards Church! This is being organized to celebrate the musical gifts here in observance of the recent restoration of our beloved pipe organ, […]
A Fall Full of Music!
Our planning is still moving along but as of press time we have some very special services coming together for fall. The choir year will kick off September 16 and immediately move on to the organ re-dedication service on September 23. Between then and our stewardship season in November there will be a number of […]
A Very Musical Fall
Dear friends, Last Tuesday, through our office window, I saw a van show up in the upper parking lot and some people going into the sanctuary carrying things. By the time I finished what I was doing and walked up the hill, it was gone. I went into the sanctuary and peeked behind the chancel […]
Summer Music Plans
Following our final choir service of the year, someone said to me, “Now you get to start planning it all over again!” How astute they were, because as the choir takes a break for a few months, my work shifts to a heavier focus on the administrative planning that will alleviate autumnal stress as […]
Season of Thanks
As we wrap up our choral season at Edwards Church, I stand as ever in awe at the commitment made year after year by these fine volunteers I call my friends. It’s been an amazing year with many new anthems, many special services, and several opportunities for guest musicians to join the fun throughout the […]
Mothers’ Day Music
On May 13, we will have special music for violin and cello, featuring our own Jane Ezbicki, and Marian Levinstein, who joined us this past fall. They will accompany the choral anthem, and plan to provide chamber music with piano at other points in the service. The following week, Cheryl returns to the organ as […]
Music of Peace, Serenity, and Hope
Sunday, April 29 at 3:00pm in Edwards Hall Kim Zunner is a singer/songwriter and music therapist turned farmer/builder who hails from Massachusetts and currently resides in the rural high desert of Concho, Arizona. She studied at Berklee College of Music, following which she has been on a variety of musical adventures that have led her […]
A Chance to Help Our Music Program
One of the great treasures of Edwards Church is our Tracker organ, which was built in 1852 and installed in our sanctuary in 1905. Unlike most other instruments, which remain essentially unchanged after manufacture with only slight modifications, if any, over the course of its life, each organ may undergo dramatic changes depending on the […]
The Missing Alleluia
Did you ever notice that our service music (those little bits we sing that aren’t hymns or anthems) changes during the year? Ever wonder why? Well, one particular musical slot, the Call to Prayer, is completely at the whim of the choir director. Sometimes it might coincide with the season or a particular phrase from […]