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The Chancel Choir

Chancel Choir — the main adult choral group at FPC. With a long-standing reputation for excellence, the choir contributes music and assists in leading the 9:45 worship service year round. The Chancel Choir was one of seven church choirs invited to participate in the 2001 Manhattan Festival of Sacred Music in a performance of the Durufle Requiem, given at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. 

 
In addition to a great number of sacred anthems which represent all the eras of the western church's musical heritage, the Chancel Choir also regularly presents sacred masterworks and extended works. In the last decade, these have included Handel's Messiah, Mozart Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, Requiem, and Te Deum , Faure Requiem, Bach Magnificat, Lobet den Herrn, and Cantatas # 4, 61, and 106, Mendelssohn Hymn of Praise, Rutter Gloria, Dancing Day, and Te Deum, Pinkham Christmas Cantata, Vivaldi Gloria, Saint Saens Christmas Oratorio, Scheidt Magnificat, Stainer Crucifixion, DuBois Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Basler Missa Kenya, and Britten Ceremony of Carols.

No audition is required, but a pleasant singing voice and some previous choral experience is helpful. Regular attendance at weekly rehearsals is expected. The choir does not rehearse during the summer months.

Compact disc recordings of the choir— "How Can I Keep From Singing?" and "The Messiah"— are available for purchase through the church office.

For details about our Chancel Choir, contact Michael Henry at 770-532-0136 or mhenry@fpcga.org.

The Primetime Singers

    
   
The Primetime Singers is a 40-voice choral group for retired or older adults. They meet each Wednesday morning, mid-August through May. Not only do they sing for occasional worship services, the Primetime singers also serve as traveling ambassadors, performing for many community groups and events. They have hosted several Older Adult Music Festivals and have performed in Charleston, SC and at Montreat for the denomination's Older Adult Conference.

Interested individuals should note that there are other Wednesday morning ministries available at the church, in addition to the choir. Come and be a part of a growing, caring and serving community!

Chancel Ensemble

Membership in the Canticum Novum Ensemble is by invitation of the Director of Music. Canticum Novum means "New Song".