MUSIC

Join our Choirs

All of our choirs welcome new members at any time – why not join up this fall? You don’t need to have any special talent or previous experience, and all our choirs are friendly and fun. Sing with great musicians like Derrick Smith, learn to ring with one of our handbell choirs, or learn a skill you’ll enjoy for life by joining one of our choirs for young people, all while helping to lead worship. Please contact me with any questions, or just come to rehearsal.

Paul Frolick, director of music (586-1226 or paul@christchurchpittsford.com)

Adult Choir

Rehearses on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 9 pm

Youth Choir

Rehearses on Sunday morning from 11:30 to 12:15. For youth 3rd grade and up.

Alleluia Choir

Rehearses on Sunday morning from 11:15 to 11:35. For children Kindergarten through 2nd grade.

Bell Choirs

Talk to Paul! Currently, we have a group that rehearses on Sunday evenings from 7 to 8:30 pm, and a group that rehearses on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Both have openings, and I’ll help you figure out which one is best for you. I’d also love to start another group, perhaps on a weekday morning, for folks who don’t work. Ringing is a good way to learn to read music, and it’s a great way to meet other parishioners and have fun. Let me know you’re interested and we’ll work something out.

Mander organ
Our magnificent pipe organ was built in 1991 by N.P. Mander, Ltd, of London, England. It has thirty-two ranks (different kinds of pipes), divided between two keyboards and the pedals. Twenty-five individual stops (the drawknobs on either side of the keyboards) determine which of the 1,642 pipes play. The playing action is entirely mechanical (‘tracker action’), meaning when a key or pedal is depressed, air is let into the corresponding pipe or pipes by a complicated system of levers. This gives the organist greater control over and connection with the sound of the instrument. The chestnut case includes hand-carved basswood pipeshades depicting Christian symbols, several taken from our beautiful stained glass windows. The wooden pipes are made of clear Quebec pine, and the console is made of walnut. The metal pipes are made of a tin/lead alloy, and the mouths of those in the façade are gold-leafed. The ‘white’ keys on the manuals are covered with bone, and the sharps are made of ebony. The stops are controlled by walnut drawknobs with engraved ivory faces (from old stock).