Music Ministry

Music plays an important role in Worship at Bethel. Music offers praise to God and can be exciting, inspiring, educational and consoling to the worshiper. Bethel’s worship opportunities are many and varied in style, and many people of varying gifts and talents come to offer songs of every kind in praise to God. Once you are a part of this ministry, you will find opportunities to give your talents back to God in your own unique way. As we sing and play we also grow in the family of the church, finding friendship, support, musical satisfaction and fun.

Check out the possibilities below and see where you can add your musical gifts!

A Very Bethel Christmas CD

A special Christmas CD for you made by Bethel musicians.

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Bethel Choir

Bethel Choir

Adult Choir (SATB)

The Bethel Choir is a non-auditioned, liturgical ensemble open to all members ages 18 and older which serves as musical leadership for Bethel’s 9am Sunday service and other key celebrations throughout the year. Our sacred anthem repertoire spans from music of the early church to newly composed works. The Bethel Choir has sung throughout North America and Europe.

Rehearsals: Thursdays, 7-8:30pm in the Choir Room

 

Contemporary Worship Team

Contemporary Worship Team

11am Service

The core musical ministry for the Sunday Contemporary service, providing musical leadership for the congregation. Vocal and instrumental musicians are welcome.

Led by Director: Katie Gerlach
Accompanist: Patrick Kenney

Bethel Handbells

Bethel Handbells

Instrumental Group

Bethel’s adult handbell ensemble is open to all members ages 18 and older. The bells provide musical leadership and meditational repertoire for Christmas, Easter, and several other festival liturgies throughout the church year. Bethel has seven octaves of Malmark Handbells, five octaves of Schulmerich bells and five octaves of Malmark hand chimes.

Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 6pm, Room 202.

Led by: Carol Graves

Joyful Noise

Joyful Noise

for children in Kindergarten through 2nd Grade

Joyful Noise (Children’s Choir) is a child’s first choir experience at Bethel. We sing all types of music, learn to play handbells, and use percussion instruments too! Sometimes we wear costumes and often make our own props to go along with our songs. We’ve learned about faith by singing about frogs, computers, cars, pogo sticks, and many other things! We sing about once a month during worship throughout the year.

Director:

Rehearsals: Sundays, 10:30-11am in Room 202a

Spirited Sound

Spirited Sound

for children in 3rd through 5th Grade

Spirited Sound (Children’s Choir) takes kids’ musical experiences at Bethel to the next level. We sing a wide range of repertoire from hymns to jazz to gospel and everything in between! We make every piece we sing our own through the addition of movement, instruments, harmonies and sometimes even shouting! Through our music-making we work together to learn how our faith affects our lives in many different ways.

Director:

Rehearsals: Sundays, 10:30-11am. in Room 216a

Instruments at Bethel

Instruments at Bethel

The Sanctuary organ was originally built by Schantz Company of Orrville, Ohio, in 1963. During the 80’s and early 90’s it was enlarged in three stages to its present four-manual/74 ranks, and the console was rebuilt in 2015. It speaks from the rear gallery of the nave.

Our prize piano at Bethel is an 85-note Steinway-B, restored in 2015 by Tim Farley. This stunning instrument is a gift of the Bethel Endowment Foundation and an anonymous donor. For years it was the favorite piano of the concert pianist and master teacher, Rudolf Ganz; it is now located in the Choir Room.

There is a 7′ 4″ Yamaha Grand in the Sanctuary, a 6′ Steinway grand in the choir loft, a 6′ Baldwin grand in the Pentecost Room, and a 6′ Samick grand in Borgwardt Hall, with other smaller pianos throughout the building.

A Hubbard 2-manual harpsichord with three choirs built by Gayle Monette enhances our baroque musical offerings.

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