Music at United
United Church of Santa Fe - A Church of Music
The United Church loves to sing—not only as the full congregation in worship, but in Kids United, youth retreats, council meetings, and anywhere else! All ages sing all kinds of music—Global, African American Spirituals, Jazz, and Gospel, traditional Anglo-Protestant hymns, Spanish hymns, new hymns. If it’s singable, we sing it!
And we welcome all people to sing – including Santa Fe Opera Apprentices and our own Choral Scholars and volunteer Choir, along with all the rest of us!
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Music Opportunities
Sanctuary Choir
10:00am Sunday Service (Sept-May)
Wednesday evening rehearsals (7:00-9:00pm)
All welcome! To learn more about this group please call the church office at 505-988-3295 or email Music Director Michelle Schumann here!
Kids United Sing!
Children’s, Youth and Family Minister Dana Bender incorporates music into every gathering of children and families. As the former Director of the Phoenix Children’s Chorus, she knows how to get kids to sing—and have a great time doing it!
Do You Play an Instrument?
Then let Music Director Michelle Schumann know. United’s worship includes not only piano, but often African drum, cello, violin, guitar, mandolin, flute.
Music This Month
We’ll highlight multiple annual traditions this October at United, each offering special ways to express our faith through music! Although the choir takes off St. Francis Sunday (Oct. 4), plan to bring your outdoor voices (and pets) to this outdoor service for our annual Pet Blessing!
Also, that afternoon of October 4th, I will present my first of a series of “Schumann Chamber Players” concerts, this one featuring trios for violin, cello, and piano by Beethoven and Mendelssohn. I’m very excited to present chamber music at United and hope you will join me!
October 11, the Sanctuary Choir returns to celebrate Indigenous People’s Sunday with several selections from the “Mass for St. Kateri Tekakwitha,” by composer Bill Svarda. On October 25th, we celebrate Reformation Sunday with a service that traditionally is one of the “Big-Sing” occasions of the year! Plan for a wonderfully musical celebration of our faith and beliefs. I hope you’re looking forward to all of this as much as I am!
As People of faith, we’re called to “make a joyful noise,” and we try our best to do just that at United. Reach out to our music staff, and join in!
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If you play an instrument, whatever your age, then please let Music Director Michelle Schumann know here. Music at United is played not only on the Steinway Piano in the Sanctuary, but also on drums, violins, guitars, trumpets, and lots of other instruments, too.
