Music

The music department strives to have many groups that involve people from 4-year-old children through adults. The groups are age defined as follows:

Singing Choirs

• Cherub Choir Children in Kindergarten and 1st grade. Sing in worship services about 5 times a year and sing at the 4:30 p.m. Family Christmas Eve service. Cherub Choir rehearses on Sundays from 10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
  
  
• Covenant Choir Children in 2nd through 5th grades. Sing in worship about 5 times a year and also sing at the 4:30 p.m. Family Christmas Eve service. Covenant Choir rehearses on Thursdays from 4:30 - 5:00 p.m.
  
  

• Tower Hill Choir Adults (college and up) responsible for musical leadership of Sunday worship services on a weekly basis as well as special services (Christmas Eve, Maundy Thursday, and funeral services when requested to do so, etc.). This choir also presents a Christmas Concert with an orchestra each December. More than just a singing group, there is fellowship as we pray for the needs of the choir members every Thursday. The Tower Hill Choir rehearses on Thursdays from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Special Events

In addition to the regularly scheduled groups, there are several opportunities throughout the year in which individuals may wish to participate. These usually involve a relatively short time commitment and may serve as a stepping stone to join one of the regular groups. These include:

• 'Round-the-Table Sing The 'Round-the-Table Sing is held annually in early December and is an opportunity for friends and family to gather together in Webster Hall to sing some of our favorite Christmas carols. RTTS includes piano accompaniment, the visitation of Santa, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and "Let It Snow" , and the sharing of Figgy Pudding and cookies at the end. The 'Round-the-Table Sing is an event that will keep you coming back year after year!
  
• Liberty Extravaganza Choir of adults from the community that rehearses 4-5 times and presents a concert glorifying God and country around the July 4th weekend. A Strawberry Festival on the patio, complete with Dixieland Jazz Band and strawberry shortcake, precedes the concert. The climax of the evening is the Patriotic Concert in the Sanctuary. There are sing-a-longs, a salute to the Armed Forces and the raising of one of the biggest "Grand Old Flags".
  

Watch the bulletin for announcements about when each of these choirs begins rehearsal or call the music office at 732 747-1329.

Handbell Groups

The music department also has several handbell choirs. Placement in these groups is determined by audition in the fall. Each group typically consists of 10 members.

Ringing Groups include:

• Alleluia Ringers Children in 3rd through 5th grades. Alleluia Ringers rehearse on Thursdays from 4:00 - 4:30 p.m.
• Knox Ringers Youth in 6th through 8th grades. Knox Ringers rehearse on Thursdays from 5:15 - 6:00 p.m.
• Calvin & Chapel Ringers Youth in 9th through 12th grades.
  Calvin Ringers rehearse on Mondays from 7:45 - 9:00 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 8:45 - 9:45 p.m.
  Chapel Ringers rehearse on Mondays from 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 6:15 - 7:00 p.m.