The Nativity Music Ministry invites you to join us for this annual summer tradition.  You choose level of commitment. Join us for one, a few, or all our summer choirs. 

Contemporary Ensemble
Rehearsal: Wednesday 7:00-8:30PM
Mass: 5:00PM (First Sunday); 11:30AM (Third Sunday); 7:30AM (Fifth Sunday)
The Contemporary Ensemble is open to all parishioners.  The Contemporary Ensemble supports and enhances the assembly singing with a special focus on music that is current or from the recent past.  Members of the Contemporary Ensemble are not expected to read music if they have a good ear.

Nativity Choir
Rehearsal: Wednesday 7:10-8:50 PM
Mass: 9:00AM (Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sunday)
The Nativity Choir is open to all parishioners.  They support and enhance the assembly singing and perform music from all styles and periods.  Once a month (on the second Sunday) the Choir members sit throughout the congregation to support our goal of a singing assembly.  Though not a requirement, many members can read music.

Nativity Schola
Rehearsal: Wednesday 7:10-8:50 pm as part of the Choir, with additional rehearsal time until
as late as 9:15 on the weeks before a scheduled Mass
Mass: 11:30AM (Twice each month: usually the First Sunday, always the Second Sunday)
The Nativity Schola is open to all adults and students in 9^th grade and up.  The Nativity Schola supports and enhances the assembly singing and performs music from all styles and periods, with a special emphasis on chant and more formal music.  The Schola is an extension of the Choir.  Members can read music and all are expected to contribute to the ensemble’s high levels of musical artistry. 

RS5 Singers
Rehearsal: Tuesday 9:30-11:00AM
Mass: Funerals as scheduled and 5:00PM (Second and Fourth Sunday)
The RS5 Singers is an ensemble for parishioners who are home during the normal workday: retirees, homemakers, home-school students, service industry workers, and the like.  RS5 stands for “Resurrection/Saturday 5:00.”  This choir sings at funeral Masses and at the 5:00 Mass on the weekend of the second and fourth Sundays of the month. 

Children in Music Ministry
Singing with Adults
Children are invited to join any of our regular choirs.  Children under 13 must be accompanied by adult or driving-age sibling.
Children’s Christmas Carol Chorus
A new annual tradition for our parish. Meets on Sundays in December and sings at the Children’s Mass on Christmas Eve.
Faith Formation Choirs
Singing and music ministry is part of faith formation curriculum.  At some point during the school year every student enrolled in the parish faith formation program will sing in a liturgical choir at Sunday Mass.  Rehearsals take place during the regularly scheduled faith formation class.
 

To join one of these ensembles or for more information about the Nativity Music Ministry
please contact Brian Wood in the parish office at 407-322-3961 or bwood@nativity.org.

Click here for a printable Music Ministry brochure!