Music at Prospect
Prospect Choirs
From September to June, our choirs perform each Sunday at PUMC. Our vocal and hand bell choirs perform a variety of music, from classical to contemporary, traditional to gospel!
The Senior Choir is a non-auditioned group that meets each Wednesday evening from 7 – 8:30 and again before Sunday worship service at 9:00 a.m. Anyone high school age and older is welcome to join us! We prepare an anthem for each Sunday’s service and usually perform a cantata on Palm Sunday.
A Junior/Youth Choir program is also offered. Weekly rehearsals are held and the choir performs each Sunday. Any student in grades 3 through high school is welcome.
The Prospect Tower Bell Choir rehearses after church on Sundays. A hand bell or hand chime anthem is performed once a month during our worship services.
Please contact the church office at 860-582-3443 for more specific information.
Junior Choir
Junior Choir will be starting up in the fall under the direction of Emily Flower, our new Associate Music Director. They will meet beginning in October during Sunday morning worship/fellowship time. More details will follow. Any and all school age children are welcome.
Emily Flower is New Music Director
The Prospect Music Program is now graced with not one, but two, Flowers: Emily Flower, daughter of Organist and Choir Director Heidi Flower, is the new Associate Music Director. She succeeds Graceann Grindal, who retired in June after 45 years of service to Prospect’s music program.
Emily will be the organist at the 8:30 a.m. Chapel Service and will direct the Children’s Choir once it is reorganized in the Fall. Former chapel organist Amy Kelley has left Prospect to join the music staff at St. Joseph Church, but she will continue to be an occasional substitute organist for Heidi during her Sundays off, as she did during Heidi’s recent vacation.
Emily graduated from Terryville High School and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA. She also worked two summers as music director at Camp Quinipet, the New York Annual Conference’s church camp on Shelter Island, Long Island.
Emily works full time as a claims adjustor for The Hartford in Farmington. She and her husband, Eric Pomoroy, are looking forward to the birth of their first child in September.
With the retirement of Graceann, Heidi will take over direction of the Handbell Choir as well.
Welcome, Emily! Good luck, Amy! Happy retirement, Graceann!
New Ringers Needed
The Prospect Tower Bells are looking for new ringers. The first meeting will be on September 13th in room 208 following worship service. Anyone from high school age and older is welcome to join the hand bell group. No auditions or prior experience are required.
Top Ten Reasons to sing with the Senior Choir!
10. Special reserved seating
9. Our own private stash of Life
Savers
8. Free coffee before service
7. No eye contact necessary with
the Pastor
6. Heckling is allowed
5. Side door conveniently located
for early departure
4. First dibs on Communion
3. Bird’s eye view of the “real
nappers” in church
2. Get to wear neat choir robe that
can hide pajamas or bluejeans
1. Knee-slapping good time at
Wednesday evening rehearsals.
There you have it, folks, the top 10 reasons to sing with the Senior Choir each week! But, the best reason of all is singing a variety of great music with a variety of great people! We welcome singers of all voices and ages, from High School on up. No auditions necessary.
Check out the photos from the Senior Choir's musical performance, “Touched by the Christ”. >>
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