Music

Music Program

Dr. Cynthia Huggins, director
Bonnie Atkinson, accompanist

Rehearsal Schedule:
Chancel Choir on Sundays 9:00–9:45 and 11:30–1:00
Handbell Choir on Mondays 5:15–6:00

Soprano: Bonnie Beiswenger, Laura Pierce, Lynne Gibson, Maria Smith, and Lois McMahon (summer)
Alto: Ellen Farnsworth, Joy Richardson, Laurel Robinson, Nancy Lewis, and Kate Atkinson
Tenor: Gene Nichols, Ken Warner, Lori Dawkins, and Ed Mosel (summer)
Bass: Ernie Atkinson

Handbells: Becky Davis-Warren, Bonnie Beiswenger, Christina LaBrosse, Ellen Farnsworth, Kate Atkinson, Laurel Robinson, and Lynne Gibson

Recent Highlights

"Improv on Six"
Eugene Nichols, April 2024

At a recent worship service, Gene Nichols, a member of the Chancel Choir and conductor of the Quoddy Voices community chorale, performed an improvised piece using six instruments: a Japanese koto, a Welsh pibgorn, a West African djembe hand drum, a double bell euphonium, a tenor recorder, and his feet.

To watch video, click HERE.

"Abide with Me"
Chancel Choir, April 2024

To watch video, click HERE.

Chancel Choir

Centre Street's Chancel Choir has been around since long before any of us were born. With a wide range of expertise and interests, they've sung music ranging from Handel's "Messiah" to Rod Stewart's "Forever Young."

With full strength at fifteen voices, the Choir sings for worship services three time each month, occasionally in collaboration with the Handbell Choir.

The Chancel Choir is always open to new members who have a love of music, a curiosity to learn new things, and the courage to follow wherever the Spirit leads.

Handbell Choir

Centre Street's Handbell Choir has been been joyfully ringing since the early 1980s. Now a seven-member ensemble, they're smaller than they used to be. But they make up for their small size through dedication, hard work, and a heartfelt love of ringing those beautiful bells.

The Handbell Choir rings for worship every month or two, occasionally teaming up with the Chancel Choir.