The Takoma Park Presbyterian Church Choir is a group of people
joyously worshiping God and Jesus Christ in song. Under the direction of Dr. James Bingham,
the choir rehearses every Monday evening from 7:30 to 9 p.m.; and has an additional short
rehearsal at 10:30 on Sunday morning in the Sanctuary, in preparation for worship at 11 a.m.
For more information on the TPPC Choir, send an email to
choir@takomaparkpc.org.
The TPPC Choir, under the direction of Dr. James Bingham, will present Marc-Antoine Charpentier's "Midnight Mass for Christmas" on December 7th, 2008 during TPPC's 11 AM worship service.
More information on Charpentier and this particular piece can be found online at the following URLs:
http://www.choirs.org.uk/prognotes/Charpentier%20Messe%20de%20Minuit.htm :
notes on the Midnight Mass developed by John Bawden, Former Musical Director of the Fareham Philharmonic Choir
http://www.goldbergweb.com/en/history/composers/10456.php :
Biography of Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Ever wondered why some of the hymns we use in worship have the lyrics printed in the bulletin? These musical selections are from Sing the Faith, a new Presbyterian hymnal supplement. Some of our most creative and inspiring experiences off communal worship have Sing the Faith as its source.
September is pretty early to be thinking of holiday gifts , but the Worship Committee would like you to know about an opportunity for Alternate Gift Giving this year - giving a gift to our church and to someone you love, or in their memory
Beginning with the Sunday before the Alternate Gift Fair (early Advent), we'll begin a campaign too buy hymnal supplements so that everyone in the congregation will have a copy.. Stay tuned for more!
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church has a very talented music director, Dr. James Bingham. He directs the choir and provides organ and piano music during worship services.
Dr. Bingham has a long and distinguished career in teaching choral music at the college level. He currently serves as the chairman of the music department at Columbia Union College in Takoma Park, and directs several student choirs there. He also directs the choir at Spencerville Seventh Day Adventists Church. Throughout his career, Dr. Bingham has led choirs at a number of churches of various sizes and denominations.
Dr. Bingham notes with some amusement that, although Columbia Union College lies at the other end of Maple Avenue, he never knew TPPC existed before he saw our job announcement. "That made me very curious," he reports. The TPPC position also seemed like the opportunity he had been looking for "to reach out to the larger community and contribute some of my skills."
The choir enjoys working with Dr. Bingham immensely. As choir member Betty Ann Bell summed it up, "We learn a lot and have fun at the same time." Others agree that Dr. Bingham's enthusiasm for music and people is infectious.
The choir hopes that its membership will continue to grow under Dr. Bingham's leadership, and encourages other members of the congregation and the community to try it out.
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