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 Music Ministry
Our
Instruments
Click here to visit our
page on the 1925 Skinner Organ, the organ in the chapel, and our
handbells.
Choirs
We have an adult choir that meets on Wednesdays at
7:00 p.m. Our children's choir meets on Sundays at 11:15 a.m. after the
Worship Service.
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North
Central College Woman's Chorale
and Faculty Artists Concert
This annual concert is held in our congregation in the
Spring. The next event is scheduled for April 25, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Please join us. There will be a free-will offering rather than
admission.
 
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Gaudete
Brass Quintet Concert
The Gaudete Brass Quintet, one of
the country’s premier
brass chamber ensembles, held a concert on Sunday, February 3,
2008, 2
p.m., at First United Methodist Church of Oak Park. Jean McCullough, a
2000
graduate of Oak Park
River Forest High School,
is the horn
player for the quintet. Founded in 2004, the group shares their music
with
audiences in an exciting and relevant way. They are Artist-in-Residence
at Carthage College
in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and have been featured on
a
number of prominent concert series and live radio broadcasts. Ensemble
musicians reside in the Chicago/Milwaukee area. More information is
available at
[http://www.gaudetebrass.com/].
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7th
Annual Sing-Along Messiah & PADS Benefit Concert
First United Methodist Church of Oak Park and the
MacDowell
Artists Association presented their 7th Annual
“Sing-Along
Messiah” on Sunday, December 9, 2007 at 3:30 p.m. This popular holiday
event featured four soloists, the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, a Skinner
organ,
and
harpsichord. The audience sings along as the Chorus. A reception
followed the
concert. Pictures are available in the photo
gallery.
A free-will offering of $1612 was
received to support the Public
Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) program which provides food, shelter,
and
social services for the local community through a network of community
volunteers and agencies. Additional information on the services that
PADS
provides can be located on their website [http://wwww.westsuburbanpads.org/dnn/].
The tentative date for the 8th Annual Sing-Along Messiah is set for
December 14, 2008 at 3:30 p.m.
Questions may be directed to messiah@fumcoakpark.org
or (708) 383-4983.
Click here to download related documents:
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| Last Update
04/18/2008, First United Methodist Church of Oak Park in Illinois,
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