Music

Music Ministry

The music ministry at North Scottsdale United Methodist Church is thriving,
offering many opportunities for musicians to participate.

CHoirs and musical groups

Chancel Choir rehearses weekly on Wednesday evenings 7:00-8:30 pm from late August through May. Open to all singers 18 and up, it provides a variety of traditional music at the 10:00 am service on Sundays, and also presents Cantatas during Advent and Lent. The Chancel Choir also sings at the 5:00 pm & 7:00 pm services on Christmas Eve. Check out some of Chancel Choir's recent performances here

Cherub Choir (pre-K through 2nd grade) and Kids of Grace (3rd-6th grade) are our children’s choirs. These groups rehearse weekly during Sunday School and sing in the 10:00 service once a month September – May and for special services during advent. Our youth choirs have their own webpage here. They also have their own Facebook page here.

Handbell Choir rehearsals are held on Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the choir room. No audition is required for this ensemble, however one must be able to read music to participate (adults and grades 9 and older). The Bell Choir provides music during church service one Sunday per month September - May. Check out some of handbell choir's recent performances here.

Scenes and Sounds from the European Choir Tour
May 24, 2019 - June 2, 2019

Members of North Scottsdale UMC choir, Cross in the Desert UMC choir, members and friends of members worked for a year to prepare repetoire to perform across Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The tour started in Vienna, Austria with a performance at St Stepen's Cathedral, moved to Salzburg and Melk, Austria with a performance in Melk Abbey and an impromptu concert in a small church in the town of Melk. Next stops were Munich and Oberammergau in Germany with a backstage tour of the Passion Play theatre where the Passion Play is perfomed once every ten years. The tour choir was able to perform on the same stage as the play. We then moved on to Lucerne, Switzerland for sightseeing and a final concert with the Lucerne City Choir. Altogether there were 8 performances, 10 days of travel and sightseeing, exciting opportunities to learn new cultures and meet new people and overall a dream come true for many and a wonderful witness and worship with old friends and new. Music truly is the universal language.