The music program at St. Michael & All Angels’ consists of traditional pipe organ, an adult choir and a junior choir. Congregational singing is important in our worship; the congregation sings a variety of mass ordinary settings and hymns. Hymns are chosen to support the lectionary and church seasons and are selected from the 1982 Hymnal and supplemented by selections from the 1940 and English Hymnals.
Adult Choir
The adult choir is a non-auditioned group that leads the mass ordinary and hymns, and sings chant propers and an anthem each Sunday and major holy days. Musical selections range from Renaissance to contemporary works. Some of our favorites:
- If ye love me – Thomas Tallis
- Ave verum corpus – Mozart
- God so loved the world – John Stainer
- Never weather-beaten sail – Charles Wood
- Like as the hart – Herbert Howells
The adult choir meets on Wednesday evenings and before the late service on Sundays. If you are being called to participate in the choir at St. Michael and All Angels’, please contact Matthew Norwood.
Junior Choir
The junior choir sings anthems for special occasions and learns musicality and music theory. If your school-aged child is interested in joining the junior choir, please contact Nancy King.
Staff
Matthew Norwood – Director of Music
Matthew received a Master of Music from the University of Nebraska, and Bachelor of Music from Hastings College. Matthew performed in professional choirs in New York and Washington, DC for many years before moving to Denver. He began assisting at St. Michaels’ in 2007, and became Director of Music in 2013. In addition to his work as a singer and conductor, Matthew also holds a diploma from the Institute of Audio Research and works as a freelance sound designer in film and video.
Nancy King – Children’s Music Director
Nancy has had extensive training in vocal music as a singer both privately and in choruses. She has sung in numerous semi-professional choruses and church choirs throughout the years and has led music at various children’s summer camps as well. She enjoys teaching children the joy of singing and began the junior choir at St. Michael and All Angels’ in the 1980’s and started the Children’s Chapel music program shortly after. She is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with a Masters degree in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania.
