Music Program

The music program at Good Shepherd is an important element of the Church's services.  Besides glorifying the weekly services for the congregation, the music program at Good Shepherd allows adults and children to learn and express their musical talents through the various choirs.  Our choirs also regularly present at events outside Good Shepherd.

Chancel Choir leads our 11:15 worship services.  The Chancel Choir explores a wide variety of sacred choral literature ranging from contemporary classics to traditional classics. This is a SATB Choir, although SAB literature and small ensemble works are included. Additionally, this choir enjoys a number of instrumentalists added to the choral ensemble.

Chamber Choir leads our 9:00 worship services. The Chamber Choir explores contemporary and traditional literature mostly in SAB arrangements. This is a diverse choir that sings a variety of literature including simple folk tunes, hymn arrangements, as well as SAB versions of traditional and classical literature. This choir also employs the use of various instrumentalists as a part of their accompaniment.

Hand bell Choir is a choir ranging from high school students to.... the more mature! Our hand bell choir enjoys ringing three octaves of Schulmerich Hand bells.  This choir participates in all of our worship services on various occasions, but especially on high holy day services. Participation in this group does require basic music reading skills.

Shepherd Singers (Youth Choir) is for 7th - 12th graders.  This choir enjoys singing unison, 2 and 3 part literature with a contemporary flavor. This choir occasionally joins the Chamber Choir for special anthems.

Angel Choir (Junior Choir) is for 3rd - 6th graders. This choir continues to explore the fundamentals of music and singing. Annually, this choir enjoys presenting a sacred musical with the Junior Choir of Sacred Heart Cathedral. 

St. Nicholas Choir (Primary Choir) is a popular children's choir that meets on Sunday mornings as part of the Christian Education hour. These children explore very basic musical concepts as they begin to discover their singing voices. This choir will present various songs throughout the year in the 9:00 a.m. service. It is this musical experience that prepares the child for participation in the Junior Choir.

Our congregational singing and choral anthems are accompanied by a 1982 Casavant Freres organ of 18 ranks. The organ is built in the French classic style with pedale, recit, and grand orgue divisions.