With and through Music
Music and Third Baptist Church
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Third Baptist Church has a long history of excellence in church music, and that tradition continues. The Chancel Choir leads our worship services nearly every Sunday, year-round; they are often augmented by guest soloists and instrumentalists, in addition to organ and piano, creating a moving and inspirational worship experience. The choir presents special services on Good Friday and Christmas Eve and performs with larger orchestral ensembles on Easter, Christmas and occasional special concerts. Recent major works performed include Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria, Karl Jenkins' Requiem, Robert Ray's Gospel Mass, Joseph Haydn's Little Organ Mass and the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir's Live...Again.
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Chancel Choir
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The Chancel Choir, directed by Allyn Dault, is open to all singers. We rehearse on Wednesday evenings from 7-8:15 p.m. in the choir room.
We sing at least one anthem a week, with repertoire from a wide range of musical styles, from classical to contemporary gospel and praise music.
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VOX
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TBC's newest musical offering is VOX, a 12-voice auditioned vocal ensemble directed by Kad Day and Allyn Dault. VOX (Latin for "voice") sings a wide range of music, from medieval motets to a capella jazz. In addition to an annual Christmas Vespers service in the beautiful accoustics of TBC's Memorial Chapel, VOX contributes to the Christmas Eve and Good Friday special services and occasional Sunday morning services throughout the year.
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Handbell Choir
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The TBC Handbell Choir rings four octaves of Schulmerich handbells and Malmark Choirchimes. The choir is currently on hiatus. If you are interested in ringing, please contact Kad Day at kad@third-baptist.org.
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The Sanctuary Organ
- Built by Kilgen
- Modified in the 1950s by Moeller (new console, more pipes)
- Console rebuilt in the late 1990s
- Peterson Orgaplex switching system/master coupler and MIDI resource system and master stop processor MSP-1000.
- Four manuals
- Antiphonal
- 3,603 pipes
- 59 ranks
- 119 drawknobs
Third Baptist Church has signed a contract with Bogue Organs of Downers Grove, Illinois for the rebuilding and enlargement of this organ. Originally begun in 1930 by the Kilgen company of St. Louis, the organ was completed with 60 ranks in 1949 by the M.P. Moller company of Hagerstown, Maryland. The current organ will be supplied with new winding, windchests, and a new 4-manual console. 8 new ranks will be added to the organ, and 1 rank and a set of chimes previously removed will be restored. The renovation is scheduled to be completed in early 2009. The project is being underwritten with assistance from the Third Baptist Foundation. information about the organ and it's progress will be available at http://www.third-baptist-organ.org.
Concerts and special services
Third Baptist Church is a fabulous concert venue. With three excellent performance spaces (the Sanctuary, Memorial Chapel and the stage in Johnson Hall), we are able to host to a wide range of concerts, recitals and events; performers in the recent past have included Kim Massie, Bach to the Future, the St. Louis Chamber Chorus, Erin Bode, Javier Mendoza and Riders in the Sky, to name a few.
Additionally, TBC organist Brent Johnson periodically performs recitals of classical organ literature, and our Good Friday and Christmas Eve services are full of a wide variety of music, featuring the Chancel Choir, VOX, vocal soloists, ensembles and instrumentalists.
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