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Music Ministry
"Hark the Herald Angels Sing"
The Chancel Choir Sings!
"O Love That Will Not Let Me Go" (October 2020)
Choir Video

The Music Ministry of First Presbyterian Church offers persons of every age and ability a place to discover, nurture, and offer their musical gifts. For more information about your participation in a choral or instrumental ensemble, contact Bob Muckenfuss, Director of Music at [email protected].
The choral music ministry at First Presbyterian has a strong, long standing tradition of offering some of the great choral works in the sacred church music canon. Every Lenten and Advent season the Chancel Choir offers such glorious works as Gabriel Faure's Requiem, John Rutter's Magnificat and Requiem, Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols, George Frideric Handel's Messiah, Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah, to name a few. These are often accompanied by instrumental ensembles.
The Handbell Choir is an active participating member of the Handbell Musicians of America, and enjoys traveling to area conferences for classes and massed ringing events.
Chancel Choir
High school through adult
Thursday evenings – 7:30 p.m. in the Music room. The choir offers appropriate worship music and leads the singing every Sunday at the 11:00a.m. service, and special services. It presents two major works each year during the holiday seasons in winter and spring.
Handbell Choir
High school through adult
Thursday evenings – 6:30 p.m. in the Music Room. This group plays in worship approximately once a month, presenting works from traditional to modern music for English handbells.
Sanctuary and Organ
The Sanctuary and Organ are described HERE. In 2018, Director of Music and Organist, Dr. Robert Muckenfuss, recorded a CD on our sanctuary organ. Sales of the CD, "An Organ Tapestry," benefit the church Music Fund and may be purchased directly from Dr. Muckenfuss. Approach him after worship in the chancel any Sunday or email him directly. A suggested $20 donation is payable by check ("FPC"), cash, or online (under "music department").
Choir Trip to Europe
The Chancel Choir took a nine-day trip to Europe, for sightseeing and six concerts: at St. Nicholas Church in Prague, Czech Republic; Panny Maria Catholic Church in Letohrad, Czech Republic; Haydn Hall in the Esterhazy Palace in Eisenstadt, Austria; Klosterneuburg Abbey in Austria; St. Florian Abbey in Florian, Austria; and Salzburg Dom in Austria..
Klosterneuburg - To My Old Brown Earth
Letohrad - Hear My Prayer
Letohrad - All Things Come of Thee
Klosterneuburg - Ride the Chariot
Letohrad - We Love this Place O God
Letohrad - Ave Verum corpus
St. Nicholas - Prague - God Be in My Head
St from First Pres. Church of Annapolis on Vimeo.
Adagio for Clarinet and Piano
Phyllis Crossen-Richardson and Bob Muckenfuss
Jesus The Very Thought of Thee
St. Nicholas Church in Prague, Czech Republic
Hear My Prayer, O God by Arcadelt
Salzburg Dom
Thanks to Bob, Bells and Choir
Concerts by Members
Throughout the year, members of the choir present free concerts for members of the community. On May 11th, 2019, Erin Jones, Shannon Wise, David Hancock and Bob Muckenfuss, pianist, presented an outstanding concert of classical music.
Concert Recordings
Song to the Moon, from Rusalka by Dvorak
Erin Jones
Je veux vivre, Romeo and Juliet, Gounod
Shannon Wise
Una voce poco fa, Barber of Seville, Rossini
Erin Jones
Whither Must I Wander, Songs of Travel, Ralph Vaughan-Williams
David Hancock
Somebody Somewhere, Most Happy Fella, Frank Loesser
Shannon Wise
The Lads in Their Hundreds, George Butterworth
David Hancock
Set Me As a Seal, Steve Rainbolt
Erin Jones and Shannon Wise
The Lads in Their Hundreds, Arthur Somervell
David Hancock
Best Friend, Steve Rainbolt
Erin Jones
Yes, Yes, My Heart, Carnival, Bob Merrill
Shannon Wise