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Music Ministry

Music has always been an important part of the worship experience at UBC.  The choir consists of  professional soloists and volunteers.  New singers are always welcome. Weekly anthems consist of a wide variety of repertoire including Renaissance a cappella motets, spirituals, choruses from oratorios, and popular contemporary pieces. Professional soloists perform solos, duets, trios and quartets throughout the year both individually and in anthems with the choir.

In addition to singing two anthems a week the choir also performs special concerts during the year. The UBC choir has combined with other local choirs to perform the following works accompanied by full orchestra:

• Mozart Requiem
• Faure Requiem
• Brahms Requiem
• Rutter Requiem
• Great Oratorio Choruses

We have also performed the following major works with organ accompaniment:

• Handel Messiah
• Bach Christmas Oratorio
• Britten Ceremony of Carols [with harp]
• Rutter Magnificat [with chamber orchestra]
• Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio
• Vivaldi Gloria.
• Verdi Requiem
• Kodaly Missa Brevis
• Verdi Quatro Pezzi Sacri

During special seasons of the year solo instrumentalists and smaller ensembles perform with the choir on Sunday mornings.

In addition to the vocal choir UBC also has a handbell choir which performs about seven times a year.

The organist and choir director, Ronald J. Gretz, has been at UBC since 1989.