Music is a gift from God, and as with all of God’s gifts, we are meant to share it lavishly. Under the expert leadership of Music Director and Associate of the Academy of Royal Music, Mr. Charles Humphries, our music program is strong and growing. We set the bar high–and keep it fun–as we help our parish worship, steeped in beauty. The choir sings for our principal Sunday service, as well as for Evening Prayer and Evensong services.

We are seeking experienced volunteer liturgical musicians to join us!

With a revitalized focus on our music ministry, our new Director of Music, Charles Humphries, seeks singers who have some experience, though it is not a necessity. Guidance and teaching are available to members of the choir in both group and one-on-one formats from the Director, in addition to weekly rehearsals incorporating warm-ups and techniques for healthy singing.

Rehearsals
Thursday evenings      7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Sunday mornings        9:00 AM

Worship
Sunday mornings        10:00 AM, Holy Eucharist, Rite II

All voice types are welcome!

Please email Charles Humphries, Director of Music (charles.humphries@emmanuelrva.org) for further information and an opportunity to discuss joining the choir of Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Brook Hill.

• Red Letter Consort – Tenebrae Concert, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 7:30 PM*

Red Letter Consort return to historic St. John’s, Church Hill, with our Tenebrae program. Outstanding guest organist Charles Lindsay will accompany the haunting countertenor voice of Charles Humphries in French Baroque repertoire. The Consort will then perform together the spellbinding Tallis Lamentations. No better way to deepen ones journey through Holy Week.

*This concert takes place at St. John’s, Church Hill

• Red Letter Consort – Feast of the Assumption, Saturday, August 26, 2023, 7:30 PM

During the summer months, one festive day in the prayer book is the Feast of the Assumption, where our focus is on Mary. Enjoy the mellifluous polyphony of Giovanni Palestrina will be heard with associated motets and “Missa Assumpta est Maria.”

• Red Letter Consort – A Mediaeval Christmas, Friday, December 8, 2023, 7:30 PM

RLC brings a wonderful, fun-filled program of Mediaeval Carols for the holiday. Joining the English will be our friends from France, Italy, Scotland, and Germany. Come and join us in this program of sacred and secular music, wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday from all 5 countries!