Music at First Parish of Watertown
Music Overview
Music at First Parish engages our community and adds a spark to every listener and participant!
As part of weekly church services, we share in singing hymns.
Services are enhanced by either piano or guest musicians who express a wide variety of styles that include Classical, folk, jazz, ethnic and world music, as well as popular music and music composed by contemporary artists. Those artists are often part of our congregation or friends from the musical community in the Boston area.
First Parish has an adult choir that rehearses weekly and sings at a church service once per month.
We have a full rock and roll band that plays at some services, too! Recently, the choir sang with the band for an extraordinary service!
There are times that our music director hosts a family choir event, usually on multi-generational services, in which people learn the music prior to the service and then share the songs at that service. We have a wide variety of talent in our congregation and have had some wonderful youth and children singing at church services.
Instead of the annual caroling that our community does each year, our choir will be singing a Madrigal concert that will ignite our holiday spirit.
Charlyn Bethell, Music Director
Guy Urban, Accompanist
Choir Schedule
Rehearsals are on Thursdays 7:00 to 8:30 pm in the First Parish Sanctuary. Please be on time!
We warm-up on Sundays prior to singing at a service at 9:30 am.
Watch emails for last-minute inclement weather cancellations.
PARTY
September 14th 6:30 Potluck location TBA
Rehearsals: September 21st, 28th Sunday, October 1st
Madrigal rehearsal October 5th
Rehearsals: October 12th, 19th, 26th Sunday, October 29th
Madrigal rehearsal November 2nd
Rehearsals: November 9th, 16th.
NO rehearsal November 23rd (Thanksgiving) Rehearsal: November 30th
Sunday, December 3rd
Madrigal Concert Friday, December 8th, 7:30 pm
Rehearsals: December 7, 14, 21st
**NO morning church service on December 24th Christmas eve services at 4:30 and 6:00 pm
NO rehearsal December 28th
Rehearsals: January 4th, 11th, 18th Sunday, January 21st
NO rehearsal January 25th
Rehearsals: February 1st, 8th Sunday, February 11th
NO rehearsal February 15th
Rehearsals: February 22nd, March1st, 8th Sunday March 11th
NO rehearsal March 15th
Rehearsals: March 22nd, 29th Easter Sunday, April 1st
NO rehearsal April 5th
Rehearsals: April 12th, 19th, 26th, May 3rd Music Sunday, May 6th
Contact Info:
- Charlyn: oboechar@gmail.com; 857-222-6284
- Guy: 857-389-2421
From The Directors
Our good friend Chris Jolliffe was a guest musician here, singing three songs that he wrote. A number of people expressed interest in Chris’ music, so below are a few samples of his songs, including “I Never Went Fishing With My Uncle Dave”, which he sang at the service.
Anyone who is interested in talking to Chris or finding out more about his songs can contact him at:
cjolliffe5@yahoo.comHere are some of his songs:
I Never Went Fishing With My Uncle Dave