RUMC Music Series
Through the gift of music, the whole community praises God and grows stronger.
For many centuries the Church was the center of culture and the arts. Even from Biblical times, music was the center of worship. Since the time of creation, music has been one of the most effective ways for believers to express their faith in a living God.
The RUMC Music Series has been established to:
- Glorify God through the medium of music in ways which are not possible through the normal resources of our congregation;
- Provide wholesome entertainment for the congregation and community at large;
- Draw the outside community into the church with the hope that people would return to a worship service;
- Edify Ridgewood's community through the emphasis of great music by professional artists.
The Music Series consists of two divisions: (please click on either subheading to see the performance schedule)
- Arts in Worship Series: Special music of enough significance to be offered during the Sunday morning worship service; offered as extended pre-service music or appropriately placed in the order of worship.
- Concert/Recital Series: Formal concerts, recitals, and hymn festivals by local musicians during the late afternoon or early evening hours.
2007-2008 Arts in Worship Series Schedule
Sunday, November 4, 2007 - 9:00 am & 11:00 am
Festive All Saints' Sunday Music for Choir and Organ.
Sunday, November 11, 2007 - 11:00 am
LOGOS Youth Club Sunday featuring the Children's Choirs, Chime Choir and Puppets
& Beyond.
Monday, December 24, 2007 - Christmas Eve Service - 7:00 & 10:00
pm
7:00 pm - Family Oriented Service, featuring the Sunday School and LOGOS Children's
Choirs
10:00 pm - A Service of Lesson and Carols featuring the Chancel Choir and
30 minutes of pre-service music featuring instrumentalists.
Sunday, March 23, 2008 - Easter Day - 9:00 & 11:00 am
Easter festive music featuring the Chancel Choir, LOGOS Children's
Choirs, Chime Choir, Puppets & Beyond, organ, instruments and the carillon.
2007-2008 Concert Series Schedule
Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 4:30 pm
Charles Wesley @ 300
Hymn Festival celebrating the tercentenary of Charles Wesley's birth,
featuring the Chancel Choir, organ, instruments and singers from area churches.
Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 7:00 pm
CleveWest Music
Consorte
Performing ensemble of 40 great professional artists providing a
seamless 100 minutes of eclectic music and dance from the great classical
masters to jazz and music of faith. Please click on the link above to learn
more about this musical group.
Sunday, April 20, 2008 - 4:30 pm
Cleveland Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble
15 players from the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra performing Georg
Friedrich Handel's Water Music Suite.
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