MUSIC PROGRAMS AT WEST PARISH

The Senior Choir rehearses Thursdays from 7:30-9:00 PM and at 9:00 AM on Sunday mornings before the 10:00 AM worship service. The Senior Choir is open to all who love to sing and wish to commit their time preparing music for the weekly worship service and other special services throughout the year.

Anyone with a very busy schedule who still wants an opportunity to sing is welcome. Members of this choir will prepare music for Christmas and Easter with a limited number of rehearsals on Sundays after worship service.

The Summer Choir rehearses Sunday mornings before the 10:00 AM worship service through June and July. Everyone is welcome including visitors. Rehearsals start at 9:00 AM.

The West Parish Ringers is a 5 octave handbell choir who rehearses on Tuesdays from 6:00-7:30 PM. The choir is open to those who wish to make a commitment to monthly ringing and have previous handbell experience. Please speak with Babette Bach, Director of Music, if you wish to join or learn more about handbells. A handbell class is offered to those who wish to acquire the skills to join the West Parish Ringers. West Parish owns a 5 octave set of Verdin/Malmark Handbells. The handbell choirs of West Parish are a member of the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers and participate in regional and local events. The choir rings in service once a month, prepares concerts and performs in community services and other events. Click here or the picture below to view more pictures of the West Parish Ringers

This choir is available for weddings and memorial services.
(At least 2-months advanced notice required for weddings)

The West Parish Handbell Ensemble rehearses on Tuesdays before or after the West Parish Ringers rehearsal. Please speak to the director for more information. The ensemble is open to experienced handbell ringers who like to ring in a smaller group or perform solo work.

If you are interested in ringing handbells but don't have any experience, please speak with the Director of Music. These classes will help the beginner prepare for future handbell choir ringing opportunities.

The West Parish Music Series: is a series of music events planned by the Music Committee to bring people together in song and fellowship. Please click on the title to view the events planned for this series.

Music and Musings "At the Meetinghouse": This concert and lecture series is organized by the West Parish Memorial Foundation Inc. to provide programs of interest to the Barnstable community and foster an interest in the arts throughout the Cape and Islands. The schedule of events and information about present and past artists for Music and Musings "At the Meetinghouse", organized by the West Parish Memorial Foundation, Inc., can be found here.

The new pipe organ was installed by the world renowned firm of Mander Organs Ltd of London, England in February of 2005. To learn more about the history of pipe organs in the Meetinghouse, please click here. Click here to view the specifications of the new West Parish Memorial Pipe Organ. For more information about the 2005 organ installation and to read more about the organ project, please click here. The schedule of events and information about present and past artists for The West Parish Organ Recital Series, organized by the West Parish Memorial Foundation, Inc., can be found here.

BABETTE F. BACH is the Director of Music and Organist for West Parish of Barnstable. She is a graduate of Brown University with a degree in music with piano and organ as her instrument. While at Brown, she studied organ with William Dinneen. She currently studies organ with concert organist, Dr. James Jordan. She has participated in masterclasses with Ken Cowan, Dr. James David Christie and Heinrich Christensen. She has previously served as an accompanist for Falmouth Chorale and Cape Cod Chorale. Mrs. Bach has 30 years experience as a music educator having worked as an elementary and classroom teacher as well as music teacher within the public school systems of (Providence) Rhode Island, (Westport and Saugatuck) Connecticut and Pennsylvania. In the same amount of time, she has worked as a church musician in other congregational churches and continues her ministry of music here at West Parish. In 2003, she served as Assistant Coordinator for the Region I Convention of the American Guild of Organists held on Cape Cod. Mrs. Bach is a past Dean of the Cape Cod and the Islands Chapter of the American Guild of Organists as well as being a member of the United Church of Christ Musicians Association and the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers.