Music Program

Wheat Ridge Congregation
The United Church of Christ

6310 West 29th Avenue
Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80214
303-238-6271
www.wheatridgeucc.org

Sunday Worship is at 10:00 a.m.


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Music Program

As of February 1, 2008, the church's Music Director is Rosanna Rains. Rosanna comes to us after an eleven-year stint as Choir Director at the Washington Park United Church of Christ. Rosanna holds a bachelor's degree in music and a graduate degree in psychology. In addition to her experience directing church choirs, Rosanna has taught music in the public schools. She plays the piano and the flute and is experienced in conducting handbells. We feel excited and privileged to have Rosanna as our Music Director.

Charles Parsley has been our organist since May, 2006. Charles has played the organ for over 200 worship services in the Denver region over the past twenty years. He studied organ with Edward Horsky in Denver. From 1964 through 1973 he was a United States Scholar in Paris, studying at the Sorbonne, where he earned a Certificate de l'Histoire de la Musique. He studied with Jeanne-Marie Darre and Nadia Boulanger at the Juilliard School in 1958-63. He also studied piano at the Lamont School of Music, University of Denver. He is a member of the American Guild of Organists, and his hobbies include computer, carpentry, and foreign languages.


Under Rosanna's direction, the choir
has lots of ways of warming up.

Our Pipe Organ

The Wheat Ridge congregation, United Church of Christ, has a Wicks pipe organ with three manuals—Choir, Great, and Swell; and Pedal. There are twenty ranks (tonal colors: flute, string, diapason, and reeds).

The purpose of this organ is to promote worship. The main use is to support the congregation each Sunday in singing the hymns. Since the Lord gave you your voice, give it back in songs of praise!

Another purpose for the organ is special music: preludes and postludes, accompaniments for the choir, solos, etc.

— Thomas C. Nicholson, Organist Emeritus
Wheat Ridge Congregation
United Church of Christ


Stops on the Organ

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Great

Swell

Pedal


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