Music Ministries
Listen, Sing, Ring, and Drum!
COVID-19 UPDATE: Some of these groups or activities are meeting online or have been temporarily suspended.
If you are interested in learning more about any of the opportunities below, please contact the church office.
Music at First Congregational
At First Congregational, music is an integral part of worship and our faith community. Our Sanctuary houses a Holtkamp pipe organ and a grand piano built by the Steinway Piano Company during the 1920s. The Church is also home to a five-octave Whitechaple handbell set, the largest in the area.
We encourage our members to share their gifts with the congregation. For individuals interested in participating, First Congregational offers several choirs. All ages and abilities are welcome.
Vocal Choirs
Chancel Choir
The Chancel Choir enriches worship and is comprised of church members of high school age through adult.
Cantata
The Cantata Choir performs a Sunday worship cantata during Advent and Lent and often participates in the Christmas Pageant.
Sunday Singers
Anyone, reading age and older, is invited to participate in the Sunday Singers. Singers meet before worship to learn a song to share with the congregation during worship. No sign-up is necessary. Just come and make a joyful noise!
Summer Singers
Anyone, middle-school age and older, is invited to learn a simple introit and anthem to sing during worship. Summer Singers practice in the Sanctuary before worship on two Sundays in June, July, and August.
Children and Youth Choir
Children, kindergarten through sixth grade, gather in the Chapel during Sunday School to learn songs based on current lessons to sing during worship.

Handbell Choir
Coventry Ringers
Coventry Ringers, an adult handbell group, participates in worship five to six times a year. The group also performs in local handbell festivals.

Drum Choirs
Using World Music Drumming, a curriculum used across the United States and Europe, the drum choir introduces participants to the music of West Africa and the Caribbean; and offers an opportunity to build community.
MAKO and MAKO Jr
Drum choirs for children and youth.
Adult Drum Choir
Drum choirs for adults of all ages and abilities.

con vivo! music with life
con vivo! music with life, a chamber music ensemble was founded by FCUCC members, Kathy Taylor and her husband Richard Taylor, along with FCUCC’s Director of Music Ministries Don DeBruin. The ensemble calls First Cong home performing several times a year in our Sanctuary.
con vivo! strives to perform classical chamber music to the highest artistic standards. By presenting affordable, informative, and entertaining concerts, they wish to enrich, enhance, and expand the cultural and fine arts community of south-central Wisconsin.
Visit convivomusicwithlife.org to learn more.
