Music Department

A healthy parish is a singing parish!  While we encourage all of our congregations to sing at Mass, we especially encourage those who enjoy singing with others to join one of our many parish choirs.

Our Youth Ensembles - both vocal and bell choirs - are open to kids in grade 3 and higher.  For more information, please use the Get Involved! form or contact the Parish Office.

There are many opportunities for adult musicians to join the Music Department at Holy Cross.  Please see the Adult Ensembles information below for more details, and when you're ready to join us, Get Involved!

Bell Choir
Do you enjoy making music but don’t consider yourself a singer?  Then consider joining our Bell Choir.  The Bell Choir plays at the 9:45a weekend Mass about once a month during the academic year.
Rehearsals begin: Monday, August 27, 2018 at 7:15p in the Music Room (off Donovan Hall)

Chancel Choir
The Chancel Choir sings at the 9:45a Sunday Mass every weekend during the academic year.  This choir sings traditional hymns and choral repertoire.
Rehearsals begin: Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 7:30p in the Church

Contemporary Ensemble
The Contemporary Ensemble sings at the 8:00a Sunday Mass every weekend during the academic year.  This choir sings and plays more contemporary settings and songs.  We are especially in need of someone to run our sound and bass voices.  Please fill out this form if you are interested in joining the Contemporary Ensemble.

Resurrection Choir
The Resurrection Choir sings for most, if not all, funerals at Holy Cross.  Members are “on-call” for when our parish family is most in need of support.  Please fill out this form if you are interested in joining the Resurrection Choir.

Schola Cantorum
The Schola Cantorum sings about once a month throughout the year – usually at the 4:15p or 11:30a weekend Masses.  This choir sings motets and choral literature as well as Gregorian Chant.  Please fill out this form if you are interested in joining the Schola.

Cantors
We are always looking for Cantors to provide music for Masses when there is no choir.  Cantors must be a member of one of our choirs.  Please fill out this form if you are interested in becoming a cantor.

For more information or join, please fill out this form or contact the Parish Office.

Holy Cross offers multiple opportunities for youth to become involved in the parish’s music program.  Members of the youth ensembles are students at Holy Cross School and various public schools, or are homeschooled.

Grades 3-6
Thursdays beginning August 30, 2018
Youth Bells:  5:30-6:15pm
Youth Vocal Choir:  6:15-7:15pm

Grades 7 and up*
Wednesdays beginning August 29, 2018
Abbellimenti (bell choir):  5:30-6:15pm
Cantate Deo (vocal choir):  6:15-7:15pm

All rehearsals are located in the Music Room, St. Christopher, off Donovan Hall.

Rehearsals are once a week. We sing once a month at Mass (Saturday 4:15 p.m. or Sunday 11:30 a.m.) We also sing for Christmas Eve Mass at 4:00 p.m., Ash Wednesday 5:30 p.m., Easter Sunday 11:30 a.m., and our First Communion Masses in May.

No need to pre-register. Schedules and registration forms are available at rehearsal.  For more information, please fill out this form.

*Once students are Confirmed, they are able to remain in the Cantate Deo and/or Abellimenti Choirs or move into one of our Adult Ensembles.