Music Ministry
Contacts
Scott Pluff
Director of Music and Liturgy
(636) 441-0055 ext. 106
worship@stjoecot.org
LifeTeen Mass
Kyle Huesling
kphuelsing@gmail.com
Music Ministry at St. Joseph Parish
We worship God with a wide variety of sacred music.
If you are interested in joining one of our choirs or ensembles at 5:00, 7:00, 8:45, or 10:30 Masses, please contact Scott Pluff at (636) 441-0055 ext.106 or worship@stjoecot.org
For information about the 12:15 LifeTeen Mass, contact Kyle Huelsing at kphuelsing@gmail.com
Contemporary Choir
Sings at the 10:30 Sunday Mass on the 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Sundays of the month September through Pentecost Sunday, rehearses on the preceding Thursdays 6:15-7:15 PM in the Parish Center Choir Room.
Leads congregational singing and adds harmony to hymns, psalms, and acclamations.
Open to high school students through adults, plus students in grades 4-8 are welcome to sing if a parent or grandparent sings with them. Flexible scheduling, no minimum attendance.
Contemporary Choir
Traditional Choir
Traditional Choir
Sings at the 8:45 Sunday Mass every week September through Pentecost Sunday, rehearses on Thursdays from 7:30-9:00 PM in the Parish Center Choir Room.
Sings a choir anthem most weeks in addition to leading congregational singing.
Open to high school students through adults. Regular attendance is expected due to the more challenging repertoire.
Combined Choir
Members of the Contemporary and Traditional Choirs join together several times per year for grand celebrations including Christmas Eve Midnight Mass, the Easter Triduum, choir festivals, concerts, appearances in the community, and other occasions.
Summer Choir
Our Summer Choir welcomes singers of all ages and abilities, even if you’ve never sung in a choir before.
On selected Sundays a group gathers in the Parish Center upstairs Choir Room at 9:30 AM to learn a simple choir anthem to sing at 10:30 Mass that day.
No commitment is required—don’t sign up, just show up! Bring your whole family and join your voices with a friendly group of singers.
Upcoming dates: August 18, 2024.
LifeTeen Ensemble
Leads music at the 12:15 Sunday Mass year-round, rehearses before Mass and as needed during the week.
Instrumentation includes guitar, piano, bass, drums, violin.
For information about this ensemble, contact Kyle Huelsing at kphuelsing@gmail.com.
St. Joseph School Liturgical Choir
Sings at the 10:30 AM Mass on the 1st Sunday of the month during the school year.
Membership is open to students of St. Joseph School, and placement is by audition.
For more information about this choir, contact Marti Good at mgood@stjoecot.org.
Returning College Students
Students who return home for the holidays are welcome to sing with one of our choirs if they are able to independently prepare music in advance.
Placement is by audition.
Cantors
Proclaim the psalm and lead the assembly in sung prayer. Ability to read music and independently prepare music in advance are required.
Scheduling is flexible and placement is by audition.
Brass Ensemble
Plays several times per year including Christ the King, Christmas Midnight Mass, Epiphany, Easter Sunday, and Pentecost.
Ensemble includes regular players plus substitutes for 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani.
College-level skill and ability to independently prepare music in advance are required.
Placement is by audition.
Orchestral Instruments
We welcome a variety of woodwinds, brass, strings, keyboard, and percussion instruments.
Proficiency at your instrument, ability to read music, and ability to independently prepare music in advance are required.
Scheduling is flexible, and placement is by audition.
