Walton is very blessed to have so many talented musicians in our community! We have three choirs at Walton, involving approximately 80 members.
The Light Shines All Over the World – written by Marilyn Lightstone, arranged by Linda Fletcher
The Adult Choir rehearses every Thursday at 8:00 pm from September to mid-June.
The choir sings an anthem every Sunday, and most services also involve Adult Choir ensembles, duets, or solos. The music ranges from Baroque to Contemporary and is always challenging and stimulating. Throughout the year, the Adult Choir presents special music on Sundays, such as Spirituals, favourite hymns, Christmas music, Easter music, and Handel’s Messiah, as well as evening concerts and carol services.
The choir also performs one or two secular concerts each year. These have included the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Gilbert and Sullivan, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin, British Music Hall, “The Full Bronte,” and other comedy shows.
The Chancel Choir was invited to be a part of VisionTV’s theZoomer Holiday special.
The choir enjoys regular fellowship “treat-nights”, a Christmas Party, and a year-end barbecue.
The Youth Choir members range from grades 6 to 12 and practice on Thursdays from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. They sing three Sundays per month during our Sunday service.
They learn the basic skills of sight-reading and harmonizing through the various SA (Soprano/Alto) and SSA (Soprano/2nd Soprano/Alto) songs, most of which are contemporary. The choir also presents a spring concert and joins the Adult Choir in our Annual Carol Service.
Walton’s Youth Choir has sung in movies and as backup singers for 2 Eric Nagler recordings, both of which were nominated for Juno awards.
The choir has won two ‘First Place’ awards at the Peel Music Festival, and many of its members have also won individual awards.
The Junior Choir (children in grades 1-5) provides an opportunity for younger children to participate in Walton’s music program.
They practice once a week on Thursdays from 7:00 to 7:45 p.m., and they sing about once per month at the Sunday service.
If you are looking for a place in which to worship God through music and are interested in joining one of our choirs, please contact the church office at office@waltonmemorial.com or 905-827-1643
