Music Ministry
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St. Mary's ChoirSt. Mary's choir sings at 9:30 AM Mass on Sundays and on Feast Days of Obligation from the Sunday after Labor Day to Corpus Christi.
Choir practice: Thursdays, 7:15-9:00 PM at the Main Church.
We are all familiar with the notion of “active” or rather “engaged” participation introduced by the Second Vatican Council. Let us remind ourselves of another, related, and equally important notion, that of lay apostolate. We, the worshippers, have the privilege, indeed the duty, to make ourselves available to serve the sacred liturgy according to our talents and abilities. If you have a decent singing voice you owe it to yourselves, your parish, and to God to join the choir. The choir practices every Thursday from 7:15 to 9:00 PM in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. We sing on Sundays at the 9:30 Mass and Feast Days of Obligation. No reading knowledge of music is required. We only ask for a good voice and an ability to sing in tune. Come join us!
Contact Dr. Eran Lupu, Director of Music/Organist
(301) 292-0527 #106, [email protected]
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The Organs at St. Mary's
Our Lady's Chapel
C.E. Morey Opus 193 (1902)/Wigton Pipe Organs Opus 38R (2017)
In the course of the last one hundred odd years, the chapel had a series of unsatisfactory instruments. In 2017 the parish had David Wigton of Dryden, Michigan install a two manuals mechanical action instrument originally build by C.E. Morey of Utica, New York. The instrument was meticulously restored with two stops (three ranks) added by Mr. Wigton without affecting the original disposition. This instrument fits the chapel perfectly both acoustically and visually.
Stoplist (*: Wigton)
Great (58 notes)
8' Open Diapason (12 pipes in facade)
8' Dulciana (in Swell box)
4' Violina
*2' Fifteenth (prepared for by Morey)
Swell (58 notes)
8' Violin Diapason
8' Stop'd Diapason
4' Flute Harmonique
*2-2/3' and 1-3/5'
Nazard & Tierce (g) (double-draw)
Tremolo
Pedal (27 notes)
16' Bourdon
Couplers: Swell to Great; Swell to Pedal; Great to Pedal
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The Main Church
The main church's organ, a two manuals electro-pneumatic instrument, was built in 1989 by Gress-Miles. The pipe chamber is above the sanctuary; the console is on its right hand side. The specification is quite generous though with a fair amount of unification (the use of a single rank for more than one stop).
Stoplist
GREAT ORGAN (61 notes)
16' Bourdon
8' Principal
8' Rohrflöte
8' Gemshorn (Sw)
8' Gemshorn Celeste (Sw)
4' Octave
4' Spillflöte
2' Spillpfeife
Cornet II (TG)
Mixture IV-V
8' Trumpet
4' Clarion
SWELL ORGAN (61 notes)
8' Gedeckt
8' Gemshorn
8' Gemshorn Celeste (TC)
4' Principal
4' Spitzflöte
4' Octave Celeste
2 2/3' Nasat
2' Octave
1 3/5' Terz
1 1/3' Quintflöte
1' Sifflöte
Scharf III-IV
8' Hautbois
8' Cromorne
4' Hautbois
Tremulant
Octaves Graves
PEDAL ORGAN (32 notes)
32' Acoustic Bass II
16' Subbass
16' Quintaton (Gt)
8' Principal
8' Rohrgedeckt (Gt)
8' Gedecktbass (Sw)
4' Octave
4' Spillflöte (Gt)
2' Schwiegel
Mixture III-IV
32' Basse de Cornet IV
16' Posaune
8' Trumpet (Gt)
4' Cromorne (Sw)
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