Music Ministry
At St. Joseph Catholic Church we are blessed with a wonderful Ministry of Music! We are blessed with wonderfully talented individuals who make up a variety of groups to praise God through their melodious voices and the art of playing musical instruments.
Celebration Singers: provide music at the Sunday 11:00a.m. Mass from September through May. They sing in unison and three part accompanied by piano and guitar.
Children’s Choir: open to children of reading age and older. The children sing once a month during the school year at the 4:00p.m. Saturday Mass, and monthly on Sundays at 11:00a.m. Mass during the summer. The children sing on Christmas Eve and other special occasions throughout the year.
St. Joseph Chorale: provides music at the Sunday 9:00a.m. Mass from September through June. This SATB choir rehearses seasonally on Wednesday from 7:00 to 9:00p.m. Accompaniment includes piano and organ. This Chorale prepares music for Holy Week and presents an annual concert in the church with members of the Sarasota Orchestra.
Chamber Choir: This is our only “by invitation only” choir. They provide music from October through May monthly at the Saturday 4:00 p.m. Mass, the All Souls’ Day Remembrance Service and the Good Friday Entombment Service.
St. Joseph Church Cantors: work with our organists/pianists in singing the Mass Psalm and providing music at our non-choir masses throughout the year. Auditions are required.
For more information on our music ministry, contact George Mancini (941-756-3732, ext. 3127 or gmancini@sjcfl.org).