Music at Immaculate Heart of Mary
 “God has bestowed upon his people the gift of song. God dwells within each human person, in the place where music takes its source. Indeed, God, the giver of song, is present whenever his people sing his praises.”
Sing to the Lord, Music in Divine Worship
The Roman Catholic Church has an incredibly rich and long history of, and love affair with, music. At IHM we place high priority on our music as a form of prayer. We are proud of our singing assemblies, for they are the true “choirs” of any liturgy. Our parish has numerous ensembles that minister to the community at our weekend Masses.
Ensembles for the English Masses:
There are three ensembles for the English speaking community.
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There is an ensemble that ministers at the Saturday 4:00PM (Blingual) Mass. They rehearse from 3:00 to 4:00PM on Saturdays in the Maloney Center music room.
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The Sunday Morning Ensemble sings at one of the two Sunday morning Masses (9:00 or 11:30AM) and rehearses on Monday nights from 7:00 to 9:00PM, also in the Maloney Center choir room.
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The Sunday Evening Ensemble sings at the 5:00PM Sunday Mass, rehearsing on Sunday afternoons, from 3:30 to 5:00PM, in the church.
Ensembles for the Spanish Masses:
Spanish-singing musicians have three groups they can participate in:
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The Bilingual ensemble at the 4:00PM Saturday Mass. They rehearse from 2:30 to 4:00PM on Saturdays in the Maloney Center music room.
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The 1:30PM Sunday Spanish Mass ensemble. This group rehearses immediately before Mass and once a month, they meet the second Tuesday from 7:00 to 8:30PM.
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The 7:00PM Sunday Spanish Mass ensemble. This group rehearses immediately before Mass and once a month, they meet the second Tuesday from 7:00 to 8:30PM.
Instrumentalists are welcome to join any of our groups. Speak to the director or one of the other musicians if you are interested in becoming part of the Music Ministry.
The O'Neal-Foster Memorial Pipe Organ:
To learn more about our pipe organ, click here.
Contact
Wm. Jefferson Bush
Director of Liturgy and Music
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404-636-1418 ext. 247
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