Worshipping God With the Help of Our Music Ministry
Psalm 100:
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. We welcome you to attend a rehearsal of one of the Calvary Music Ensembles. No experience necessary!
Calvary Chorale
Rehearses Wednesday nights September through early June from 8:00-9:00, providing musical offerings at the 10:30 service September through early June.
Jubilee Ringers
Rehearses Wednesday nights September through early June from 7:00-8:00.
Rings at the 10:30 service about once a month September through early June.
Calvary Chimes
This group is a mixture of adults and children and rehearses Sunday mornings after church September through May and rings at the 10:30 service about once per month September through early June.
The Arts at Calvary Concert Series
Every year, we sponsor 3 to 4 special music experiences that vary in style. They are free and open to the public, and a free-will offering is taken to help support the arts in Berks County. There is always a gathering afterwards (with refreshments) to meet the artist and others in attendance. Join us for a great time!
Meet Our Director of Music!
Dr. Steven P. Katzenmoyer is a music and business education teacher in the Fleetwood Area School District and is Director of Music and Organist here at Calvary United Church of Christ O.N.A. He is a 1990 graduate of Fleetwood Area High School, and he graduated magna cum laude from Millersville University in 1994, earning a bachelor’s degree in music education with flute concentration. He earned his master’s degree in music education from Shenandoah University in 1998, and he earned his doctorate of musical arts degree in music education from Shenandoah University in 2003. His dissertation title was “A Study of the Factors that Influence the Musical Instrument Selections of Students.”
A freelance and frequently commissioned composer, with over five hundred unpublished compositions and arrangements to his credit, his music has been performed throughout Pennsylvania by both vocal and instrumental ensembles. Steve is proud to be known throughout the region as an educator, performer, improviser, lecturer, clinician, researcher, editor, music consultant, and arts advocate.
To reach Steve, email stevekatzenmoyer@gmail.com or musicdirector.calvaryucc@gmail.com
Meet Our Director of Local Music Mission!
Meet Megan Charlesworth, our Director of Local Music Mission at Calvary. Megan is a Music Together teacher, private piano instructor, and administrative assistant at Popovsky Performing Arts in Lancaster. She has helped facilitate a budding Music Together program here in Reading at Calvary. Prior to working at Popovsky, Megan taught at Lancaster County Day School and Hazelton Area School District. She was also the Director of Music and organist for Calvary from 2018-2022.
Megan holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Music in Music Education at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
To reach Megan, email localmusicmission.calvaryucc@gmail.com
For more information,
If you have questions about our music program, please call the church office – (610) 374-2109.