Music & Worship Arts

Music and art give us an incredible way to offer our thanks and praise to God. Through the arts we find a way to express our love where words fall short—lifting up spirits, uniting souls, enriching lives, and opening hearts.

With nearly two dozen individual groups available for musicians 4-years-old and up, the Music Department welcomes everyone to find their niche to let their light shine.

The Music Director Search Committee Welcomes Iain Sturrock to the Boise FUMC team - Jan. 18th, 2021

 

The Cathedral of the Rockies Music Director Committee is thrilled to announce we have found our new Music Director! Join us in welcoming Dr. Iain Sturrock to the Boise FUMC team.

Dr. Iain Sturrock has been performing and composing music since childhood. He has been grateful to pursue these passions across the United States, Central and South America, and Europe as a clinician, conductor, composer, and vocalist. Iain’s conducting background is colorful and diverse, having led youth choirs, professional chamber groups, collegiate ensembles, full orchestras, and everything in between. He is especially proud to have found a place for his music in shelters, penitentiaries, and hospitals. Dr. Sturrock has been privileged to receive several awards and honors both for his compositions and performances, and has had the distinction of working with renowned conductors and ensembles as a professional baritone. Iain holds degrees in voice performance and choral conducting from Temple University, Philadelphia, and a doctorate in choral conducting from the University of Texas at Austin, where he most recently served as the director of music at Austin’s Shepherd of the Hills Christian Church.

The Search Committee and church leadership wish to extend their gratitude to Steve Kuykendall
for his exceptional interim leadership and acknowledge that Dr. Sturrock inherits a program that was led for 18 years under the inspired leadership of Dr. Paul Aitken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We offer an exciting program of graded children's choirs and bell choirs, building a strong foundation for further music learning while providing opportunity for fun and fellowship! Offered in coordination with our all-church Wednesday evening programming, your children can enjoy a spiritual journey through music and the arts while parents and siblings can explore their own opportunities through adult discipleship classes, youth programs, and a family friendly Wednesday night meal.

THIS PROGRAM IS ON HOLD DUE TO COVID-19 

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Music Camp
July 22-25, 12:30-3:30pm

Angel Bells (pre-k - kindergarten) 
Wednesdays • 4-4:30pm • Ana Robins, Director

Angel Choir (pre-k - kindergarten) 
Wednesdays • 4:30-5pm • Clara Row, Director

Celebration Chimes (grades 1-3)
Wednesdays • 4:30-5pm • Ana Robins, Director

Celebration Choir (grades 1-3)
Wednesdays • 5-5:30pm • Clara Row, Director

Jubilation Ringers (grades 4-6)
Wednesdays • 4:45-5:30pm 

Jubilation Choir (grades 4-6)
Wednesdays • 4:30-5pm • Ana Robins, Director

Jubilation Choir Myster Tour
Each spring, the Jubilation Choir and Jubilation Ringers embark on an overnight tour, giving the choir members an opportunity to experience fun and fellowship, while also providing music for worship. Top it off with a couple of great side-trip experiences like swimming, bowling, or ice skating, and you have the makings of lifelong memories.

Click here to learn about Children’s Ministry

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We seek to provide a ministry where young musicians are able to engage in all varieties of music while building friendships that truly last a lifetime. The Epworth Chorale Youth Choir is the resident choir of the 9am Classic Service. Reflections, Epworth Ringers, and the Epworth Orchestra provide additional music throughout the year. 

REDUCED CHOIR SCHEDULE DUE TO COVID-19. PLEASE CONTACT STEVE KUYKENDALL FOR MORE INFO.

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Epworth Chorale Youth Choir (grades 7-12)
Sundays • 2:30-4pm 

Reflections (grades 9-12, informal audition)
Sundays • 4-4:45pm

Epworth Ringers (grades 7-12)
Sundays • 1:30-2:30pm 

 

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Whether your tastes are classic or contemporary, we have a place for you. Our worship bands under the direction of Layne Watkins (downtown), and Natalie Freeman (Amity), are a great place to share your musical gifts. For the classically inclined, we offer the Amity Singers or the Cathedral Choir and Cathedral Orchestra. Our contemporary ensembles, orchestra, and small groups require an informal audition; no audition is necessary for any of our choirs.

REDUCED CHOIR SCHEDULE DUE TO COVID-19. PLEASE CONTACT STEVE KUYKENDALL FOR MORE INFO.

Download the Registration Form Here

 

Cathedral Choir (Downtown)
Thursdays • 7-9pm • Paul A. Aitken, Director

Cathedral Ringers (Resumes September 6, Downtown)
Thursdays • 6-6:50pm • Steve Kuykendall, Director

Cathedral Orchestra (Downtown)
Sundays • Rehearses before 11am serivce when playing

Cathdral Collective Band (informal audition)
Tuesdays and/or Thursdays • 6:30pm • Layne Watkins, Leader

SMALL GROUPS

• Cathedral Singers (open to youth and adult singers by invitation)
• Cathedral Women's Choir (comprised of singers from the Cathedral Choir)
• Cathedral Men's Choir (comprised of singers from the Cathedral Choir)
• Cathedral Men's Quartet (informal audition as openings occur)
• Grace Notes (open to female singers in the Cathedral Choir)
• Cathedral Campanile (open to ringers by audition)
• Cathedral Orchestra (open to intrumentalists by informal audition)
• Cathedral Flute Choir (open to flautists by informal audition)
• Cathedral Brass (open to brass players by informal audition)
• Cathedral Winds (open to woodwind players by informal audition)

 

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For the past several years, the Classic Service has been a welcoming place for instrumentalists of all abilities to join together with the sounds of the choir and organ to create a rich experience for all to enjoy. The Cathedral is the home of the Cathedral Orchestra (for adults) and, more recently, the Epworth Orchestra (for teens). Each of these ensembles is open by informal audition, so dust off the trumpet case and join us in creating a joyful sound!

Cathedral Orchestra (adult)
Sundays • Rehearses before 11am serivce when playing

 

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The 2019-20 year warmly welcomes the sixth season of our Cathedral Concert Series, which promises to be colored bright by spectacular sounds. Don’t miss out on all the wonderful ways we can celebrate this year through music! All concerts are held at the Cathedral of the Rockies downtown campus.

THE 2020 CATHEDRAL CONCERT SERIES IS CURRENTLY ON HOLD DUE TO COVID-19. OUR CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WILL BE UPDATED ONCE IT IS SAFE AND HEALTHY FOR CONCERTS TO CONTINUE.

If you would like to join our email list for updates on Cathedral Concerts, fill out the form below.

The Cathedral has always been a home to the artist. Whether you are an artist, an artist-at-heart, or a dreamer of dreams, we have a place for you at the Cathedral. With a variety of art ministries to choose from, we invite and empower you to explore, journey, and further develop your gift of creativity, giving you a place to grow artistically and spiritually.

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Stations of the Cross • Contact: Ray Spencer

Each year during Lent, the Cathedral gathers a team of artists to revisit the scripture and create a part of Jesus’ journey to the cross. The tradition of The Stations of the Cross helps us all make a spiritual pilgrimage of prayer, through meditating upon the chief scenes of Christ’s sufferings and death. We invite artists of all mediums (water color, photography, fabric, woodworking, etc) to create the “scenes” and images that will serve as Stations of the Cross for our church and community.

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Cathedral Gallery • Contact: Ann Johnson or Lavaughn Wells 

Every month a different Cathedral artist is featured in the Cathedral Gallery, running the hall between the Sanctuary and the Emmaus Center. Enjoy works by photographers, painters, printmakers, illustrators, and more!