MAY 5, Sunday: 5pm Evensong Worship
JUNE 16, JULY 21, AUG. 18, SEPT. 15,Sundays: 6:15pm Carillon Concerts
JUNE 16, JULY 21, AUG. 18, SEPT. 15,Sundays: 6:15pm Carillon Concerts
PARISH CHOIR
The Parish Choir rehearses weekly to prepare their music and to participate in the worship leadership at Ascension. With four strong section leaders, there is excellent support for even the lightest voices. Rehearses Wednesdays at 7pm. VOICES OF ASCENSION Boys and girls grades 3 thru 8 learn musical skills and carefully prepare to sing during worship as an offering to God. Rehearses Wednesdays at 6pm. SUNDAY EVENING PRAYER You are invited to sing or play at this service of prayer, meditation, music and Holy Eucharist, held Sundays at 5pm. Rehearses Sundays at 4:15 pm. 
ASCENSION CARILLON GUILD
Learn to play Ascension's authentic traditional 49-bell carillon! Volunteers play the bells before and after services on Sunday mornings, proclaiming Christ to our neighborhood. If you can read treble clef, you can learn to "chime" hymn tunes! The Ascension Carillon Guild plays before and after church services and at carillon concerts throughout the year. Lessons are free. The Guild meets Tuesdays at 10am October-May. |
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BROKEN KNEELERS BAND
Praising God thru music and helping to lead worship at the Sunday 11:30am Family Service in the Parish Hall! To share your musical talent, contact Father Mike. |
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CONCERTS
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Sundays, June 16, July 21, August 18 and September 15
Carillon Summer Concert Series Bring a picnic and a lawn chair to enjoy music from classics to pops on the 49-tuned bells of our carillon. Or sit in your car under the bell tower. FREE 
THE WORKHORSE OF THE CHOIR ROOM
HAS LOST ITS VOICE ! Our beautiful antique Ibach grand piano is in desperate need of restoration! This grand old instrument was bought & shipped from Leipzig, Germany, by our former associate clergy, Father Paul Dixon & his wife, who donated it in the early 1980s. It is a wonderful instrument, built at the turn of the century, & on par with the great pianos of its time such as Steinway & Bosendorfer. For some 30 years, our Ibach has faithfully supported our adult & youth choirs in rehearsal & music training. Can you help restore its "voice"? "Buy" a Key $175.....A String $50.....A Note $ ?? Your gift will be "noted" on a memorial plaque in the Choir Room & remembered with gratitude by those who praise God by leading our worship music! Please make checks payable to the church & write "piano" in the memo portion. |
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BETTY JANE DIMMITT
MEMORIAL CARILLON |
The carillon was built in 1982, and is one of only three authentic carillons in the state of Florida. Its 49 tuned bronze bells, housed in a 75-foot tower, were cast at the Royal Eijsbouts Foundry in Holland. The bells encompass four octaves and range in size from 31 pounds to 2.5 tons. The carillon is played year-round in conjunction with worship services, concerts weddings and funerals.
Music Director Lee Cobb, our resident carillonneur, was formerly assistant carillonneur at Bok Tower in Lake Wales. He is an adjudicator for the Guild of Carillonneurs of North America, is a composer of carillon music, and plays throughout the U.S. and in the Netherlands. |
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THE PIPE ORGAN
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The Ascension pipe organ was crafted in 2003 to the glory of God by the Canadian organ builder, Orgues Letourneau Ltee of St. Hyacinthe, Quebec. This world-class instrument comprises 3,235 pipes in the Gallery Organ and 947 pipes in the Chancel Organ. It is played at the 8am and 10am Sunday services, for weddings, funerals, and other special occasions, including concerts throughout the year.
Music Director Lee Cobb, organist, choirmaster and carillonneur, holds a Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in Organ Performance from Indiana University and the University of Florida, respectively.
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