Music at Wayne Pres

06/13/2026

Love to sing?

Now that school years and church choir years have ended, the summer is wide and open! Beginning THIS Sunday, 6/14, and continuing through Sunday, 9/6 - we'll be holding weekly Summer Choir sessions here at Wayne Pres. The music goes on!

What is Summer Choir?
- A summer variant of WPC's Chancel Choir - anyone (from anywhere) is welcome to enjoy a morning full of music and worship.
- Music is provided
- Our pro quartet is present throughout - providing great support for our efforts.
- Rehearsal starts at 9:00am in the (upstairs) Choir Room.
- We learn 3 hymns, a few pieces of short/easy "service music," and a quick-learn choir anthem
- The Summer Choir then sings at the 10:00am service
- Dress is "Sunday casual”
- You can attend just once or as many times as you like!
- All are welcome & feel free to share this info with anyone that might have interest
- Come, Sing!

Wayne Presbyterian Church
Wayne Presbyterian Church Wayne PA

06/07/2026

It’s Orchestra Sunday, everyone! Don’t miss this Amazing worship experience. Today (June 7), 10am, Wayne Presbyterian!

06/04/2026

This Sunday (6/7), we celebrate the wonderful music ministry of the Wayne Presbyterian Chamber Orchestra - directed by Joseph Kauffman. Within the context of the service, the orchestra will be playing four pieces as well as elevating all hymns and service music. This will be a Sunday not to be missed!

To be performed:
Psalm 19 (The Heavens Declare) - Benedetto Marcello/Transcribed by Kile Smith

This is My Father's World - Franklin L. Sheppard, 1915/Arr. Dan Goeller

Carissima - Edward Elgar

Egmont Overture - Ludwig van Beethoven

05/31/2026

This morning at WPC, it was Bell Sunday! The musical portion of this service centered around celebrating the amazing ministry of our Te Deum and Selah Bell Choirs. The biggest congratulations to Director Ryan Fleming and all of members of our bell choirs for another excellent and inspired year of ringing!

Selah Bell Choir

Betsy Armstrong
Ruth Bailis
Belle Erickson
Michelle Finisdore
Melanie Sarakatsannis
Sherrie Schlecker

Te Deum Bell Choir

Susan Aggarwal
Susan DeJong
Michelle Finisdore
Nancy Galloway
Kim Girard
Robin Herbert
Marty Laird
Sue Ellen Larkin
Nancy Leong
Eric Meneeley
Lydia Solomon
Carol Zortman

05/25/2026

05/25/2026

On this Memorial Day - Eternal Father, Strong to Save

05/24/2026

Two Choral Anthems for the final two weeks of the 2025-2026 Choir Year!

Last week (5/17), we featured our wonderful Alto Choral Scholar, Mary Kate McKenzie, on Craig Hella Johnson's setting of the Annie Lennox song "1,000 Beautiful Things."

This morning (5/24), another C. H. J. setting. this time of Carly Simon's inspiring "Let the River Run."

Endless appreciation to our Chancel Choir, our Quartet, and our Choral Scholar - what an amazing year of music-making this has been!

05/13/2026

Wayne Oratorio Society
Spring 2026

Haydn’s “The Seasons” Edition

Photography: Kevin Stephan

02/16/2026

CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

Due to the 2/22 Cancellation, The Villanova University Chorale will now sing as a choral prelude to the Main Line Symphony Subscription Concert on 2/27 at Bryn Mawr Pres.

Tickets for 2/27 available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mlso-gustav-holst-the-planets-and-lyric-movement-for-viola-and-orchestra-tickets-1641725227349?aff=oddtdtcreator

If you had already purchased tickets, please check email for information.
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Original Concert Description:
Celestial Horizons: Bruckner, Pärt, and Holst – The Planets takes you from sacred stillness to cinematic sound. Experience luminous choral works by Anton Bruckner and Arvo Pärt, followed by the epic, immersive power of The Planets by Gustav Holst.

From quiet intensity to surround-sound grandeur, this is music as space, motion, and energy—live.

📍 Wayne Presbyterian Church (2 miles from campus)�🗓 Sunday, February 22 | 6PM�✅ ACS Cultural Event Credit�🎟 Tickets + ACS Reservations: link in bio

An easy trip. A powerful experience.