Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth:
make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise (Psalm 98:4 KJV)
Music Ministry
Worship is the core of our church life, and music is a central part of our worship. We love beautiful music, and we are blessed with the moving sounds of it each Sunday. Music has the power to allow us to feel the presence of God and to inspire our faith, expressing the otherwise inexpressible and offering hope. Through it we praise God and celebrate our love for God and God’s love for us.
We offer two services, with a distinct musical feel to each.
9:00 AM Service
11:00 AM Service
Our 11:00 AM service is a more traditional service, including participation by our choir. Ours is a choir of dedicated volunteers open to CCC members and friends. Our choir members come from a wide variety of music backgrounds. Some have years of formal training and can read music off the page, and some have sung primarily around their home and learn music better by listening and repeating. Regardless of an individual’s music background, our choir is a welcoming place for anyone who is interested in singing, a nurturing and supportive community, and God. Participation in the choir offers a vital spiritual resource and forges lasting relationships with others on the journey.
The choir fills our beautiful sanctuary with choral anthems and leads our congregational singing in hymns. They grace our Sunday services with their voices year-round, singing as a full choir from September through mid-June. They sing a broad range of music, from the masterworks of classic sacred repertoire through new compositions that honor the traditional feel of our 11:00 AM service. During the summer months, choir members are encouraged to offer solos, duets, trios, quartets and instrumental music. The choir also sings in special services during Advent and Christmas, Lent and Holy Week. Organ and piano solos and accompaniments complete the offerings of our music ministry.
Our music ministry is led by our Director of Music, Robin Lynne Frye. Our choir meets for weekly rehearsals on Wednesdays from 7:00-8:00 PM, and warms up at 10:15 AM on Sundays to sing at our 11:00 AM services.
We are always happy to welcome new members to our choir, and all are invited, from those of middle school age to 100! No prior choral experience is necessary. To join or to find out more, please contact Robin Lynne Frye at 910-315-6049 or robinlynnefrye@gmail.com. You will be joining a very friendly, fun group of people who share a commitment to an important ministry of our church.
About our Director of Music
Mezzo-soprano Robin Lynne Frye has received widespread critical acclaim for being “vocally and musically…a most impressive singer” in oratorio, chamber music, recital and opera. She has won or placed in several competitions, has performed in many premieres, has had a number of works composed for her voice and may be heard on numerous recordings. New York area solo appearances have included performances with the New York Philharmonic, the Connecticut Early Music Festival, Sacred Music in a Sacred Space at St. Ignatius Loyola, and the New York Virtuoso Singers.
In North Carolina, Ms. Frye served on the music faculties of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Methodist University and St. Andrews University, teaching voice, opera, foreign language diction, music theory and sight singing. She was a soloist with the North Carolina Master Chorale at Meymandi Hall and the Choral Society of Durham at Duke Chapel. She was a member of the Music Committee of the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities, was Director of Children’s Music at Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church in Southern Pines, and was Executive/Artistic Director of the Moore County Music Society.
Recognized by the New York Singing Teachers’ Association as a Distinguished Voice Professional, Ms. Frye has served as a choral clinician and as competition adjudicator for the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the Music Teachers’ National Association and the American Choral Directors’ Association. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the New York Singing Teachers’ Association and the American Guild of Musical Artists. She holds degrees in voice and piano performance and in music education.
Ms. Frye is a frequent duo-recitalist performing with her husband, baritone Robert Mobsby, as “Music Made for Two,” most recently at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Southern Pines. In addition to a busy performing schedule, she maintains an active voice and piano teaching studio in Pinehurst.
Ms. Frye is delighted to be Community Congregational Church’s Director of Music, conducting the adult choir and serving as organist and pianist. robinlynnefrye.com