The Junior Choir of Holy Rosary, under the direction of  Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Casey, sings at most school Masses and services, and each Sunday during the school year at the 9:30 Mass at Holy Rosary.  They are accompanied and guided by Mr. Tighe.  Practices are held each Wednesday from dismissal until 3:45.

Membership       Rehearsal  

Engagements      Repertoire

Membership

All students of Holy Rosary School, beginning in the third grade, as well as children from the Duryea Catholic Community of Holy Rosary, Sacred Heart of Jesus and Saint Joseph's Churches are invited to join.  Members who are parishioners of Holy Rosary Church are expected to sing each Sunday at the 9:30 Mass, unless fulfilling another ministry, such as serving.   Members who belong to other churches are strongly encouraged to also join the children's choir at their home parish, if at all possible.

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Rehearsal

The Choir rehearses each Wednesday, from 2:30 - 3:45 in the Choir Loft.  These rehearsals begin in mid-September, and continue into June.  Parents/Guardians and children are notified of changes in the schedule by way of a note home.

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Engagements

Along with School Masses and Sunday Mass (seasonal) at Holy Rosary Church, the Choir also sings at the following events:

• the Athletic Association Mass

• the "Thanksgiving-Eve" Mass

• the Confraternity of Christian Women's Annual Christmas dinner

• Christmas Caroling throughout the town

• the annual Christmas Concert/Eighth Grade Nativity

• the Living Stations

• First Holy Communion at Holy Rosary and at Sacred Heart, Duryea

• Eighth Grade Graduation

• Diocesan Masses when called upon

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Repertoire

    In the spirit of the Second Vatican Council the choir, as well as the entire student body, has a wide repertoire of liturgical music.  They are able to sing the Ordinary of the Mass to Gregorian settings in Latin, as well as to contemporary settings using rhythm and percussion instruments.  Students are equally  familiar with works by a quite diverse group of composers and various schools of religious music: Haugen, Deiss, Haas, Montini, Taize, Gelineau, the St. Louis Jesuits, the Dameans, Lambilotte, Chant, and a whole lot more!  They also draw from a rich heritage of ethnic music, in particular, Polish hymns, songs used by those who founded our parish and school in the last century, and still loved by many of our benefactors today.

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