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St. Andrew
By-The-Sea United Methodist Church
20 Pope Avenue
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
(843)785-4711
fax: (843)785-5716
e-mail:
hhiumc@hargray.com |
Music Ministry
Handbell rehearsals
are Wednesday afternoons at
2:30pm and the Chancel Choir rehearses on Wednesday
nights at 7:00pm. (Contact the church for the
summer schedules.)
For more information, call the church
office at 785-4711.
Our Music Staff
St. Andrew By-The-Sea is proud of its
music ministry. Timothy R. Reynolds is the
Director of Music,
Beth Green is Director of Children's
Music, and the organist is Debby Graves.
 Tim
Reynolds,
who directs the St. Andrew Chancel Choir, is
also artistic director of the Hilton Head Choral
Society. Under his direction, the society has grown to 140 members and
expanded its programming to include the HHCS Chamber Singers and the HHCS
Youth Choir.
He has been a
choirmaster at other churches in Illinois and Oklahoma, and has
served on the music faculty at Knox College (IL), The University of Oklahoma and Southwestern Missouri State University.
His formal training includes a
Bachelors in Music Education and Masters in Sacred Music from Wittenberg
University, and a Masters in Vocal Performance from University of
Oklahoma. He has studied at Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical
Studies, Aldeburgh, England; Clare College, Cambridge University, England;
and Hochschule fur Musik, Vienna, Austria.
The Chancel Choir
meets on Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm (except summers) and a women's
ensemble group rehearses on Sunday mornings at 10am.
 Beth
Green directs the music for the children of the
church in conjunction with the church's director of music, Tim Reynolds.
She conducts the children's choir at St.
Andrew for grades K
-5.
Beth
is best known on the island as The Music Lady, and serves schools on
Hilton Head as well as being on-staff with the Youth
Theatre.. In each setting, she
provides age-appropriate stimuli. Sessions may include puppets, instruments,
scarves, streamers, pom-poms, or other props. She also teaches private voice
lessons for both children and adults.
Prior to moving to Hilton
Head, Beth served as the children's choirs
director at Second Congregational Church in Cohasset, MA, where she composed
for and directed the Cherub, Junior and Youth Choirs encompassing ages 5-13
years. The music ministry included vocal performances, handbells, and hand
chimes. While in Massachusetts, she also hosted programs at 36 schools or
facilities including music therapy for mentally handicapped adults and
nursing homes residents.
Beth,
a member of a number of music educators associations, was a finalist for the
Best Childrens CD, 2004 presented by the Children's
Music Web Awards and her CDs are available at several island stores. Green
produces learning CDs for her children's choirs as well.
For
more information about the Children's Choirs, contact Green at 422-4271 or
info@singhappy.com.
 Debby
Graves is an accomplished organist, music and drama instructor, as well as
a math and history teacher. She recently relocated to Hilton Head from
Burbank, California. Her busy scheduled has included many hours
volunteering to do mission work. She is also a local tour guide. |
