Glory be to God on high,
and on earth peace, 
good will towards men.

We praise thee, we bless thee,
we worship thee,
we glorify thee,
we give thanks to thee 
for thy great glory,
O Lord God, heavenly King, 
God the Father Almighty.

O Lord, the only begotten Son, 
Jesus Christ;
O Lord God, Lamb of God, 
Son of the Father,
that takest away 
the sins of the world,
have mercy upon us.

Thou that takest away 
the sins of the world,
receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand 
of God the Father,
have mercy upon us.
 
For thou only art holy;
thou only art the Lord;
thou only, O Christ,
with the Holy Ghost,
art most high in the glory 
of God the Father.  Amen.

O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands:
serve the Lord with gladness,
and come before his presence with a song.
Psalm 100 (The Book of Common Prayer, 1662)
The Christ Church Choir

The Christ Church Choir sings the Solemn Mass on Sundays and Feast Days, and sings the Choral Office at Evensong and Compline. The fully-professional choir is composed of students from Yale University, most of them working on advanced degrees, and professionals from the New Haven community. The worship at Christ Church, deeply sacramental, incarnational, and devotional, makes full use of the rich resources of the Book of Common Prayer and, true to the ideals of the Oxford Movement, music plays a very important part in the liturgy. The choir sings Psalms (to both plainsong and Anglican Chant), settings of the Mass Ordinary, the Gregorian Minor Propers, canticles, and anthems and motets drawn from all periods of music history while placing an emphasis on the music from our own rich Anglican heritage. Several recordings of the Christ Church Choir are available for sale from the parish shop.

The Principal Organist
& Artist in Residence

Thomas Murray, the Principal Organist & Artist in Residence at Christ Church, is also University Organist and Professor of Music at Yale University, where he teaches and performs on the renowned Skinner organ in Woolsey Hall. Widely known for his interpretations of Romantic repertoire and orchestral transcriptions, his recordings are highly acclaimed.

Professor Murray has appeared in recitals and lectures at six national conventions of the AGO, which named him International Artist of the Year for 1986. In 2003 he was named an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Organists in England, and in 2005 he was awarded the Gustave Stoeckel Award for excellence in teaching from the Yale University School of Music. He has made numerous recordings on the AFKA, Gothic, and JAV Labels.

The Choir Director

Noah Horn holds degrees from Yale University (MM 2012, 2010) and Oberlin College (BM 2007). He is currently enrolled at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, studying with Marguerite Brooks in the D.M.A. program in choral conducting. He previously held positions at St. Thomas's Episcopal, New Haven; St. Peter's Episcopal, Lakewood, OH; and with the United Girls' Choir and Elm City Girls' Choir. He is a native of Davenport, Iowa, and is an active conductor, singer, organist, harpsichordist, pianist, and composer.

The Organ Scholar

Ian Tomesch holds the B.M. degree in organ performance from Oberlin College, where he studied with James David Christie. He is in his third year of study with Thomas Murray at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, where he earned a M.M. and is working towards a D.M.A. in organ performance.

The Compline Choir Director

Arianne Abela is a graduate from the Yale School of Music in choral conducting ('10) and studied with Marguerite Brooks, Jeffrey Douma and Simon Carrington. Abela is currently the director of choral music at Notre Dame High School in West Haven, was acting director in 2011 at the Westover School, and has worked at both St. John's Episcopal Church in Waterbury and the Elm City Girls' Choir. Originally from San Francisco, she sang with the San Francisco Girls Chorus for many years. Abela is the founder of House of Clouds, an organization dedicated to raising money for charities through performance and musical collaboration in various cities.

The Choir
Soprano Arianne Abela
Katie Dryden
Mary Larew
Sarah Norvell
Angharad Rebholz
Alto Michael Doran
Esther Morgan-Ellis
Tenor Ben Geertz
Robert Strebendt
Bass Andy Berry
Mark Biggins
Mark Spicer
Choral repertoire
Year Choirmaster
2012-2013 Noah Horn
2011-2012 Noah Horn and Arianne Abela
2010-2011 Noah Horn
2009-2010 Noah Horn
2008-2009 Ryan Brandau
2007-2008 Ryan Brandau