Music is a vital part of the Manor Road spiritual community. Our musical efforts are geared to supporting and enhancing the peoples’ song in worship. We provide several musical opportunities for congregants, with varying levels of commitment.

• Congregational Song
  Worship incorporates many opportunities for all congregants to participate in congregational song, including hymns and responses. Recently, the congregation has begun participating in the chanting of the Psalms, as well as in Gathering Music, congregational singing which centres us for worship.

• Mixed-Voice Special Choir-Christmas and Palm Sunday
  For adult singers of all voice ranges, the mixed-voice special choirs provide an opportunity for congregants to participate in a short-term choir commitment—three rehearsals (two Sundays after worship and one Thursday evening) and one worship participation (two anthems) twice a year (the Sunday before Christmas and the Sunday before Easter). A smaller mixed-voice special choir also sings for worship on Christmas Eve. This year, a mixed-voice special choir also participated in March Madness, the church’s annual community talent evening.

• Soprano-Alto Special Choir
  For Soprano and Alto singers, the Soprano-Alto Chorus has a similar commitment schedule as the mixed-voice special choir (three rehearsals Sunday after worship leading to worship participation on the fourth Sunday, once in the fall and once in the spring).

• Children's Choir
  For young singers (both girls, and boys with unchanged voices), age 3 and older, this occasional, short-term Choir provides an opportunity for the younger members of our community to join together in song. This choir sings occasionally during the year, and rehearses for three weeks (Wednesdays 5:20 – 5:50 p.m.) in advance of each presentation.

• Senior Choir
  For adult singers of all voice ranges, the Senior Choir provides a weekly opportunity for congregants to delve deeper into the musical riches of the Christian Church, develop their musical skills and provide musical leadership in weekly worship. The Senior Choir rehearses Thursday evenings, 7:30 – 9:15 p.m., from early September through mid-June, and provides leadership of congregational singing, and usually a choral anthem, in Sunday worship from September through June.

• Handbell Choir
  Open to all ages Grade 3 and up, the handbell choir provides an opportunity for congregants to collaborate in making music on 3 octaves of Schulmerich handbells, through developing handbell and general musical technique while preparing service music and special solo choir pieces for presentation in worship. The handbell choir rehearses weekly on Wednesdays, from 7:30 – 9:00 p.m., from September through June, and supports congregational singing and provides special music in Sunday worship several times during the year.

• Worship Band
  For instrumentalists in our community, the Worship Band provides an opportunity to support congregational singing through their instrumental gifts. Our Worship Band has an acoustic focus, and supports congregational singing in our Taizé-style worship services, as well as of more contemporary worship music in our regular Sunday morning worship (including material drawn from the United Church’s new congregational music resource More Voices, as well as some Praise & Worship music). The Worship Band rehearses once (usually on a Thursday evening, 6:00 – 7:15 p.m.) prior to each Sunday morning worship participation.

You can call our Music Director at 416-483-0695 or email him at