Music

Our Church Instruments

The Harpsichord

The harpsichord is a two-manual German-style instrument by Dutch builder Jan Kalsbeek. It is crafted in the style of Michael Mietke, who built a similar instrument for Bach.

The Noack Bach Organ

Built by the Noack Organ Company (opus 128, 1995), the Organ was designed in the spirit of instruments Bach knew in order to be suited to the performance of his music.

The Continuo Organ

The continuo organ (opus 56, 2007) was built by Taylor & Boody Organbuilders, a small firm that specializes in building tracker action organs in the classical North German and Dutch styles.

The Church Choir

The Church Choir is an adult mixed-voice choir that sings at the Rice Village campus weekly for the 11:00 liturgy on Sunday mornings. The choir rehearses on Wednesdays at 7:15 p.m. in the downstairs Music Suite and on Sundays at 10:15 a.m. in the Nave.

The Brass Band

The Brass Choir, directed by Bob Walp, welcomes adults who play the brass instruments of trumpets, trombones, french horns, and tubas to rehearsals on Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. at Rice Village. This instrumental group plays for Sunday festival worship and on other special occasions of the congregation.

Bach Society Houston

Headquartered at CTK Rice Village

From it's roots as a ministry of Christ the King, Bach Society Houston presents rich, vibrant, historically-informed live music performances of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and his contemporaries in Houston, TX.

Founded in 1982 under the initial leadership of Carroll and Dorry Shaddock, it evolved into an independent 501(c)(3) organization.

Bach Society Houston is led by Director (and former CTK Cantor) Rick Erickson and Associate Director (and current CTK Cantor) Ben Kerswell.

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