Music at 
All Saints'
The word to describe music at All Saints' is "eclectic." As a parish, we are willing to try almost any style of music. We explore songs from cultures other than our own, while not neglecting the rich musical heritage of the Anglican church. And we are a singing congregation; there are five or six hymns most Sunday mornings. Hymns are chosen from The Hymnal 1982, the current Episcopal hymnal, from Lift Every Voice and Sing II, an African-American Episcopal hymnal supplement, and from a variety of other sources of recent music.
We have an old but reliable pipe organ (with a "new" console, which should make it much more reliable than in recent experience) and a piano in the sanctuary; both are used to accompany choir and congregational singing. Members of the parish regularly share their musical gifts as guest instrumentalists and choral conductors.
Choirs
Please contact Margaret McCamant, our music director, at margaret@allsaintschicago.org if you are interested in participating in any of the musical activities at All Saints'.
All choirs welcome new members. There are no auditions, and prior experience and music reading ability are helpful but not necessary. However, singers should feel confident about carrying a tune and be able to match a pitch played on the piano.
Adult volunteer choir, 9:00 service
This group meets to rehearse at 8:00 am on Sundays and sings at most 9:00 services, September through June. No midweek rehearsal. Sings with 11:00 singers for combined choir dates: All Saints Day, Advent Lessons & Carols, Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday, Easter Vigil, Easter Sunday and sometimes Pentecost. Joins with All Ages Choir one Sunday a month at 9:00.
Adult volunteer choir, 11:00 service
This group meets to rehearse at 10:15 am Sunday mornings and from 7:45 - 9:00 pm on Wednesdays, sings at most 11:00 services, September through June. Sings with 9:00 singers for combined choir dates: All Saints Day, Advent Lessons & Carols, Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday, Easter Vigil, Easter Sunday and sometimes Pentecost.
All Ages Choir
Sings once a month at 9:00 service on the second Sunday of the month, with occasional exceptions: in September and November 2009, it will be the third Sunday. Rehearses 9:30 - 10:15 am on the Saturday before and at 8:30 in the Parish Hall on Sundays. Open to children ages 5 and up, their parents or other accompanying adults, unaccompanied young people ages 12 and up, and anyone who likes the idea of a one-month-at-a-time commitment. Joined and supported by adult 9:00 choir.
For more information, please contact Margaret McCamant (margaret@allsaintschicago.org)
Musical Highlights
Some musical highlights of our year: a fairly traditional Advent Lessons and Carols service that is followed by neighborhood Christmas caroling and supper; 
a festive All Saints' Day/Day of the Dead celebration when we process and dance to the music of a New Orleans-style brass band; a multi-media contemporary Good Friday service, an outdoor Palm Sunday procession led by African drummers, and a candlelight Easter Vigil blending ancient and contemporary music with the stories of our faith.
Taize
During Advent and Lent we hold Wednesday evening prayer services in the style of the TaizÈ community in France. These are candlelight services with sung and spoken prayers, scripture readings, and meditation. The 7:00 pm services are led by lay people, including singers and instrumentalists.
Bell Ringing
There is no organized bell choir, but we have a set of tone chimes that are played by choir members, volunteer ringers, and the congregation. We have been experimenting with Christmas carols, hymns, and service music accompanied by chimes played from the pews by ringers of all ages.
Interested in Participating?
Please contact Margaret McCamant, our music director, at margaret@allsaintschicago.org if you are interested in participating in any of the musical activities at All Saints'.