Music Ministry

Sanctuary Choir welcomes new singers with its plan for streamlining its rehearsal schedule

Beginning October 4, the Sanctuary Choir begins its streamlined schedule of welcoming new singers! Singers who are able to be present on Sunday mornings for the 10:30 rehearsal time (between Sunday School and Worship) will be able to participate in the Choir on Sunday mornings. There will also be optional rehearsals on selected weeknights (rotating between Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays) for singers (present as well as new singers) who prefer more rehearsal time. More detailed information will be distributed in Sunday School classes and via email beginning this week. If you can carry a simple tune and enjoy singing, please consider adding your voice to those you see and hear on Sunday mornings. We’d love to welcome you! For more information, see or email Randy Edwards on the form below OR contact Choir President, Brad Dutton.

Contact Randy

Woodland Church enjoys a highly innovative and unique Music Ministry
which spans all ages. Woodland’s musical footprint extends far beyond Huebner Road
and deeply into the musical community of the Alamo City.

For Adults

The Sanctuary Choir is Woodland’s longstanding choral ministry for Adults. Serving as the standard service choir for Woodland’s 11am Worship, the Choir sings a wide range of anthem repertoire from hymn settings to classics to contemporary arrangements suitable for traditional worship. The Sanctuary Choir is upon occasion accompanied by professional chamber orchestras for Sunday morning worship. At least annually (during Advent and oftentimes in the spring), the Sanctuary Choir collaborates with professional orchestra players to perform works such as Handel’s MESSIAH, Vivaldi’s GLORIA, Taylor Davis’ MAGNIFICAT, Claude Bass’s THE HOLY LIGHT, John Rutter’s GLORIA, along with numerous anthem concerts. When in season throughout the school year, the Sanctuary Choir’s rehearsals are usually held on Wednesday evenings, 7pm to 8:15pm in the Sanctuary choir loft. Contact Randy Edwards if you’re interested in joining us!

Children's choir leading in worship at Woodland Church by singing. They are wearing matching blue shirts, with their director, Daniel Zamora, in front.

For Children: KidszSing

KidzSing includes children, first through fifth grade, who lead in worship during designated Sundays, typically on All Belong Sunday in May and the Sunday of Joy during the Advent season. 

They have fun, short, and exciting rehearsals, around 19 minutes each, immediately following the 11 a.m. worship service on weeks preceding a designated Sunday. 

For additional information, check the monthly "Woodland Family Ministry" newsletter or the weekly "This Week at Woodland" e-newsletter. 

For Students

Woodland is host to the San Antonio Youth Chorale, a ministry of YouthCUE and open to all students, grades 6-12. SAYC (we pronounce it “SAY see”) is a diverse and inclusive community of currently 45 students and growing which sings and collaborates on mission throughout the San Antonio Region. SAYC sings for Woodland worship upon occasion and regularly sings concerts around San Antonio, particularly in the San Antonio Missions and San Fernando Cathedral. Aside from SAYC’s glorious choral sounds, the students also benefit from leadership training, the development of their personal communication skills, advancing music and choral education, and becoming involved in community service. In season, SAYC rehearses on Sundays from 4pm to 6pm in Maresh Hall.  www.sayouthchorale.net

SAYC

For Advanced Music Students
and Professionals

The Woodland Choral Scholars Program was launched in 2021 and includes students and young professionals who collaborate with the Sanctuary Choir and sometimes with SAYC for special programs and designated Sunday morning worship services. It is a joy to welcome the Choral Scholars into Woodland’s extended community.

For Vocal and Instrumental Soloists

Woodland Music Ministry collaborates with student and professional soloists as opportunity allows. Children, students, adults, and professional musicians are often part of Woodland’s artistic expressions in worship as we celebrate the gifts of these talented artists, ranging from middle school and high school instrumentalists to adult soloists to SA Philharmonic instrumentalists to world renowned operatic singers ... all part of the Woodland family and our extended community.

Music Ministry Team

Randy Edwards, Minister of Music
Dr. Daniel Zamora, Organist
Lois Gagné, Pianist

Associate Pastor of Worship and Music Randy Edwards smiling in a black polo shirt outdoors with blurred green foliage in the background.
Music Associate and organist Daniel Zamora wearing a clergy robe and stole sitting at the organ in the Woodland Church Sanctuary.
Lois Gagné, Woodland Church pianist, in choir robe playing piano in the Woodland Sanctuary