About the Maestro

A good friend of mine comes to Woodland Hills to listen to our choir (even if the nearest church is one block from her home). In fact, she was there on Christmas Day because “it’s Christmas and I wanted to listen to great music.”  And if every good choir boasts a good maestro, we have Francesco alleRuzzo.  If you or your friends are still on the fence about joining the Ministry, here’s a link to Francesco’s bio and some photos of his very engaging style.

 

Mass for Father Ben

The combined Parish, Bell and Teen choirs sang and rang Father Ben's favorite music for a Farewell Mass on Jan. 24.  Included in the Music Menu were:  Be Not Afraid, Here I Am Lord, Ave Verum,  Mozart's Alleluia, and Go Make a Difference. Thank you, Father Ben for your priestly ministry at St. Mel.

Read Father Ben's farewell message here.

Bell Choir at Practice

Every week, the Bell Choir gets together to rehearse for the next liturgical event. They ring, plunk, pluck, thumb damp, swing, mart, lift AND understand the meaning of HD, LV, PL, R on the music sheet and if you think that's gruelling, they just keep coming back for more.

Christmas Eve 2009