Choral Opportunities

Children's Music


Cherub Choir

Started in September 2009, this choir introduces young children (K-3rd grade) to music and singing. Young members learn the fundamentals of music and singing—ear training, reading, and simple music concepts—before matriculating to the Resident Training Choir. The Cherub Choir sings one Sunday each month at the 9 am service. Katy Gentry is the director of this group.


Rehearsals Wednesdays 5:00-6:00pm
Services Sunday 9am (as scheduled)

Redeemer Choristers

This is a combined choir of boys and girls (grades 3-8). This choir meets twice a week to learn more intermediate skills in vocal production, music theory, reading, liturgy training, and practice. It serves at the 9:00 liturgy on select Sundays of each month. This choir serves to bring formative experience to the children in a way that enables them to understand why we do what we do. All children are welcome to join. We use the Voice for Life curriculum as set forth by the Royal School of Church Music, each chorister is tested to assess their ability and awarded a ribbon to indicate their level.


Rehearsals

  • Tuesdays 5:00-6:30pm Wednesday 5:00-6:00pm
  • Sunday 8:30-9:15am (as scheduled)
  • Services Sunday 9:30am (as scheduled)

Michael Diorio, DM Organist / Director Of Music

Phone: 610-525-2486 ext. 22
Email: mdiorio@theredeemer.org


Office Hours

Mondays

Tuesdays

Wednesdays

Michael Diorio


As an organist and choral conductor Michael Diorio has performed extensively throughout the United States as well as in England, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, the Czech Republic, and Austria where he was presented with a citation by the Mayor of Innsbruck for an outstanding public performance at the Jesuiten Kirche.

A New Jersey native, Michael received his Bachelor of Music degree in organ performance from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, studying under Professor Eugene Roan. Michael earned his Master of Music degree and Diploma in organ from the School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University, with Dr. Martin Jean. At Boston University Michael was a pupil of organist James David Christie, where he received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance, summa cum laude. Michael has studied choral conducting with Andrew McGill and Maggie Brooks, as well as James Jordan and James Whitbourn as a student of the Choral Institute at Oxford University in 2017. 

His interest in musicological studies led to his creation of a first edition of the Messa Hyemalis in A of Franz Xaver Richter (1709-1789), which is published by the German firm Carus-Verlag of Stuttgart. The edition received its American premier at St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue by John Scott and the St. Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, and its European premier at the Strasbourg Cathedral in France. His work for unaccompanied choir Christmas 1945 was published by Paraclete Press in 2016.



Presently, Michael is in his ninth season as Organist & Director of Music at Church of the Redeemer, Bryn Mawr, where he oversees a comprehensive choral and music program. Michael has served as a full-time faculty member at The Shipley School (Bryn Mawr), Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, the Episcopal Cathedral of New Jersey, and The Lawrenceville School. 

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