1. Why did Benjamin leave? Can he return? Benjamin realized that being a full-time music director was not his passion. As someone early in his career, this is a natural part of discerning his path. He emphasized in his exit interview that it wasn’t about the job, staff, or congregation—he had a positive experience at […]
Summary of Music Plan 2024
Overview of Music Plan October 2024 Here’s a quick overview of our new music plan, going to effect November 1st. If you’d like all the details, please check out this blog post. Sophia Miller (who you may know from her music leadership this summer) is stepping in as Acting Music Director starting November 1, in […]
Music Plan Oct 2024
Dear friends and members of Foothills, We are excited to share our next steps in service of the long term success of the music program at Foothills. We believe music is essential to who we are and how we create community together, and we know you share this understanding. This is a detailed communication, meant […]
Updates to Foothills Music Director Search
Thank you for your active participation in our Music Director search process. Your feedback—whether through surveys, personal conversations, or insights from services—has been invaluable. We received input from a broad cross-section of our community, including choir members, musicians, staff, virtual attendees, and others involved in our music programming. Our goal has been to be transparent […]
Meet our Music Director Candidate
We are excited to invite you to be a part of the search for our next Music Director! Katie S. (she/her) is a finalist in our search and will visit Foothills and guest lead music on Sunday and Monday in a variety of settings. Katie is visiting us from Chandler, Arizona where she currently serves […]
Music Director Search Process Updates
We are writing with an update regarding our search for our new music director, and to invite your active participation in our next steps. As a reminder, the process led us to two finalists, both of whom were invited to lead music on a Sunday and work with the choir and other musicians as a […]
What’s Next for Music at Foothills?
While our music programs typically take a break during the summer, this summer has been different. There have been a lot of amazing music-related things happening both visibly, and in the background that we’d love to catch you up on… BENJAMIN HANSON PREPARES FOR HIS FUTURE Earlier this year, we shared that our Music Director, […]
A Year of Music-Making and Community-Building
Wow, it has been an incredible year for music ministry at Foothills! It’s hard for be to believe that my first visit to the church was one year ago this week. In the 10 months since I started serving as your music director, we have shared so many incredible experiences together. Let’s take a moment […]
Music Newsletter: January 2023
Happy New Year! Music at Foothills is kicking the year off with a pickup choir this Saturday! We’ll be learning protest music of the civil rights era to sing for our Service on MLK Jr. Day Weekend––this event is open to everyone. Choir rehearsals will also be resuming next Wednesday, January 18. Later in the month, you’re invited […]
Music Newsletter: December 2022
December is a very musical month at Foothills! Our choir will be performing for services throughout December––read below to learn when you can see the Children’s Choir, Adult Choir, and Foothills Madrigals sing this month. If you’d like to do some singing yourself, you’re invited to join our caroling group at Columbine Senior Living this […]