Music Ministry
Join us for practice on Wednesdays, 7:30 pm in the choir room (2nd floor of the Education building.) Everyone is invited.
Avondale United Methodist Church's all-volunteer choir leads the Sunday Morning Worship services each week, sharing many types of music through anthems, responses, and hymns. The choir is directed by Frances Ferrell.
 Frances Manly Ferrell
has spent her life involved in music. She received her BS degree in Music Education from the University of Alabama and Master's degree from Samford University. Frances retired from Mountain Brook High School after teaching there for 28 years. At MBHS she served as Choral Director and Chairman of the Fine Arts Department.
A member of AUMC all her life, Frances began singing in the Sanctuary Choir at age 13. She became a part of the church music staff in 1959, serving as director of Children's and Youth Choirs and later becoming Sanctuary Choir Director. She also serves as substitute organist and Director of Music Ministries. The church and its music program are a vital part of her life.
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 Patrick Williams
began his musical instruction at the age of six on the piano. He began organ lessons at the age of thirteen and has also studied voice and harpsichord. His organ teachers have included Jim Cook, the late Warren Hutton, and Larry Smith. He holds a BA in music from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Patrick served as our organist from May 2001 until August 2007 and rejoined our staff the first Sunday of September 2008. He teaches piano at St. Rose Academy and is also organist and director of music for the monthly traditional Latin Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church in Birmingham’s West End. He is a member of the American Guild of Organists and the Church Music Association of America.
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The Sanctuary Choir practices on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm in the choir room on the 2nd floor of the education building. Everyone is invited to join as we "make a joyful noise to the Lord."
Sanctuary Choir
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