Minister of Music | Music Ministry | Hyacinth Series of Concerts

Minister of Music

Richard T. Crofts
Minister of Music
Direct Phone Number:
239-213-5246 or ext. 246 
E-mail rcrofts@moorings-presby.org

Richard Crofts became Minister of Music (organist/director) at Moorings in 1982.  A Florida native, his college studies were completed at Greensboro College and Boston University School of Theology where he earned the Master of Sacred Music degree.  He is an Associate of the American Guild of Organists and is a Certified Church Musician within the Presbyterian Association of Musicians (PAM).

Dick conducts the Chancel Choir including an annual Masterwork Chorus with orchestra.  He also directs four handbell ensembles, two of which have made solo presentations in area, national, and international events in such places as New Mexico, Canada, Japan, England, South Korea, and Australia.  He assists the music associate (and wife, Martha Crofts) with children and youth choristers.  Dick organized and directs the annual concerts known as The Hyacinth Series with a history of more than twenty-five seasons.

Active in several professional organizations, Dick, along with Martha, co-chaired PAM's 2006 Westminster Conference on Worship and Music.  He is a former Area chairman of the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers,  and served on the Worship and Theology Committee of the Peace River Presbytery. Locally, he has been active in community music festivals for children, adults, and handbells.

 

Music Ministry

Kindermusik®
Our Time for children of ages 18 months through 3 years accompanied by a parent or caregiver is offered on Fridays at 11 o’clock.  These 15 week classes run throughout the year.  Call Martha Crofts at 213-5244 for start-up dates and cost.

Cherub Choir
For children ages 4 (by September 1) through 1st grade. Children meet on Wednesdays as part of Wednesday Connection (September 7, 2011 through May), singing in church bi-monthly, and on Christmas Eve.

The Choralier Choir
For children in grades 2-5, we meet on Wednesdays as part of Wednesday Connection, September 7, 2011 though May. They sing in church, present a special program at Christmas, and a musical on Mother’s Day.

Youth Choir
Middle/High School students may join a variety of options, including singing, ringing, dance, and drama.

Chancel Choir
All are welcome to join the choral ensemble that most frequently leads the music portion of worship while also offering friendship, the joy of singing, and the art of sacred music. (Rehearsals on Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, October through April)

Moorings Ringers
Meets Sundays. Contact Dick Crofts (213-5246) for more information.

Morning Bells
Meets Thursdays, November through April at 9:00 AM. New ringers are invited!

 

2011-2012 HYACINTH Season Brochure

Conceived in 1983, the Hyacinth Series brings unique and inspiring programs of music to the Moorings Presbyterian Church and the Naples community.  The concerts signal the importance of music in the church program, and the church's open door to the community.

All concerts are open to the public without charge or reserved seating.  Offerings are received, as the concerts are not financed by the church's operating budget.

The Friends of the Hyacinth Series was established to denote donors contributing $100 or more annually.  The Angel Band denotes contributors of $1,000 or an entire concert.

This season, count on the Hyacinth Series for the best of organ, brass, handbells, song, piano, and choral singing! Join us for the following concert events:

Friday, January 6, 7:30 PM
Nathan Laube, Organist
Amazing young organist, Curtis Graduate

Sunday, January 29, 10:00 AM
Morning Has Broken, A Symphony of Hymns
Chancel Choir with Diane Bish and Peter Thomas

Monday, March 19, 7:30 PM
Hope College Chapel Choir, Holland, Michigan
Brad Richmond, Music Director

Sunday, April 1, 3:00 PM
Harps In Sync
Twenty Harpists and Moorings Ringers

Additional Musical Events at Moorings Presbyterian Church 

Chamber Music for Piano, Clarinet, Violin:
Debussy, Bartok, Brahms
Friday, January 27, 3:00 PM   Offerings Accepted

The Bach Ensemble Mass in B Minor,J.S. Bach
Friday, March 9, 7:30 PM   Tickets 239.732.1055

Opera Naples   Patricia Racette, soprano
Friday, March 16, 7:30 PM   Tickets 239.963.9050

Fort Myers Mastersingers: Handel, Haydn, and Fauré
Sunday, March 25, 4:00 PM  Tickets 239.288.2535

Barron Collier High School Choirs   7:00 PM as follows:
December 15, March  22, May 22. Tickets at the door.

 

 

Minister of Music | Music Ministry | Hyacinth Series of Concerts